2 Chronicles 4:21

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

והפרח וְהַפֶּרַח

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

פרח

perach

Definition

a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom

Root

from H6524 (פרח);

Exhaustive

from פרח; a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom; blossom, bud, flower.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6525

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָּרַח

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1192

I. (fut. יִפְרַח) intrans. to break through, to burst forth, of a young brood (hence 1. unused to be born, to originate); 2. to sprout forth, to put forth, of branches, leaves, blossoms (fig. to thrive, to prosper); 3. to break through, to come forth, of leprosy, sores.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

פָּרַח

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1192

II. (unused) intr. to flee, to fly forward, to hasten.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

פֶּ֫רַח

noun masculine • Root פרח • Consonantal / Low • Page 1192

m. a sprout, out of שֹׁרֶשׁ; a blossom; verdure; metaph. blossom-shaped ornament.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: '' κρίνα ἄνθοσ κρίνον αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6525:

'' 3× (16.0%)

κρίνα 3× (13.2%)

ἄνθοσ 2× (10.7%)

κρίνον 2× (10.7%)

αὐτῆσ 2× (6.9%)

והנרות וְהַנֵּרוֹת

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

ניר

nîyr

Definition

a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)

Root

or נר; also ניר; or נר; or (feminine) נרה; from a primitive root (see H5214 (ניר); H5135 (נור)) properly, meaning to glisten;

Exhaustive

or נר; also ניר; or נר; or (feminine) נרה; from a primitive root (see ניר; נור) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively); candle, lamp, light.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5216

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נִיר

verb • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 957

II. To plough, to cultivate the field. Hifil: to furrow a field, to make arable.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root נור • Strongs / High • Page 969

same as נֵר, a light or lamp.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root נור, ניר • Strongs / High • Page 969

1. a light or lamp, an essential part of a nomad-tent or a dwelling, hence figuratively an enduring dwelling, a family, posterity. 2. a newly broken field, novale, i.e. a field recently broken up with the plough.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נִיר

m. verbal from נוּר • Root נור • Page 442

i. q. נֵר m. dec.I. a light, lamp. 2 Sam. 22: 29.

נִיר

m. verbal from נוּר • Root נור • Page 442

I. dec. I. i.q. נֵר a light, lamp; used metaphorically for posterity. 1 K. 11 : 36. 2 K. 8: 19. 2 Chr. 21: 7.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root ניר • Page 442

II. land first broken up for tillage, fallow ground, novale. Prov. 13: 23. Jer. 4: 3. Hos. 10: 12.

נִיר

verb • Page 442

to dig up, to cultivate. Jer. 4: 3. Hos. 10: 12.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX: λύχνουσ λύχνοσ αὐτῆσ λύχνον ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5216a:

λύχνουσ 15× (24.9%)

λύχνοσ 9× (15.5%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (10.7%)

λύχνον 6× (11.8%)

'' 4× (6.9%)

λύχνοι 3× (5.5%)

φῶσ 2× (4.0%)

λαμπτὴρ 2× (4.0%)

λύχνου 2× (3.7%)

והמלקחים וְהַמֶּלְקַחַיִם

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

מלקח

melqâch

Definition

(only in dual) tweezers

Root

or מלקח; from H3947 (לקח);

Exhaustive

or מלקח; from לקח; (only in dual) tweezers; snuffers, tongs.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4457

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם

noun masculine • Root לקח • Consonantal / Low • Page 863

Tongs, used for catching burning coals and stones; also used for snuffers for trimming lamps.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

מַלְקָחַ֫יִם

noun masculine • Root לקח • Consonantal / Low • Page 863

Tongs, used for catching burning coals and stones; also used for snuffers for trimming lamps.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both dual absolute

LXX: αὐτῆσ λαβίδασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4457:

αὐτῆσ 3× (26.2%)

λαβίδασ 2× (22.2%)

זהב זָהָב

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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 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%)

הוא הוּא

Himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הוא

hûwʼ

Definition

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are

Root

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is היא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular;

Exhaustive

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is היא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1931

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הוּא

personal pronoun • Root הו • Strongs / High • Page 392

Personal pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine: he, it. It can also be used for emphasis (he himself), as a demonstrative (this, that), to indicate self, or to strengthen other pronouns (I myself, thou thyself).

הוּא

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 393

Personal pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine: he, it. Can also mean 'the same', 'himself'. It is also used as a designation for God, and can include the verb 'to be'.

הוּא

aramaic personal pronoun (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 393

Aramaic personal pronoun of the 3rd person, he.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הוּא

chald. • Page 178

idem. behold, as for as simply. So in Syr. Dan. 2:43.

הוּא

pronoun • Page 182

1. he, and as a neuter it. In the Pentateuch, used for both genders. 2. self, same, selfsame. Is. 7:14, Ps. 44:5. 3. serves as the substantive verb 'to be' (copula). Is. 43:25. Also used as 'thou (art) the same' in 2 Sam. 7:28.

הוּא

chald. pron. • Page 182

idem (the same). Dan. 2:21.

הוּא

chald. • Page 182

see הֲוָה.

הוּא

unknown • Page 217

see הָוָה.

Pronoun personal third person masculine singular

LXX: αὐτὸσ ἐστιν ἐκείνῃ οὗτοσ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1931:

αὐτὸσ 321× (16.5%)

ἐστιν 260× (13.7%)

ἐκείνῃ 197× (10.6%)

οὗτοσ 160× (8.4%)

--- 103× (5.6%)

ἐκείνῳ 67× (3.6%)

ἐστίν 54× (2.9%)

ἐστὶν 54× (2.7%)

'' 50× (2.3%)

τοῦτο 42× (2.2%)

מכלות מִכְלוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מכלה

miklâh

Definition

completion (in plural concrete adverbial, wholly)

Root

from H3615 (כלה);

Exhaustive

from כלה; completion (in plural concrete adverbial, wholly); perfect. Compare מכלאה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4357

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִכְלָה

noun • Root כלם • Strongs / High • Page 703

a cutting off, abridgment, want.

מִכְלָה

noun feminine • Root כלה כלא • Strongs / High • Page 847

1. a manufacture, preparation; also completion, perfection. 2. a fold.

מִכְלָה

noun • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 848

perfection of beauty; i. e. perfect beauty.

מִכְלָה

f. noun • Root אכל • Strongs / High • Page 848

(contracted from מַאֲכָלָה) food, nourishment, support.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִכְלוֹת

plur. fem. • Root כלה • Page 374

Found only 2 Chr. 4:21 perfections of gold, i. e. perfect or pure gold.

Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H4357:

No stats available

זהב זָהָב׃

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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 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%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the flower, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, it was the completions of gold. 22And the snuffers, and the vases, and the dishes, and the censers, of shut up gold: and the entrance of the house, its doors within for the holy of holies, and the doors of the house of the temple, of gold.

LITV Translation:
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold (it was perfect gold).

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And their snuffers, and their lamps were made, and he made the bowls, and the censers, and the fire pans, of pure gold.