2 Chronicles 3:3

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואלה וְאֵלֶּה

the a mighty one

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

אלה

ʼâlâh

Definition

an imprecation

Root

from H422 (אלה);

Exhaustive

from אלה; an imprecation; curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H423

אלה

ʼêlâh

Definition

an oak or other strong tree

Root

feminine of H352 (איל);

Exhaustive

lemma אלה first vowel, corrected to אלה; feminine of איל; an oak or other strong tree; elm, oak, teil-tree.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H424

אלה

ʼêl-leh

Definition

these or those

Root

prolonged from H411 (אל);

Exhaustive

prolonged from אל; these or those; an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H428

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָלָה

verb • Root אל • Strongs_Numbers • Page 132

I. 1. To be strong, powerful, stout (intr.); 2. To strengthen, to swear, confirm by an oath (tr.); 3. To curse (not used); 4. To be fat.

אָלָה

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 132

1. An oath (allied in sense is שְׁבֻעָה); 2. A covenant confirmed by an oath; 3. Curse, imprecation, connected with exclamations of swearing.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵלֶּה

pronoun • Page 51

these, employed as the plural of זֶה (zeh) and זאת (zot). Ref: Judg. 6:11, 19; 1 Sam. 17:2, 19; 2 Sam. 18:9, 14; Ezek. 31:14.

אֵלֶּה

chald. pron. plur. • Page 51

Chaldee equivalent of the Hebrew אֵלֶּה (these). Ref: Jer. 10:11.

אָלָה

f. verbal / dec. x • Root אלה • Page 50

1. oath; 2. particularly a covenant confirmed by an oath (Gen. 26:28); 3. imprecation, curse (Num. 5:21).

אָלָה

verb • Page 50

1. to swear (1 K. 8:31); 2. to curse (Judg. 17:2). Hiph. to cause to swear (1 K. 8:31).

אָלָה

verb • Page 50

to lament (Joel 1:8). Equivalent to Syriac usage.

אֵלָה

f. verbal / dec. x • Root אל • Page 50

turpentine-tree, pistacia terebinthus. A common tree in Palestine growing to considerable height with evergreen leaves and clustering fruit (Gen. 35:4).

Conjunction, Particle demonstrative

LXX:

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H0423:

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H0424:

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H0428:

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הוסד הוּסַד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יסד

yâçad

Definition

to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult; appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3245

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Fürst Lexicon

יָסַד

verb • Root יסד • Strongs / High • Page 619

(Kal verb) trans. to set, sit; metaph. to found, to build up, usually spoken of God, the earth; to found (the vault of heaven); to create (the world); Figur. to pile up in strata; to prepare, to appoint; to constitute; to establish.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָסַד

verb • Page 287

To *found* or *lay the foundation* (of a building) (Ezra 3:12; Is. 54:11). More frequent in Piel (יִסֵּד) for founding a building (Josh. 6:26; 1 K. 16:34) or appointing/preparing (Ps. 8:3; Est. 1:8). In Kal, commonly used metaphorically to *establish, appoint, ordain* (Hab. 1:12; Ps. 104:8; Ps. 24:2; Job 38:4). Also, to *throw up in a heap* (2 Chr. 31:7). Niph. means to be founded or to *sit together and take counsel* (Ps. 2:2; 31:14).

Verb Hophal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐθεμελίωσεν ἐθεμελίωσασ θεμελιώσει ἐθεμελιώθη θεμελιῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3245:

ἐθεμελίωσεν 8× (17.8%)

ἐθεμελίωσασ 4× (8.9%)

θεμελιώσει 3× (6.3%)

ἐθεμελιώθη 2× (4.5%)

θεμελιῶν 2× (4.1%)

ἐθεμελίωσαν 2× (4.1%)

θεμέλια 2× (2.8%)

שלמה שְׁלֹמֹה

Complete One

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שלמה

Shᵉlômôh

Definition

Shelomah, David's successor

Root

from H7965 (שלום); peaceful;

Exhaustive

from שלום; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor; Solomon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8010

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁלֹמֹה

unknown • Root שלום • Strongs / High • Page 1438

Solomon (meaning strength, firmness).

שְׁלֹמֹה

noun proper masculine • Root שלום • Strongs / High • Page 1438

Solomon: The third Hebrew king, celebrated for his magnificence, riches and wisdom.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׂלְמָה

noun • Root שמלה • Page 640

a garment. Ex. 22:8. Mic. 2:8. By transposition for שִׂמְלָה.

שְׁלֹמֹה

proper name • Page 682

Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel. Its appellative import is peaceable (1 Chr. 22: 9).

שִׁלְּמָה

noun feminine • Root שלם • Page 682

Recompense, punishment. Ps. 91. 8.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαλωμων '' [a] [b] ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8010:

σαλωμων 266× (87.8%)

'' 7× (2.0%)

[a] 6× (1.6%)

[b] 6× (1.6%)

--- 5× (1.7%)

[[]] 3× (0.8%)

σαλωμῶντοσ 2× (0.7%)

αβδησελμα 2× (0.7%)

לבנות לִבְנוֹת

to build/to daughters

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

בנה

bânâh

Definition

to build (literally and figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1129

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בָּנָה

verb • Root בנה • Strongs / High • Page 257

To set up, to place; 1. to build, to erect, establish, to raise (a house, palace, city, temple, etc.); to build up (what is destroyed), to rebuild; to fortify. 2. Figuratively: to establish family happiness, posterity; to set up a throne; to bestow prosperity or well-being; to establish.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בָּנָה

verb • Page 105

1. To build, erect, or make (Gen. 8:20, 12:7; Gen. 2:22 regarding the rib). 2. To rebuild or build up what has been destroyed (Am. 9:14, Ps. 122:3). 3. Figuratively used for persons or nations, to build them up or make them prosperous (Jer. 24:6, 31:4).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 106

(Continued from previous page) 4. to raise up, or give posterity to any one (Gen. 16:2). Niph. 1. to be built, rebuilt (Deut. 13:17). 2. figuratively to be built up, to be made prosperous (Jer. 12:16, Mal. 3:15).

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX: ᾠκοδόμησεν οἰκοδομῆσαι ᾠκοδόμησαν οἰκοδομήσει οἰκοδομήσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1129:

ᾠκοδόμησεν 94× (22.6%)

οἰκοδομῆσαι 36× (8.5%)

ᾠκοδόμησαν 26× (6.2%)

οἰκοδομήσει 16× (4.2%)

οἰκοδομήσεισ 16× (4.0%)

ᾠκοδόμησα 14× (3.5%)

οἰκοδομήσουσιν 9× (2.1%)

οἰκοδομεῖν 8× (1.9%)

οἰκοδομήσω 8× (1.9%)

--- 7× (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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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:

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H0855:

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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

Fürst Lexicon

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%)

האלהים הָאֱלֹהים

the Gods

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אלהים

ʼĕlôhîym

Definition

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

Root

plural of H433 (אלוה);

Exhaustive

plural of אלוה; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H430

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱלֹהִים

noun masculine plural • Root אלוה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 134

God, the Deity; used most frequently as a plural of majesty for the true and most high God (Jehovah); also used for national gods or guardian deities.

אֱלֹהִים

noun masculine plural • Strongs_Numbers • Page 135

Plural in form but often used as singular. 1. The supreme and universal God, God of humanity (distinct from the national name YHWH). 2. Applied to heathen gods. 3. Applied to judges (as representatives of God's judgment). 4. Applied to angels (disputed). 5. Applied to kings or ghosts. 6. Used with other nouns to express the superlative or highest degree (e.g., 'mountain of God' for a great mountain).

אֱלֹהִים

proper name • Strongs_Numbers • Page 591

God. The vowels of this word are assigned to the Tetragrammaton (יהוה) when it is preceded by אֲדֹנָי, resulting in the form יֱהֹוִה.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱלֹהִים

plur. • Root אלוה • Page 51

1. gods, in the plural number (Ex. 20:3). 2. as a pluralis excellentiae: God in the singular (Gen. 1:1, etc.). 3. בֶּן-אֱלֹהִים (son of God), applied to kings, angels, or worshippers (Ps. 2:7, Gen. 6:2, Job 1:6). 4. אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים (man of God), applied to prophets and servants of God (Judg. 13:6, 1 Sam. 2:27, Deut. 33:1). 5. Used superlatively: 'great before God' (Jon. 3:3, Gen. 23:6).

Particle definite article, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0430:

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הארך הָאֹ֡רֶךְ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ארך

ʼôrek

Definition

length

Root

from H748 (ארך);

Exhaustive

from ארך; length; [phrase] forever, length, long.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H753

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֹרֶךְ

noun • Strongs_Numbers • Page 189

See אָרֶךְ.

אֹרֶךְ

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 190

Length; metaphorically length of life, great age; patience.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֹרֶךְ

m. verbal • Root ארך • Page 72

Length (Gen. 6:15); length of life (Ps. 21:5, 23:6).

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0753:

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אמות אַמּ֞וֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמה

ʼammâh

Definition

properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)

Root

prolonged from H517 (אם);

Exhaustive

prolonged from אם; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance); cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for מאה), measure, post.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H520

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Perhaps the singular of אֲמָהוֹת (maid-servants/handmaids); see אָמִים.

אַמָּה

noun feminine • Root אמם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

1. Mother-city, metropolis (tantamount to אֵם). 2. Fore-arm, prop. joint of the hand, elbow-joint; hence ell, cubit (measure).

אָמָה

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

(not used) An assumed stem meaning to bind, tie together, spoken of family association.

אָמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

1. A maidservant, handmaid, female slave; properly the one that belongs to the family. 2. Secondary wife, concubine. 3. Figuratively as an expression of humility.

אָמָּה

adverb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 929

Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form אַנְמְנָה.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Equivalent to אֵם mother.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Root אמם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

A tribe, race, spoken of smaller communities of people.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Tantamount to the Hebrew אֻמָּה (tribe, people, nation). It is distinguished from עַם which means the whole people, and לִשָּׁן which expresses the idea of one language.

גִּבְעַת אַמָּה

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Proper name of a hill; Ammah.

גִּבְעַת הָאַמָּה

noun proper • Root גבע • Lemma_Lookup • Page 299

(hill of the waterfall) A proper name of a hill.

רָאמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1309

Pearl or coral. Also n. p. f.

רָאֲמָה

noun feminine • Root ראם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1310

1. (From RÂ'AM I.) Fig. something high, unreachable, commonly a height, hill; hence, the name of several cities/places (Râ'mâh, Râmôth, Râ'math Negev). 2. (From RÂ'AM III.) red coral.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַמָּה

f. dec. x. • Root אם • Page 55

1. Lower part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist, cubitus (Deut. 3:11). 2. A cubit, a measure (Ex. 26:8). 3. Mother city, metropolis (2 Sam. 8:1).

אַמָּה

noun feminine • Page 56

Chald. cubit, as in Heb. Dan. 3:1. Ezra 6:3.

Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0520a:

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במדה בַּמִּדָּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מדה

middâh

Definition

properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)

Root

feminine of H4055 (מד);

Exhaustive

feminine of מד; properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured); garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4060

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִדָּה

noun (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 811

Aramaic, same as the Hebrew word מִדָּה.

מִדָּה

noun feminine • Root מדד • Strongs / High • Page 812

1. extension, length, tallness, dimension, width, continuance. 2. a measure, a measuring-line, measuring-reed. 3. gift, offering, tribute.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִדָּה

noun feminine • Root מדד • Page 356

1. extension, great extent (1 Chr. 11: 23). 2. a measure, length measured out (Ex. 26: 2, 8). 3. a garment (Ps. 133: 2). 4. as in Chald. tribute (Neh. 5: 4).

מִדָּה

m. chald. • Page 356

tribute, pars cuivis demensa (Ezra 4: 20, 6: 3). Sometimes written מִנְדָּה (Ezra 4: 13, 7: 24).

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: μέτρον μέτρα --- μέτρου μέτρῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4060a:

μέτρον 15× (25.6%)

μέτρα 10× (13.5%)

--- 4× (7.3%)

μέτρου 4× (6.4%)

μέτρῳ 3× (5.2%)

διαμέτρησισ 3× (4.6%)

φόροι 2× (3.4%)

αὐτῆσ 2× (2.5%)

הראשונה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ראשון

riʼshôwn

Definition

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

Root

or ראשן; from H7221 (ראשה);

Exhaustive

or ראשן; from ראשה; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun); ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7223

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רִאשׁוֹן

noun feminine • Root ראש • Strongs / High • Page 1313

A word referring to 'oldest' (e.g., oldest forefathers, Adam), the first time, earlier acts, forefathers, earlier things, former mighty acts, or former prophecies.

רִאשׁוֹן

adjective / adv. • Root ראש • Strongs / High • Page 1312

1. Of place, first, foremost, most. 2. With reference to rank and dignity, first, chief, most distinguished. 3. Referring to time: the first, earlier, former, preceding; also used adverbially (sooner, formerly).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רִאשׁוֹן

unknown • Page 602

see רִאשׁוֹן.

רִאשׁוֹן

denom. adj. • Root ראש • Page 604

The first, in time, order, or dignity. Plur. forefathers (Deut. 19:14), the first days (Deut. 10:10), former things or events (Is. 41:22). Fem. as adv. first, foremost (Gen. 33:2).

Particle definite article, Adjective ordinal number feminine singular absolute

LXX: πρότερον πρώτου πρώτοισ πρῶτοι πρώτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7223:

πρότερον 17× (8.0%)

πρώτου 17× (8.2%)

πρώτοισ 15× (7.4%)

πρῶτοι 14× (7.4%)

πρώτῳ 13× (6.1%)

ἔμπροσθεν 10× (5.0%)

--- 9× (5.2%)

πρώτη 8× (3.8%)

πρῶτοσ 8× (4.0%)

καθὼσ 6× (3.5%)

אמות אַמּוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמה

ʼammâh

Definition

properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)

Root

prolonged from H517 (אם);

Exhaustive

prolonged from אם; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance); cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for מאה), measure, post.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H520

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Perhaps the singular of אֲמָהוֹת (maid-servants/handmaids); see אָמִים.

אַמָּה

noun feminine • Root אמם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

1. Mother-city, metropolis (tantamount to אֵם). 2. Fore-arm, prop. joint of the hand, elbow-joint; hence ell, cubit (measure).

אָמָה

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

(not used) An assumed stem meaning to bind, tie together, spoken of family association.

אָמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

1. A maidservant, handmaid, female slave; properly the one that belongs to the family. 2. Secondary wife, concubine. 3. Figuratively as an expression of humility.

אָמָּה

adverb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 929

Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form אַנְמְנָה.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Equivalent to אֵם mother.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Root אמם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

A tribe, race, spoken of smaller communities of people.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Tantamount to the Hebrew אֻמָּה (tribe, people, nation). It is distinguished from עַם which means the whole people, and לִשָּׁן which expresses the idea of one language.

גִּבְעַת אַמָּה

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Proper name of a hill; Ammah.

גִּבְעַת הָאַמָּה

noun proper • Root גבע • Lemma_Lookup • Page 299

(hill of the waterfall) A proper name of a hill.

רָאמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1309

Pearl or coral. Also n. p. f.

רָאֲמָה

noun feminine • Root ראם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1310

1. (From RÂ'AM I.) Fig. something high, unreachable, commonly a height, hill; hence, the name of several cities/places (Râ'mâh, Râmôth, Râ'math Negev). 2. (From RÂ'AM III.) red coral.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַמָּה

f. dec. x. • Root אם • Page 55

1. Lower part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist, cubitus (Deut. 3:11). 2. A cubit, a measure (Ex. 26:8). 3. Mother city, metropolis (2 Sam. 8:1).

אַמָּה

noun feminine • Page 56

Chald. cubit, as in Heb. Dan. 3:1. Ezra 6:3.

Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0520a:

No stats available

ששים שִׁשִּׁים

sixty

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ששים

shishshîym

Definition

sixty

Root

multiple of H8337 (שש);

Exhaustive

multiple of שש; sixty; sixty, three score.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8346

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁשׁ

numeral • Consonantal / Low • Page 1041

Six (Comparative example for interchange with Ayin, corresponding to 'sex' in context)

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἑξήκοντα δύο πέντε ἑπτά

LXX Usage Statistics

H8346:

ἑξήκοντα 48× (52.7%)

δύο 4× (3.9%)

πέντε 4× (3.0%)

ἑπτά 3× (3.0%)

ἑξήκοντα 3× (3.8%)

ἑκατὸν 3× (3.8%)

τριακοσίουσ 2× (2.5%)

τέσσαρεσ 2× (2.5%)

τριακόσιοι 2× (2.5%)

ἑξακόσιοι 2× (2.5%)

ורחב וְרֹחַב

None

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

רחב

rôchab

Definition

width (literally or figuratively)

Root

from H7337 (רחב);

Exhaustive

from רחב; width (literally or figuratively); breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7341

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רֹחַב

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1332

breadth, a wide place; plural breadths, i. e. extent.

רֹחַב

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1332

breadth, extent, circumference, the greatest extent; width of understanding, i. e. a comprehensive understanding.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֹחַב

m. verbal n. • Root רחב • Page 615

A broad place. Job 36: 16.

רֹחַב

m. verbal n. • Root רחב • Page 615

1. Breadth. Gen. 6: 15; Ezek. 40: 6 ff. 2. Joined with לֵב, largeness of understanding, comprehensive understanding. 1 K. 5: 9 [4: 29].

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: εὖροσ πλάτοσ '' αὐτῆσ πλάτουσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7341:

εὖροσ 42× (38.0%)

πλάτοσ 30× (29.2%)

'' 10× (9.4%)

αὐτῆσ 7× (5.6%)

πλάτουσ 3× (3.3%)

--- 3× (3.3%)

dαὐτῆσ 3× (1.9%)

πλάτει 2× (1.7%)

אמות אַמּוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמה

ʼammâh

Definition

properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)

Root

prolonged from H517 (אם);

Exhaustive

prolonged from אם; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance); cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for מאה), measure, post.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H520

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Perhaps the singular of אֲמָהוֹת (maid-servants/handmaids); see אָמִים.

אַמָּה

noun feminine • Root אמם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

1. Mother-city, metropolis (tantamount to אֵם). 2. Fore-arm, prop. joint of the hand, elbow-joint; hence ell, cubit (measure).

אָמָה

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

(not used) An assumed stem meaning to bind, tie together, spoken of family association.

אָמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 149

1. A maidservant, handmaid, female slave; properly the one that belongs to the family. 2. Secondary wife, concubine. 3. Figuratively as an expression of humility.

אָמָּה

adverb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 929

Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form אַנְמְנָה.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Equivalent to אֵם mother.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Root אמם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

A tribe, race, spoken of smaller communities of people.

אֻמָּה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Tantamount to the Hebrew אֻמָּה (tribe, people, nation). It is distinguished from עַם which means the whole people, and לִשָּׁן which expresses the idea of one language.

גִּבְעַת אַמָּה

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 150

Proper name of a hill; Ammah.

גִּבְעַת הָאַמָּה

noun proper • Root גבע • Lemma_Lookup • Page 299

(hill of the waterfall) A proper name of a hill.

רָאמָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1309

Pearl or coral. Also n. p. f.

רָאֲמָה

noun feminine • Root ראם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1310

1. (From RÂ'AM I.) Fig. something high, unreachable, commonly a height, hill; hence, the name of several cities/places (Râ'mâh, Râmôth, Râ'math Negev). 2. (From RÂ'AM III.) red coral.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַמָּה

f. dec. x. • Root אם • Page 55

1. Lower part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist, cubitus (Deut. 3:11). 2. A cubit, a measure (Ex. 26:8). 3. Mother city, metropolis (2 Sam. 8:1).

אַמָּה

noun feminine • Page 56

Chald. cubit, as in Heb. Dan. 3:1. Ezra 6:3.

Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0520a:

No stats available

עשרים עֶשְׂרִים׃

twenty/rich ones

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עשרים

ʻesrîym

Definition

twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth

Root

from H6235 (עשר);

Exhaustive

from עשר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6242

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֶשְׂרִים

numeral • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Twenty. Plural form derived from עֲשָׂרָה. Used as a cardinal number or sometimes for the ordinal number (the twentieth).

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: εἴκοσι πέντε εἰκοσαετοῦσ ἑκατὸν δύο

LXX Usage Statistics

H6242:

εἴκοσι 219× (45.9%)

πέντε 37× (6.8%)

εἰκοσαετοῦσ 28× (5.5%)

ἑκατὸν 25× (5.6%)

δύο 21× (3.9%)

τέσσαρεσ 19× (4.0%)

'' 12× (2.4%)

εἰκάδι 12× (1.7%)

τρεῖσ 8× (1.4%)

εἰκοστῷ 7× (1.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And these Solomon founded to build the house of God. The length of cubits in the first measure, sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

LITV Translation:
And these are the foundations Solomon laid , to build the house of God: the length by cubits according to the ancient measure, sixty cubits; and the breadth twenty cubits.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And thus Solomon began to build the house of God: the length in cubits—even the first measurement from end to end, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.