2 Chronicles 4:5

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ועביו וְעָבְיוֹ

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

עבי

ʻăbîy

Definition

density, i.e. depth or width

Root

or עבי]; from H5666 (עבה);

Exhaustive

or עבי]; from עבה; density, i.e. depth or width; thick(-ness). Compare עב.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5672

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲבִי

noun masculine • Root עבה • Strongs / High • Page 1046

Thickness, of a thing.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֳבִי

m. verbal • Root עבה • Page 487

Thickness. Job 15: 26. 2 Chr. 4: 17.

עָבַי

noun masculine • Page 487

Verbal noun with suffix עָבְיוֹ.

עֹבִי

noun masculine • Page 488

thickness. References: 1 K. 7:26, Jer. 52:21.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: πάχει πάχοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5672:

πάχει 2× (44.3%)

πάχοσ 2× (40.0%)

טפח טפַח

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

טפח

ṭêphach

Definition

a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)

Root

from H2946 (טפח);

Exhaustive

from טפח; a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm); coping, hand-breadth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2947

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

טֵפַח

noun masculine • Root טפח • Strongs / High • Page 565

same as טֶ֫פַח, a measure.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

טֶפַח

noun masculine • Root טפח • Page 265

1. a palm, hand-breadth, a measure of length. 1 K. 7: 26. 2 Chr. 4: 5. Ps. 39: 6. 2. in architecture, prob. the coping, corbil, projecting stone on which a timber is laid. 1 K. 7: 9.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H2947:

No stats available

ושפתו וּשְׂפָתוֹ

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

שפה

sâphâh

Definition

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

Root

or (in dual and plural) שפת; probably from H5595 (ספה) or H8192 (שפה) through the idea of termination (compare H5490 (סוף));

Exhaustive

or (in dual and plural) שפת; probably from ספה or שפה through the idea of termination (compare סוף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8193

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁפֶת

noun masculine • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

Masculine noun meaning hooks, in walls, for hanging up slaughtered animals.

Matched via consonantal key only

שְׁפַת

verb transitive • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

Transitive verb: to set, lay, put; to put to (the fire); to bring to the grave; figuratively, to set salvation, i.e., to ordain it permanently.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁפַת

unknown • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

The dual may be explained by their two-pronged fork-form (measure/implement, Ezek. 40, 43).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂפָה

noun feminine • Page 642

1. a lip. 'אִישׁ שְׂפָתַיִם' a man of lips, a babbler, Job 11:2. 'דְּבַר שְׂפָתַיִם' idle talk, 2 K. 18:20. Tropically: speech, words; e.g. 'שִׂפְתֵי-שֶׁקֶר' lying lips, false words, Prov. 10:18.

שָׁפַת

verb • Root שפת • Page 696

to set, put, place. 2 K. 4: 38. Ezek. 24: 3. Ps. 22: 16 thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: χείλη χειλέων χείλεσιν χείλουσ χεῖλοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8193:

χείλη 52× (26.3%)

χειλέων 32× (15.8%)

χείλεσιν 16× (8.0%)

χείλουσ 15× (7.2%)

χεῖλοσ 14× (6.7%)

'' 9× (4.4%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (2.9%)

--- 5× (2.9%)

pδιὰ 4× (2.3%)

χείλεσίν 4× (1.9%)

כמעשה כְּמַעֲשֵׂה

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

מעשה

maʻăseh

Definition

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

Root

from H6213 (עשה);

Exhaustive

from עשה; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property; act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4639

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲשֶׂה

masculine noun • Root עשה • Strongs / High • Page 889

1. the doing, executing, preparing; business, labour; manner of life, conduct, activity. 2. a work, the result of doing, a deed. 3. a thing made, a work, an idol; a work or product, a thing fabricated, especially damask-work. Figuratively, the works of God (creation), product, effect, result; cattle as acquired goods.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַעֲשֶׂה

noun masculine • Root עשה • Page 395

1. a deed, action, concern, business. Gen. 44 : 15; 47 : 3; Ps. 86: 6; Judg. 2: 10. 2. a work, labour, something done or wrought. Ps. 8: 4, 7; 19: 2; Deut. 4: 28; Ps. 115: 4; 135: 15; Ex. 26: 1, 31; 27: 4. 3. property, res, like מְלָאכָה; particularly the produce of the field, Ex. 23: 16; 1 Sam. 25: 2.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἔργα ἔργον ἔργοισ '' ἔργων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4639:

ἔργα 75× (29.9%)

ἔργον 46× (20.5%)

ἔργοισ 20× (7.5%)

'' 10× (4.0%)

ἔργων 10× (3.8%)

ποίημα 9× (3.7%)

ποιήματα 9× (3.4%)

ὡσ 6× (2.8%)

ἔργῳ 6× (2.8%)

--- 5× (2.3%)

שפת שְׂפַת־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שפה

sâphâh

Definition

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

Root

or (in dual and plural) שפת; probably from H5595 (ספה) or H8192 (שפה) through the idea of termination (compare H5490 (סוף));

Exhaustive

or (in dual and plural) שפת; probably from ספה or שפה through the idea of termination (compare סוף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8193

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁפֶת

noun masculine • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

Masculine noun meaning hooks, in walls, for hanging up slaughtered animals.

Matched via consonantal key only

שְׁפַת

verb transitive • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

Transitive verb: to set, lay, put; to put to (the fire); to bring to the grave; figuratively, to set salvation, i.e., to ordain it permanently.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁפַת

unknown • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

The dual may be explained by their two-pronged fork-form (measure/implement, Ezek. 40, 43).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂפָה

noun feminine • Page 642

1. a lip. 'אִישׁ שְׂפָתַיִם' a man of lips, a babbler, Job 11:2. 'דְּבַר שְׂפָתַיִם' idle talk, 2 K. 18:20. Tropically: speech, words; e.g. 'שִׂפְתֵי-שֶׁקֶר' lying lips, false words, Prov. 10:18.

שָׁפַת

verb • Root שפת • Page 696

to set, put, place. 2 K. 4: 38. Ezek. 24: 3. Ps. 22: 16 thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: χείλη χειλέων χείλεσιν χείλουσ χεῖλοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8193:

χείλη 52× (26.3%)

χειλέων 32× (15.8%)

χείλεσιν 16× (8.0%)

χείλουσ 15× (7.2%)

χεῖλοσ 14× (6.7%)

'' 9× (4.4%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (2.9%)

--- 5× (2.9%)

pδιὰ 4× (2.3%)

χείλεσίν 4× (1.9%)

כוס כּוֹס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כוס

kôwç

Definition

a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)

Root

from an unused root meaning to hold together;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye); cup, (small) owl. Compare כיס.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3563

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כּוֹס

noun feminine • Root כוס • Strongs / High • Page 685

Properly, that which receives or conceals. 1. A cup, a wine-vessel, especially a social cup. 2. A portion distributed in a cup, a part, a lot, fate. It can represent allotments from God, such as salvation, divine wrath, or consolation.

כּוֹס

noun • Root כוס • Strongs / High • Page 686

craw, pouch (which is capable of receiving a thing into it), hence the pelican, so called from its pouch.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כּוֹס

noun feminine • Page 312

I. A cup. Often represented as being held by Jehovah to make nations intoxicated. Mentioned in Gen. 40:11, 13, 21; Ps. 116:13; Is. 51:17, 22; Jer. 25:15; 49:12; 51:7; Lam. 4:21; Hab. 2:16; Ezek. 23:31, 32, 33; Ps. 16:5.

כּוֹס

noun • Page 312

II. According to ancient versions, an owl. Some refer it to the pelican. Mentioned in Lev. 11:17; Deut. 14:16; Ps. 102:7.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ποτήριον ποτηρίου κόνδυ ?d

LXX Usage Statistics

H3563a:

ποτήριον 21× (58.4%)

ποτηρίου 5× (13.0%)

κόνδυ 4× (8.5%)

?d 2× (4.4%)

פרח פֶּרַח

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

Noun common both singular construct

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%)

שושנה שׁוֹשַׁנָּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שושן

shûwshan

Definition

a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)

Root

or שושן; or ששן; and (feminine) שושנה; from H7797 (שוש);

Exhaustive

or שושן; or ששן; and (feminine) שושנה; from שוש; a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape); lily, Shoshannim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7799

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שׁוּשַׁן

noun masculine • Root שוש • Strongs / High • Page 1404

1. A white lily (pl. שׁוּשַׁנִּים). 2. A red, bright lily. 3. Lily-work in the capitals of columns (architectural expression). 4. (Plural שׁוּשַׁנִּים only) The name of a musical choir, identical with שׁוּשַׁן 60, 1.

שׁוּשַׁן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1404

3. (Also שׁוּשָׁנָה) Proper name of a Persian city (Susa, or Shushan the palace/tower), seat of the Persian government.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שׁוּשַׁן

noun masculine • Page 663

a lily, various species native in the east (1 K. 7:19, 22, 26; Cant. 2:1, 2, 16; 4:5; 6:2; 7:3; Hos. 14:6). Also used for lily-work on pillars (1 K. 7:19), as the name of a musical instrument (Ps. 45:1; 60:1; 69:1; 80:1), and as a proper name, Shushan or Susa (Dan. 8:2; Neh. 1:1; Est. 1:2, 5).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: κρίνου κρίνον ἀλλοιωθησομένων κρίνοισ ὡσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7799:

κρίνου 3× (18.2%)

κρίνον 3× (16.4%)

ἀλλοιωθησομένων 3× (15.5%)

κρίνοισ 3× (14.5%)

ὡσ 2× (12.1%)

κρίνα 2× (12.1%)

מחזיק מַחֲזִיק

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חזק

châzaq

Definition

to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer; aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2388

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָזַק

verb • Strongs / High • Page 472

To bind firmly, fasten, twist together strongly. Can mean: to hang fast to something; to be stout or firm; to make firm, support, or preserve; to be strong, sound, or powerful; to increase.

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Strongs / High • Page 473

To be firm, strong, for executing or maintaining a thing; to be courageous; to be confirmed, of sovereignty; to remain firm; to be stronger than, to conquer; in a bad sense, to be hard, to be obstinate; to overpower, conquer; to lie upon something with force or violence; to hold fast, to seize hold of.

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Strongs / High • Page 1530

to overpower, to compel, to assail with violence, with the accus. ; to oppress; to prevail against.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חִזֵּק

pi. v. • Root חזק • Page 221

1. to gird.

חֶזֶק

m. verbal / dec. vi. m. • Root חזק • Page 222

Same as חֹזֶק: strength (Ex. 13:3, 14, 16).

חַזָּק

m. verbal adj. idem. • Root חזק • Page 222

Same as חָזָק: strong, mighty (Ex. 19:19, 2 Sam. 3:1).

חָזַק

verb • Page 221

1. to bind fast, to tie strait. 2. to adhere or stick fast (2 Sam. 18:9, 2 Chr. 31:4, Deut. 12:23). 3. to strengthen, be or become strong (Josh. 17:13, Judg. 1:28, Gen. 41:56, 1 Sam. 17:50, 2 Chr. 8:3). 4. to urge on (Ex. 12:33, Ezek. 3:14, Jer. 20:7). 5. to be recovered from a sickness (Is. 39:1). 6. figuratively, to be firm, strong, undaunted (Deut. 31:7, 23, Dan. 10:19, Judg. 7:11). 7. to be hard, obstinate, inflexible (Mal. 3:13, Ex. 7:13, 22). 8. to be confirmed, established (2 K. 14:5, 2 Chr. 25:3).

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Page 222

To fortify or intrench (2 Chr. 11:11, 12); to repair (2 K. 12:8); to build anew (Neh. 3:19); to strengthen (Judg. 16:28); to heal (Ezek. 34:4, 16); to urge on or inspire with courage (Jer. 23:14, Job 4:3); to support, help, or assist (2 Chr. 29:34, Ezra 6:22); to harden the heart (Ex. 4:21). Hithpa. stem: to be strengthened, confirmed; to gather one’s strength (Gen. 48:2); to take courage (2 Chr. 15:8); to act courageously (2 Sam. 10:12); to oppose (2 Chr. 13:7, 8).

Verb Hiphil participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ἐκράτησεν κατίσχυσεν ἐκράτησαν ἀνδρίζου κατισχῦσαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H2388:

ἐκράτησεν 24× (8.3%)

κατίσχυσεν 16× (5.0%)

ἐκράτησαν 10× (3.4%)

ἀνδρίζου 8× (2.8%)

κατισχῦσαι 8× (2.6%)

ἐπελάβετο 8× (2.5%)

ἴσχυε 7× (2.4%)

ἐνίσχυσεν 7× (2.3%)

κατέσχεν 5× (1.7%)

ἰσχύσατε 5× (1.8%)

בתים בַּתִּים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בת

bath

Definition

a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquids

Root

probably from the same as H1327 (בתה);

Exhaustive

probably from the same as בתה; a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquids; bath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1324

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בנן • Strongs / High • Page 929

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

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בן • Page 120

1. daughter; freq. 2. granddaughter, female descendant. Gen. 36:2. also used with names of cities to denote female inhabitants. 3. poetic personification of cities and countries (e.g. daughter of Tyre, daughter of Babylon). Is. 47:1, 5. Jer. 46:11. 4. daughters of a city, i. e. small villages under its jurisdiction. Num. 21:25, 32. 5. various idiomatic phrases: daughter of ninety years (ninety years old), a wicked or vile woman, daughters of song (singing birds), daughter of the eye (apple of the eye).

בַּת

noun masculine • Page 120

a bath, a measure for liquids, containing the tenth part of a homer. 1 K. 7:26, 38. Ezek. 45:10.

בַּת

chald. • Page 120

i. q. Heb. בַּת a bath. Ezra 7:22.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: χοῖνιξ βάδων κοτύλαι μέτρων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1324:

χοῖνιξ 3× (16.8%)

βάδων 2× (14.0%)

κοτύλαι 2× (14.0%)

μέτρων 2× (14.0%)

שלשת שְׁלֹשֶׁת

three

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שלוש

shâlôwsh

Definition

three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

Root

or שלש; masculine שלושה; or שלשה; a primitive number;

Exhaustive

or שלש; masculine שלושה; or שלשה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שליש.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7969

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Fürst Lexicon

שִׁלֵּשׁ

verb • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

Piel (Pih.) to divide (a land) into three parts, to separate in three, to do for the third time, to do the third day (denom. from שָׁלֹשׁ).

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שִׁלֵּשׁ

noun • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

A descendant in the third generation, i.e. a grandchild (only plur. שִׁלְּשִׁים attested in this sense).

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שִׁלֵּשׁ

noun proper masculine • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

(From שֶׁלֶשׁ; might, heroism) Proper name of a man.

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שֶׁלֶשׁ

unknown • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

Three; times, threefold, i. e. often; sometimes of three kinds (Law, Prophets, Hagiographa).

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שַׁלֵּשׁ

adverb • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

for the third time; on the third day (used adverbially).

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שָׁלַשׁ

verb intransitive • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

(not used) intrans. to be stout, firm, strong, of warriors and heroes.

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שָׁלֹשׁ

numeral cardinal • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

num. card. feminine (שְׁלֹשׁ, constr. שְׁלֹשֶׁת) and masculine (שְׁלֹשָׁה, constr. שְׁלֹשֶׁת).

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שָׁלֹשׁ

numeral • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

three (feminine form); sometimes prefixed to nouns (e.g., three years), sometimes put after nouns like adjectives; also stands for a neuter (three things, three days).

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שֶׁלֶשׁ

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

(plur. שְׁלָשִׁים) see שָׁלֵשׁ.

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Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁלוֹשׁ

numeral • Root שלש • Page 676

three, see שָׁלֹשׁ

שָׁלוֹשׁ

adjective / numeral • Page 682

Three. (Variant of שָׁלֹשׁ).

שָׁלַשׁ

pi. denom. • Root שלוש • Page 683

1. to divide into three parts. Deut. 19:3. 2. to repeat the third time. 1 K. 18:34. 3. to do on the third day. 1 Sam. 20:19. Also in Pu.: 1. to be triple, three-fold. Ecc. 4:12. 2. to be three years old. Gen. 15:9.

שָׁלֹשׁ

adjective / numeral • Page 682

Three. Ex. 21: 11. Josh. 21: 32.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: τρεῖσ τρία τριῶν τριακόσιοι τρισὶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7969:

τρεῖσ 169× (33.3%)

τρία 45× (9.1%)

τριῶν 34× (6.6%)

τριακόσιοι 22× (4.6%)

τρισὶν 17× (3.0%)

εἴκοσι 13× (2.5%)

τρισχίλιοι 11× (2.1%)

'' 10× (1.8%)

τριάκοντα 10× (2.0%)

τριακοσίουσ 10× (2.1%)

אלפים אֲלָפים

thousands

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אלף

ʼeleph

Definition

hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

Root

prop, the same as H504 (אלף);

Exhaustive

prop, the same as אלף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H505

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Fürst Lexicon

אֶלֶף

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 143

Oxen, heifers, cattle for the yoke; tame house-animals; the name of the first letter of the alphabet.

אֶלֶף

numeral / noun masculine • Root אלף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 144

As a numeral, a thousand; properly the union of many individuals, a mass; then fixed to a definite number.

אֶלֶף

noun masculine • Root אלף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 144

Properly a union of family members, therefore association of the members of a family or tribe, larger communities into which every race was divided; a smaller division of a tribe or race.

אֶלֶף

noun proper • Root אלף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 144

A city in Benjamin's territory (Josh. 18, 28).

אֶלֶף

unknown • Strongs_Numbers • Page 145

see אַלּוּף

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶלֶף

masc. epicene / dec. vi. b. • Root אלף • Page 54

I. ox, animal of the ox kind. Deut. 7: 13. 28: 4. Ps. 8: 8. Perhaps denoting literally tame cattle.

אֶלֶף

m. prim. dec. vi. b. • Page 54

II. 1. thousand. Dual אַלְפַּיִם. Plur. אֲלָפִים. 2. family, subdivision of a tribe, originally of a thousand, i. q. מִשְׁפָּחָה. Judg. 6: 15. 1 Sam. 10: 19. 23: 23.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0505:

No stats available

יכילס יָכִיל׃ס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כול

kûwl

Definition

properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses); (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3557

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Fürst Lexicon

כּוּל

verb • Root כול • Strongs / High • Page 682

tr. 1. to keep or hold together. 2. to measure, to measure off, to weigh. The primary meaning is considered to be 'to contain' or 'hold in'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כּוּל

verb • Page 311

To measure (in Kal only). In Pilp. כִּלְכֵּל: 1. to hold in itself, comprehend, contain; 2. to support or sustain with means of living; 3. to hold out, endure; 4. to hold up, defend. In Hiph. הֵכִיל: 1. to contain; 2. to hold out.

Verb Hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀρκέσουσίν διαθρέψω διέθρεψεν διατρέφειν αὐτοὺσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3557:

ἀρκέσουσίν 2× (5.4%)

διαθρέψω 2× (5.0%)

διέθρεψεν 2× (5.0%)

διατρέφειν 2× (5.0%)

αὐτοὺσ 2× (4.2%)

ὑπενεγκεῖν 2× (4.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And its thickness a hand breadth, and its lip according to the work of the lip of a cup, a lily flower holding; it will contain three thousand baths.

LITV Translation:
And its thickness was a handbreadth, and its lip like the work of the lip of a cup, like a lily blossom. It received and held three thousand baths.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim as the brim of a cup, graven with flowers of lilies, holding three thousand measures: and he finished it.