2 Chronicles 3:6

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויצף וַיְצַף

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

צפה

tsâphâh

Definition

to sheet over (especially with metal)

Root

a primitive root (probably identical with H6822 (צפה) through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action);

Exhaustive

a primitive root (probably identical with צפה through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action); to sheet over (especially with metal); cover, overlay.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6823

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צָפָה

i. • Strongs / High • Page 1241

Properly to be bright, shining, to lighten; hence metaphorically to look at, to view, to observe (as a watchman); to oversee; to view prophetically.

צָפָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1242

To look out, to view from a distance; to be a seer, prophet, scout, or watchman (on a watch tower); to look out for, select; to look sharply.

צָפָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1242

(II.) 1. To extend, to spread, a cloth, a carpet. 2. To cover over, overlay, with stone slabs or wooden tablets, with gold or silver.

צָפָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1242

What flows out, efflux, moisture; metaphorically, blood. Also taken as meaning inundating, fruitful, covered with slime, denoting Egypt.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָפָה

verb • Page 573

I. 1. to look about, particularly down from a height. 2. to observe narrowly. 3. to lie in wait. Cant. 7: 5. 1 Sam. 14: 16. Jer. 6: 17. Ezek. 3: 17. Hab. 2: 1. Prov. 15: 3. 31: 27. Ps. 66: 7. Gen. 31: 49. Ps. 37: 32. Job 15: 22.

צָפָה

verb • Page 573

II. to overlay, (with gold, silver,) constructed with two accus. Ex. 25: 24. 1 K. 6: 20 ff.

צָפָה

verb • Page 573

III. perhaps i. q. Arab. abundavit. they keep a watch, according to no. I. Is. 21: 5.

צָפָה

f. verbal • Root צוף • Page 573

swimming. Ezek. 32: 6.

conjunctive, Verb Piel sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: '' περιέσχεν καταχρυσώσεισ κατεχρύσωσεν χρυσώσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6823:

'' 11× (21.9%)

περιέσχεν 7× (14.6%)

καταχρυσώσεισ 7× (14.3%)

κατεχρύσωσεν 5× (10.0%)

χρυσώσεισ 2× (4.3%)

ἐχρύσωσεν 2× (4.3%)

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

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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:

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H0855:

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הבית הַבַּיִת

the House

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

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

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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).

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

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%)

אבן אֶבֶן

stone

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אבן

ʼeben

Definition

a stone

Root

from the root of H1129 (בנה) through the meaning to build;

Exhaustive

from the root of בנה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H68

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Fürst Lexicon

אֶבֶן

noun feminine • Root אבן • Strongs_Numbers • Page 54

A rock, a stone; often as material: smooth stones, precious stones, ore.

אֶבֶן

noun feminine • Root אבן • Strongs_Numbers • Page 55

A stone. (Definite form: אַבְנָא). Used in Daniel 2:34, 45. Also 'a burdensome stone' (Ezra 5:8, 6:4), referring to heavy large stones.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶבֶן

noun feminine • Page 22

1. stone (Gen. 31: 46; Job 28: 2). 2. by way of eminence, a precious stone (1 K. 10: 2, 11). 3. rock, fortress, in a metaphorical sense (Gen. 49: 24). 4. a weight (Zech. 5: 8; Is. 34: 11). 5. אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (stone of help) proper name of a stone placed by Samuel (1 Sam. 4: 1). 6. אֶבֶן הָאָזֶל (stone of departure) proper name (1 Sam. 20: 19).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0068:

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יקרה יְקָרָה

precious

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יקר

yâqâr

Definition

valuable (objectively or subjectively)

Root

from H3365 (יקר);

Exhaustive

from יקר; valuable (objectively or subjectively); brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3368

Fürst

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יָקָר

adjective • Root יקר • Strongs / High • Page 640

A derivative of יָקַר. dear, splendid, shining, distinguished, honourable, composed, meek, mild.

יָקָר

adjective • Root יקר • Strongs / High • Page 641

1. Contracting, hence figuratively reserved, thoughtful. 2. Weighty, heavy, large (e.g., of building stones). 3. Great, powerful, considerable (in number). 4. Dear, costly, precious; also splendid, majestic.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָקָר

verb • Root יקר • Page 295

1. heavy. 2. dear, costly, precious; used collectively for costly stones (1 K. 10:2, 10, 11; 2 Chr. 3:7). 3. magnificent, majestic (Job 31:26). 4. rare (1 Sam. 3:1). 5. Prov. 17:27 Keri perhaps quiet of spirit.

יָקָר

noun masculine • Root יקר • Page 295

1. worth, costliness (Prov. 20:15; Job 28:10; Jer. 20:5). 2. honour, respect (Ps. 49:13, 21; Est. 1:20). 3. magnificence, splendour (Est. 1:4; Ps. 37:20).

Adjective adjective feminine singular absolute

LXX: τίμιον τιμίοισ τιμίου τίμιοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3368:

τίμιον 11× (30.1%)

τιμίοισ 3× (8.2%)

τιμίου 3× (7.8%)

τίμιοσ 2× (5.5%)

לתפארת לְתִפְאָרֶת

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

תפארה

tiphʼârâh

Definition

ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)

Root

or תפארת; from H6286 (פאר);

Exhaustive

or תפארת; from פאר; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively); beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8597

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תִּפְאֶרֶת

noun feminine • Root פאר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1526

splendour, ornament (of a crown or mitre).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תִּפְאֶרֶת

noun feminine • Root פאר • Page 723

1. Ornament, splendour, beauty. Refs: Ex. 28:2; Is. 3:18; 52:1; Ezek. 16:17. 2. Glory, praise, honour. Refs: Judg. 4:9; Is. 63:14; 10:12; 13:19. 3. The seat of glory (mercy seat). Ref: Ps. 78:61.

Preposition, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: δόξησ δόξαν καύχημα καυχήσεωσ δόξα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8597:

δόξησ 9× (17.0%)

δόξαν 7× (11.4%)

καύχημα 5× (8.8%)

καυχήσεωσ 4× (8.2%)

δόξα 4× (7.3%)

καυχήσεώσ 4× (7.3%)

dεἰσ 2× (3.6%)

והזהב וְהַזָּהָב

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

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

זהב

zâhâb

Definition

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

Root

from an unused root meaning to shimmer;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2091

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זָהָב

noun masculine • Root זהב • Strongs / High • Page 426

1. gold, as metal. 2. Figuratively, oil, so called from its shining colour; perhaps also the sun or the golden brightness of the sky.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָהָב

m. prim. • Page 198

1. gold (Gen. 24:22, 53. 36:39). 2. figuratively the golden splendour (of the firmament), Job 37:22; gold-coloured oil, Zech. 4:12.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: χρυσίον χρυσίου χρυσίῳ '' χρυσᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2091:

χρυσίον 81× (17.4%)

χρυσίου 71× (16.5%)

χρυσίῳ 39× (9.3%)

'' 29× (6.3%)

χρυσᾶ 25× (6.0%)

χρυσοῦσ 22× (5.4%)

χρυσῶν 19× (4.6%)

χρυσοῦν 18× (4.3%)

χρυσᾶσ 14× (3.5%)

pἐκ 14× (3.6%)

זהב זְהַב

gold

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זהב

zâhâb

Definition

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

Root

from an unused root meaning to shimmer;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2091

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זָהָב

noun masculine • Root זהב • Strongs / High • Page 426

1. gold, as metal. 2. Figuratively, oil, so called from its shining colour; perhaps also the sun or the golden brightness of the sky.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָהָב

m. prim. • Page 198

1. gold (Gen. 24:22, 53. 36:39). 2. figuratively the golden splendour (of the firmament), Job 37:22; gold-coloured oil, Zech. 4:12.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: χρυσίον χρυσίου χρυσίῳ '' χρυσᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2091:

χρυσίον 81× (17.4%)

χρυσίου 71× (16.5%)

χρυσίῳ 39× (9.3%)

'' 29× (6.3%)

χρυσᾶ 25× (6.0%)

χρυσοῦσ 22× (5.4%)

χρυσῶν 19× (4.6%)

χρυσοῦν 18× (4.3%)

χρυσᾶσ 14× (3.5%)

pἐκ 14× (3.6%)

פרוים פַּרְוָיִם׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פרוים

Parvayim

Definition

Parvajim, an Oriental region

Root

of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

of foreign origin; Parvajim, an Oriental region; Parvaim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6516

Fürst

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פָּרוַיִם

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1191

(only pl. פָּרוּיִם) n. p. of a gold-region whence Solomon is said to have fetched gold for the temple (2 CHR. 3, 6; דָּן (DAN. 10, 5) or אָפִיר (Ps. 45, 10) standing elsewhere. Probably a colony transported from India to Arabia.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פַּרְוַיִם

proper noun • Page 553

Name of a country which furnished gold. 2 Chr. 3: 6.

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6516:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And he will overlay the house with precious stone for glory: and the gold, gold of Parvaim.

LITV Translation:
And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and he gilded it with gold of the gold from Parvaim.