2 Chronicles 22:8

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויהי וַיְהִ֕י

and he is being

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

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הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

כהשפט כְּהִשָּׁפֵט

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כ

kə

Definition

like, as

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix Derived terms כאשר‎ (ka'ashér) כמו‎ (k'mó) כמות‎ (k'mót) כש־‎ (k'she-)

Exhaustive

(kaph) — as / like / according to

Core value: correspondence, patterning, resonance
כ never asserts identity. It asserts alignment.
- likeness,
- proportionality,
- conformity to a form.
Aonically, כ signals phase-alignment, not comparison.
not “like X in appearance” but “operating according to the same pattern as X.”
This is why prophetic and poetic language leans heavily on כ: it encodes structural analogy across layers, not metaphor.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שפט

shâphaṭ

Definition

to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively); [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8199

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שָׁפַט

verb • Root שפט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1469

Transitive, properly to separate, divide, split off, transferred to deciding or judging; 1. to judge, absol. to act the part of judge; 2. to procure right, to defend right, to vindicate; 3. to condemn, to punish; 4. generally to govern, to rule.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁפָט

noun proper masculine • Root שפט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1469

A proper name (a Judge, viz. Jah is).

Matched via consonantal key only

שִׁפֵּט

verb piel • Root שפט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1469

To pronounce judgment. Part. right-pronouncer = judge. Also, to accuse before a judge (Arab.).

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁפַט (Nif.)

verb nifal • Root שפט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1469

To be judged; to be condemned; to go to law or plead; to take into judgment, to punish one.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֶׁפֶט

m. verbal • Root שפט • Page 695

Judgments, punishments. Ex. 12: 12, Num. 33: 4.

שְׁפַט

chald. part. • Page 695

A judge. Ezra 7: 25.

שָׁפַט

verb • Page 694

1. to judge (Ex. 18: 22). 2. to do justice to any one (Ps. 10: 18). 3. to condemn, punish (1 Sam. 3: 13). 4. to command, rule; since judging and ruling are connected in the east (Am. 2: 3).

שָׁפַט

verb • Root שפט • Page 695

To be judged (Niph. 1, Ps. 37: 33). To contend with a person (Niph. 2, Prov. 29: 9, Is. 43: 26). To execute punishment, particularly when spoken of Jehovah (Niph. 3, Ezek. 38: 22, Is. 66: 16). 'My judge' (Po. Job 9: 15).

Preposition, Verb Niphal infinitive construct common

LXX: ἔκρινεν κρινεῖ κρινῶ κριτὰσ κρίνων

LXX Usage Statistics

H8199:

ἔκρινεν 16× (7.1%)

κρινεῖ 14× (6.6%)

κρινῶ 11× (5.2%)

κριτὰσ 9× (4.2%)

κρίνων 9× (4.1%)

κρινεῖσ 8× (3.6%)

κρίνατε 6× (2.9%)

κριταὶ 6× (2.6%)

κριτῶν 5× (2.0%)

κρῖναι 4× (2.0%)

יהוא יֵהוּא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוא

Yêhûwʼ

Definition

Jehu, the name of five Israelites

Root

from H3068 (יהוה) and H1931 (הוא); Jehovah (is) He;

Exhaustive

from יהוה and הוא; Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites; Jehu.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3058

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יְהוּא

noun proper masculine • Root יהו הוא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 588

A proper name, contracted from יָהוּ (Jah) and הוּא (is), meaning 'Jah is God'.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהוֹא

noun masculine • Page 274

Possibly equivalent to יְהוּא ('he shall be'). Ref: Ecc. 11:3.

יְהוּא

m. proper name • Page 274

1. King of Israel who destroyed Ahab's family (2 K. 9:11). 2. An Israelitish prophet in the time of Baasha (1 K. 16:1, 2 Chr. 19:2).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιου ιηου

LXX Usage Statistics

H3058:

ιου 52× (90.8%)

ιηου 2× (3.1%)

עם עִם־

together with/a people

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עם

ʻim

Definition

adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)

Root

from H6004 (עמם);

Exhaustive

from עמם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5973

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עִם

name element • Root אם • Strongs / High • Page 1101

(In united words like עַמִּי, עֲמִדָּה). Element peculiar to personal names, generally referring to God, signifying uniter, gatherer, binder together, or family-founder. Interchangeable with אֵל, אָב, אָח, and אִם.

עִם

particle / preposition / conjunction • Root עמם • Strongs / High • Page 1101

A particle/preposition meaning with, cum, beside, by, expressing communion, union, conjunction, or accompaniment. Also functions as a sign of coordination (and).

עִם

preposition / adverb / conjunction • Root עמם • Strongs / High • Page 1102

Among, between, inter, in medio, apud, with; in the midst of; notwithstanding. (When combined with מִן (מֵעִם): away from, from near, out of the possession of, from, according to the mind of.)

עִם

aramaic preposition / conjunction (aramaic) • Root עמם • Strongs / High • Page 1102

Aramaic preposition/conjunction: together with; with (e.g., the clouds of heaven, meaning riding on a cloud); of time, so long as, as long as, like; by (e.g., by night).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עִם

preposition • Page 512

used only as a preposition. 1. with. Gen. 27: 44. Ex. 22: 29. עִם זֶה with all this, notwithstanding this, Neh. 5: 18. עִם שֶׁמֶשׁ so long as the sun shall endure, Ps. 72: 5. 2. before; e. g. עִם אֵל before God, Job 9: 2. 27: 13. 3. against; e. g. נִלְחַם עִם to fight against.

עִם

preposition • Page 513

with; also in, e.g. עִם לֵילְיָא in the night (Dan. 7:2); עִם דָּר וְדָר so long as the generations of men last (Dan. 3:33, 4:31).

Preposition

LXX: μετὰ μετ' μεθ' ἐμοῦ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H5973a:

μετὰ 252× (26.0%)

μετ' 226× (22.7%)

μεθ' 68× (6.9%)

ἐμοῦ 55× (4.8%)

--- 31× (3.2%)

παρὰ 30× (3.1%)

παρ' 24× (2.5%)

πρὸσ 23× (2.4%)

'' 22× (1.9%)

ἀπὸ 20× (2.1%)

בית בֵּית

house

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית

bayith

Definition

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

Root

probably from H1129 (בנה) abbreviated;

Exhaustive

probably from בנה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1004

Fürst

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בִּית

verb • Root בית • Consonantal / Medium • Page 230

To pass the night.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Consonantal / Medium • Page 237

house in the widest sense, consequently also tent, hut, tower, palace, temple

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 239

The same [as Hebrew 'house']; king's house; temple; treasury; banquet-house.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּּיִת

noun • Page 97

A city of Moab, Is. 15:2. Elsewhere written more in full as בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן.

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Page 96

1. House, dwelling (Gen. 15:3, Ecc. 2:7). 2. Tent (Gen. 33:17, 2 K. 23:7). 3. Palace, temple (Gen. 12:15, 1 Sam. 5:2, 1 K. 4:6, Is. 14:18). 4. Applied to part of a house or palace, e.g., banqueting-hall (Est. 7:8) or harem (Est. 2:3). 5. Repository, place, or container of any thing, e.g., smelling bottles (Is. 3:20), places for staves (Ex. 26:29), spider's web (Job 8:14), trench (1 K. 18:32), or tomb (Neh. 2:3). 6. The inner part, within (Ex. 28:26, Gen. 6:14). 7. Figuratively: family, kindred, tribe, people (Ex. 12:4, Gen. 7:1, Hos. 8:1). 8. Particularly posterity (Ruth 4:11, 2 Sam. 7:27). 9. Strictly one's father's house (Gen. 24:23, 46:31, Num. 1:2).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: οἶκον οἴκου οἴκῳ οἶκοσ pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1004b:

οἶκον 503× (20.8%)

οἴκου 413× (18.3%)

οἴκῳ 323× (12.8%)

οἶκοσ 163× (7.1%)

pεἰσ 92× (4.6%)

οἴκουσ 89× (3.7%)

οἰκίαν 75× (3.1%)

pἐν 70× (3.4%)

--- 57× (2.8%)

'' 54× (2.3%)

אחאב אַחְאָב

Brother of Father (Ahab)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחאב

ʼAchʼâb

Definition

Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon

Root

once (by contraction) אחב (Jeremiah 29:22); from H251 (אח) and H1 (אב); brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father;

Exhaustive

once (by contraction) אחב (Jeremiah 29:22); from אח and אב; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon; Ahab.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H256

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אַחְאָב

noun proper masculine • Root אב אח • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Ahab (father's brother, friend of God).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַחְאָב

m. proper name • Root אח אב • Page 37

(father's brother) proper name of a king of Israel about the year 900 before Christ, characterized as a weak prince and an idolater.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0256:

No stats available

וימצא וַיִּמְצָא

and he is finding

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מצא

mâtsâʼ

Definition

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4672

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מָצָא

verb • Root מצא • Strongs / High • Page 755

to find for one

מָצָא

verb • Strongs / High • Page 891

To step forth into appearance, to become visible, to appear, to exist; to discover.

מָצָא

verb • Root מצא • Strongs / High • Page 892

A verb with multiple meanings across different conjugations (binyanim). Kal: to find, discover, make known, explain; to possess; to happen to, befall; to reach, attain, obtain, suffice. Niphal (נִמְצָא): to be understood, be found, to exist, be manifest. Hiphil (הִמְצִיא): to let one attain, acquire, find; to requite; to cause to come; to deliver over.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָצָא

verb • Page 397

1. To find (Gen. 2:20; 1 Sam. 10:7); to solve a riddle (Judg. 14:18). 2. To get, obtain, acquire (Prov. 3:13); to meet with affliction (Ps. 116:3). 3. To befall or happen to any one (Gen. 44:34; Ex. 18:8). 4. To suffice or be sufficient (Num. 11:22; Judg. 21:14). 5. More rarely to seek (1 Sam. 20:21). Niph. 1. To be found. 2. To be found or be in any place (Gen. 47:14); to exist, to be present (Gen. 19:15; Ezra 8:25). 3. Spoken of God, to let himself be found (i.e. to hear or answer them) (1 Chr. 28:9; Jer. 29:13). 4. To be acquired or possessed by any one (Deut. 21:17; Josh. 17:16). Hiph. 1. To cause to find or to participate (Job 34:11). 2. To cause to come, to deliver up (2 Sam. 3:8; Zech. 11:6). 5. To present (Lev. 9:12, 13, 18).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: εὗρον εὗρεν εὑρεθῇ εὑρέθη εὕρῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4672:

εὗρον 51× (10.7%)

εὗρεν 49× (10.1%)

εὑρεθῇ 23× (4.9%)

εὑρέθη 22× (4.6%)

εὕρῃ 16× (3.4%)

εὕρηκα 15× (3.3%)

--- 10× (2.2%)

εὑρέθησαν 9× (1.9%)

εὕρομεν 8× (1.8%)

εὑρήσει 8× (1.8%)

את אֶת־

את-self eternal

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

את

ʼêth

Definition

a hoe or other digging implement

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; a hoe or other digging implement; coulter, plowshare.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H855

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אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

preposition • Page 82

1. with, together with (Gen. 4:1); 2. with, near by (Gen. 39:6); 3. in or on a place (1 Sam. 7:16); 4. besides (1 K. 11:25); 5. towards, erga (Ruth 2:20, 2 Sam. 16:17).

Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

H0855:

No stats available

שרי שָׂרֵי

princes

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שר

sar

Definition

a head person (of any rank or class)

Root

from H8323 (שרר);

Exhaustive

from שרר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8269

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שָׁר

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1416

A singer (concrete term in modern Hebrew).

שֹׁר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1480

A nerve, sinew; hence the navel-cord. Being a physiologically important part of the body, it stands for the whole body. Maltese sarra (bosom, pudenda).

שַׂר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1479

A ruler, prefect, master, chief, principal or most distinguished person in a country; general (leader of an army); captain; generally courtiers; guardian-angel or high spiritual being; distinguished priest.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׂר

m. dec. viii. k. • Root שרר • Page 643

1. a captain, commander, chief; e. g. of the body-guard, Gen. 37: 36. of the cup-bearers, 40: 9. 2. a chief, prince, courtier. Gen. 12: 15. 3. according to theological views of later Jews, an archangel. Dan. 10: 13, 20.

שֹׁר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Page 699

1. prob. a nerve, sinew, muscle. (Comp. שָׁרִיר and the Chald. שְׁרִיר firm.) Collect. Prov. 3: 8 healing shall it be to thy sinews or muscles. 2. the navel, strictly the navel-string. Ezek. 16: 4. Job 40: 16.

שָׂרַי

proper name • Page 644

Sarai, the proper name of the wife of Abraham. This name was changed to שָׂרָה (Gen. 17:15) probably meaning princess.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: ἄρχοντεσ ἄρχοντασ ἀρχόντων ἄρχων ἄρχοντα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8269:

ἄρχοντεσ 94× (21.5%)

ἄρχοντασ 52× (12.0%)

ἀρχόντων 31× (7.1%)

ἄρχων 28× (6.9%)

ἄρχοντα 13× (3.2%)

ἑκατοντάρχουσ 10× (2.3%)

ἀρχιστράτηγοσ 10× (2.5%)

αὐτῆσ 9× (1.7%)

ἄρχουσιν 9× (2.0%)

ἡγεμόνεσ 9× (2.2%)

יהודה יְהוּדָ֜ה

Caster

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהודה

Yᵉhûwdâh

Definition

Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

Root

from H3034 (ידה); celebrated;

Exhaustive

from ידה; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory; Judah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3063

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יְהוּדָה

noun proper masculine • Root ידה • Strongs / High • Page 589

Proper name of the fourth son of Leah and Jacob. Also the name of one of the twelve tribes, the district allotted to that tribe, the subsequent kingdom of Judah, and in the post-exile period, the whole Jewish land.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהוּדָה

proper name • Root ידה • Page 271

Proper name; Judah. Derived from יָדָה.

יְהוּדָה

noun • Page 274

1. Fourth son of Jacob and the tribe descended from him. 2. The kingdom and people of Judah after the division of the kingdom. Refers to the territory and the people. Josh. xv, Is. 3:8.

Noun proper name

LXX: ιουδα ιουδαν ιουδασ '' ιουδαίασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3063:

ιουδα 582× (74.3%)

ιουδαν 59× (7.0%)

ιουδασ 57× (7.3%)

'' 31× (3.5%)

ιουδαίασ 23× (2.5%)

--- 15× (2.0%)

ιουδαίᾳ 10× (1.0%)

ιουδαία 6× (0.6%)

ιουδαίαν 3× (0.3%)

pἐν 2× (0.3%)

ובני וּבְנֵי

and sons

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

אחי אֲחֵי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אח

ʼâch

Definition

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H251

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָח

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 93

Brother; a word of relationship used in various ways: 1. friend, companion. 2. kinsman, fellow-countryman, person of same family or race. 3. ally, confederate. 4. neighbour, fellow man. 5. Used in phrases expressing 'the one... the other' (any one, other).

אָח

noun masculine • Root אחה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 94

Brother; 'fellow' or 'other' in poetical and figurative discourse, applied to persons, animals, and inanimate things. Used frequently in compound proper names, often as an epithet of deity (friend/protector). Usage in Ez. 18:10 is discussed as a possible textual variant for 'one' or 'man'.

אָח

noun feminine • Root אחה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Properly fire, then chafing-dish; heats winter chambers.

אָח

noun masculine • Root אחו • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Meadow; to bear fruit between meadows.

אָח

interjection • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

An exclamation of grief: ah! alas! woe!

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָח

m. prim. irreg. • Page 37

1. brother; freq. 2. cousin, kinsman of any degree. 3. one belonging to the same tribe. 4. fellow countryman. 5. confederated, bound together by a league. 6. friend, companion. 7. neighbour, fellowman. 8. applied metaphorically to persons and things which have resemblance.

אָח

interj. of lament. • Page 37

Ah! alas! construed with the dative.

אָח

noun feminine • Page 37

firepan, such as is employed in the east for warming chambers. (comp. Arab. ardeo)

אָח

chald. n.m. • Page 37

brother, as in Hebrew.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0251:

No stats available

אחזיהו אֲחַזְיָהוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחזיה

ʼĂchazyâh

Definition

Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king

Root

or (prolonged) אחזיהו ; from H270 (אחז) and H3050 (יה); Jah has seized;

Exhaustive

or (prolonged) אחזיהו ; from אחז and יה; Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king; Ahaziah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H274

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲחַזְיָה

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 100

Jah is holder.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0274:

No stats available

משרתים מְשָׁרְתִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שרת

shârath

Definition

to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to; minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8334

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁרַת

verb • Root שרת • Strongs / High • Page 1488

(Kal not used) Transitive verb: either to regulate, minister, and so to serve, to do service in an honourable manner; or equivalent to סָרַךְ, סָרַד (to step back timidly).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁרַת

verb • Page 701

found only in Pi. שֵׁרֵת to serve, wait upon; to minister unto Jehovah (Gen. 39:4; 40:4; Num. 3:6; 1 K. 1:15; Deut. 18:5, 7).

Verb Piel participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: λειτουργεῖν λειτουργοῦσιν λειτουργοῦντεσ λειτουργῶν λειτουργοῦντασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8334:

λειτουργεῖν 26× (25.8%)

λειτουργοῦσιν 11× (11.6%)

λειτουργοῦντεσ 11× (10.8%)

λειτουργῶν 5× (5.5%)

λειτουργοῦντασ 3× (3.3%)

λειτουργοὶ 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (2.8%)

λειτουργὸσ 3× (2.8%)

λειτουργήσουσιν 3× (2.6%)

ἐλειτούργουν 2× (2.2%)

לאחזיהו לַאֲחַזְיָהוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אחזיה

ʼĂchazyâh

Definition

Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king

Root

or (prolonged) אחזיהו ; from H270 (אחז) and H3050 (יה); Jah has seized;

Exhaustive

or (prolonged) אחזיהו ; from אחז and יה; Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king; Ahaziah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H274

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲחַזְיָה

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 100

Jah is holder.

Preposition, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0274:

No stats available

ויהרגם וַיַּהַרְגֵם׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

הרג

hârag

Definition

to smite with deadly intent

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2026

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָרַג

verb • Root הרג • Strongs / High • Page 412

A transitive verb meaning to kill or to murder. It can also mean to destroy, and is used for slaughtering beasts or destroying plants.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הָרַג

verb • Root הרג • Page 193

to kill, slay; construed with an accus. of the person, rarely with ל, 2 Sam.3:30. Job 5:2. with ב, 2Chr.28:9 ye have slain them. Ps.78:31. Figuratively Ps. 78 : 47 וַיַּהֲרֵג בַּבָּרָד גַּפְנָם he killed their vines with hail.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: ἀπέκτεινεν ἀπέκτειναν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀπέκτεινα αὐτοὺσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2026:

ἀπέκτεινεν 23× (12.2%)

ἀπέκτειναν 19× (10.9%)

ἀποκτεῖναι 8× (4.6%)

ἀπέκτεινα 7× (3.9%)

αὐτοὺσ 6× (2.6%)

ἀποκτείνατε 5× (2.9%)

ἀπέκτεινασ 5× (3.0%)

αὐτούσ 5× (2.4%)

ἀποκτενῶ 4× (2.3%)

ἀνελεῖ 4× (2.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And it will be according to the judging of Jehu with the house of Ahab, and he will find the chiefs of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah serving to Ahaziah, and he will kill them.

LITV Translation:
And it happened, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the leaders of Judah, and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, the servants of Ahaziah, and killed them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And it came to pass, when Jehu was taking vengeance on the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah and the brethren of Ahaziah ministering to Ahaziah, and he slew them.