2 Samuel 20:18

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ותאמר וַתֹּאמֶר

and she is saying

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

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person feminine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

לאמר לֵאמר

to say

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

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

דבר דַּבֵּר

has aligned/alignment

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דבר

dâbar

Definition

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1696

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דִּבֶּר

verb / piel stem • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 350

To speak, in the widest usage; to speak what is spoken. It has many nuances depending on the preposition used, such as to reveal, promise, command, threaten, declare, or speak against/on behalf of someone.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֶּ֫בֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

Snatching away, hence destruction, ruin, pestilence.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֶּ֫בֶר

m. / noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

An unused word for pasture, hence the proper name לֹא דְּבַר or לוֹ דְּבַר (Lo-debar), a place name.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֶּבֶר

noun • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

Pestilence, plague. Derived from the figurative sense of דָּבַר II (to destroy).

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 350

To range, to put together in a row, to set in order, to bind together, especially words, i.e. to speak. (This form, Kal, appears only in the participle).

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A verb root with multiple senses. I. to speak (expressed in derived conjugations). Pi'el (דִּבֶּר): to speak. Puhal (דֻּבַּר): to be promised, to be wooed. Hithpa'el (הִדַּבֵּר): to talk with one another.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A verb root with multiple senses. II. (Kal not used) to drive, to lead, to guide. Figuratively: to snatch away, destroy. Pi'el (דִּבֵּר): to snatch away, to destroy. Hif'il (הִדְבִּיר): to drive, lead, subjugate.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A verb root with multiple senses. III. (not used) to be behind, to follow, to pursue.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A verb root with multiple senses. IV. (not used) transposed from דבק, meaning to stick, to pierce.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבָר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A word, a saying, a speech, a matter, a thing. Derived from דָּבַר I (to speak).

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבָר

noun • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 352

A word; speech, discourse, saying, oracle; command, precept, law, regulation; an inquiry, account, answer; utterance of God, revelation, oracle; decree, plan, proposal; report, news; a thing, matter, object of discourse; occurrence, action, history, affairs; relation, reference, way; cause, suit at law, ground.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֹּ֫בֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר , דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

1. pasture. 2. back, turning of the back, progress.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֹּבֶר

noun • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

Pasture. Derived from דָּבַר II (to lead, to guide).

Matched via consonantal key only

דְּבֵר

proper name • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

A reference to the proper name דְּבִיר (Debir).

Matched via consonantal key only

דַּבָּר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

The speaker, i.e. the spirit of God which speaks out of the prophets.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּבַר

verb • Page 154

To speak; used in various idioms: 3. to speak with one's self or meditate (Gen. 24:45). 4. to speak or promise good concerning any one (Num. 10:29). 5. to speak kindly with any one (2 K. 25:28). 6. to speak kindly or peaceably (Ps. 28:3). 7. to pass sentence against (2 K. 25:6). Sense 2: to destroy (2 Chr. 22:10), derived from 'to drive away'. Includes Niph. (to speak together, Mal. 3:16), Hiph. (to subdue, Ps. 18:48), and Hithpa. (2 Sam. 14:13).

דֶּבֶר

m. plur. דְּבָרִים • Root דבר • Page 155

Pestilence. (Ex. 9:3, Lev. 26:25, Deut. 28:21, Hos. 13:14). Ideas of death and pestilence are often expressed by the same word.

דֹּבֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Page 155

A fold, pasture. (Mic. 2:12, Is. 5:17). Comparable to Syriac and Arabic terms for a field.

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Page 153

1. Probably as its primary signification, to lead, to drive. Hence the derivatives דָּבָר, דִּבְרָה, מִדְבָּר. 2. To put in order, to arrange, connect; and hence to connect words, to speak. In Kal found in the participle דֹּבֵר and the infinitive דַּבֵּר (Ps. 51:6). Much more common in Pi. דִּבֶּר (fut. יְדַבֵּר) meaning to speak, loquor (different from אָמַר to say). Covers various grammatical constructions including speaking to (preceded by אֶל, לְ, or עִם), speaking of (preceded by אֶת or עַל), and speaking against (preceded by בְּ or אֶל). Also used to mean 'to promise' (Deut. 19:8).

Verb Piel infinitive construct common

LXX: ἐλάλησεν λάλησον ἐλάλησα λαλήσω εἶπεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1696:

ἐλάλησεν 344× (29.7%)

λάλησον 62× (5.7%)

ἐλάλησα 51× (4.6%)

λαλήσω 44× (3.9%)

εἶπεν 44× (3.8%)

λαλῆσαι 42× (3.6%)

ἐλάλησασ 38× (3.4%)

ἐλάλησαν 38× (3.3%)

'' 27× (2.1%)

λαλῶν 26× (2.3%)

ידברו יְדַבְּרוּ

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דבר

dâbar

Definition

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1696

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דִּבֶּר

verb / piel stem • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 350

To speak, in the widest usage; to speak what is spoken. It has many nuances depending on the preposition used, such as to reveal, promise, command, threaten, declare, or speak against/on behalf of someone.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֶּ֫בֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

Snatching away, hence destruction, ruin, pestilence.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֶּ֫בֶר

m. / noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

An unused word for pasture, hence the proper name לֹא דְּבַר or לוֹ דְּבַר (Lo-debar), a place name.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֶּבֶר

noun • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

Pestilence, plague. Derived from the figurative sense of דָּבַר II (to destroy).

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 350

To range, to put together in a row, to set in order, to bind together, especially words, i.e. to speak. (This form, Kal, appears only in the participle).

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A verb root with multiple senses. I. to speak (expressed in derived conjugations). Pi'el (דִּבֶּר): to speak. Puhal (דֻּבַּר): to be promised, to be wooed. Hithpa'el (הִדַּבֵּר): to talk with one another.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A verb root with multiple senses. II. (Kal not used) to drive, to lead, to guide. Figuratively: to snatch away, destroy. Pi'el (דִּבֵּר): to snatch away, to destroy. Hif'il (הִדְבִּיר): to drive, lead, subjugate.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A verb root with multiple senses. III. (not used) to be behind, to follow, to pursue.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A verb root with multiple senses. IV. (not used) transposed from דבק, meaning to stick, to pierce.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבָר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

A word, a saying, a speech, a matter, a thing. Derived from דָּבַר I (to speak).

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּבָר

noun • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 352

A word; speech, discourse, saying, oracle; command, precept, law, regulation; an inquiry, account, answer; utterance of God, revelation, oracle; decree, plan, proposal; report, news; a thing, matter, object of discourse; occurrence, action, history, affairs; relation, reference, way; cause, suit at law, ground.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֹּ֫בֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר , דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

1. pasture. 2. back, turning of the back, progress.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֹּבֶר

noun • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 351

Pasture. Derived from דָּבַר II (to lead, to guide).

Matched via consonantal key only

דְּבֵר

proper name • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

A reference to the proper name דְּבִיר (Debir).

Matched via consonantal key only

דַּבָּר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 353

The speaker, i.e. the spirit of God which speaks out of the prophets.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּבַר

verb • Page 154

To speak; used in various idioms: 3. to speak with one's self or meditate (Gen. 24:45). 4. to speak or promise good concerning any one (Num. 10:29). 5. to speak kindly with any one (2 K. 25:28). 6. to speak kindly or peaceably (Ps. 28:3). 7. to pass sentence against (2 K. 25:6). Sense 2: to destroy (2 Chr. 22:10), derived from 'to drive away'. Includes Niph. (to speak together, Mal. 3:16), Hiph. (to subdue, Ps. 18:48), and Hithpa. (2 Sam. 14:13).

דֶּבֶר

m. plur. דְּבָרִים • Root דבר • Page 155

Pestilence. (Ex. 9:3, Lev. 26:25, Deut. 28:21, Hos. 13:14). Ideas of death and pestilence are often expressed by the same word.

דֹּבֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Page 155

A fold, pasture. (Mic. 2:12, Is. 5:17). Comparable to Syriac and Arabic terms for a field.

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Page 153

1. Probably as its primary signification, to lead, to drive. Hence the derivatives דָּבָר, דִּבְרָה, מִדְבָּר. 2. To put in order, to arrange, connect; and hence to connect words, to speak. In Kal found in the participle דֹּבֵר and the infinitive דַּבֵּר (Ps. 51:6). Much more common in Pi. דִּבֶּר (fut. יְדַבֵּר) meaning to speak, loquor (different from אָמַר to say). Covers various grammatical constructions including speaking to (preceded by אֶל, לְ, or עִם), speaking of (preceded by אֶת or עַל), and speaking against (preceded by בְּ or אֶל). Also used to mean 'to promise' (Deut. 19:8).

Verb Piel imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἐλάλησεν λάλησον ἐλάλησα λαλήσω εἶπεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1696:

ἐλάλησεν 344× (29.7%)

λάλησον 62× (5.7%)

ἐλάλησα 51× (4.6%)

λαλήσω 44× (3.9%)

εἶπεν 44× (3.8%)

λαλῆσαι 42× (3.6%)

ἐλάλησασ 38× (3.4%)

ἐλάλησαν 38× (3.3%)

'' 27× (2.1%)

λαλῶν 26× (2.3%)

בראשנה בָרִאשֹׁנָה

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

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).

Preposition -Within Art, 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%)

לאמר לֵאמֹר

to say

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

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

שאל שָׁאֹל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שאל

shâʼal

Definition

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

Root

or שאל; a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or שאל; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand; ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7592

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁאַל

verb • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1366

Intransitive/Transitive: 1. properly, to penetrate; 2. to press upon one (with words), to ask pressingly, to urge, inquire, consult, demand, beg, or desire.

שָׁאַל

verb • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1367

1. To ask (with ל of person and ב of a thing), also = to greet. 2. To ask for, to require, to demand urgently. 3. Metaphor. to ask a loan, to borrow. 4. (Not used) To go down deep, to sink, of a fissure, ravine.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁאַל

verb • Page 648

1. To ask, demand, require, seek (Job 31:30, Jon. 4:8, 1 K. 19:4, Ps. 2:8, 1 Sam. 8:10). 2. To ask, beg, request (Ps. 21:5, Deut. 18:16). 3. To inquire of, interrogate (Gen. 24:47, Job 40:7, Josh. 9:14, Is. 30:2). 4. To consult as an oracle (Judg. 1:1, 18:5, 1 Sam. 22:10, Ezek. 21:26). 5. To inquire after health (Gen. 43:27, 1 Sam. 10:4, Ex. 18:7). 6. To borrow (Ex. 3:22, 11:2, 1 Sam. 1:28, 2 K. 6:5). 7. To beg alms (Prov. 20:4). Also in Niph. (ask for one's self), Pi. (ask, inquire), and Hiph. (to lend).

Verb Qal infinitive absolute

LXX: ἐπηρώτησεν ᾐτήσω ᾐτήσατο ἠρώτησεν ἐπηρώτησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7592:

ἐπηρώτησεν 13× (6.4%)

ᾐτήσω 10× (5.5%)

ᾐτήσατο 7× (3.7%)

ἠρώτησεν 7× (3.6%)

ἐπηρώτησαν 7× (3.7%)

ἐρωτήσατε 6× (3.2%)

αἴτησαι 6× (3.3%)

ἐρωτήσω 5× (2.6%)

ἐπερώτησον 5× (2.8%)

αἰτοῦμαι 4× (2.2%)

ישאלו יְשָׁאֲלוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שאל

shâʼal

Definition

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

Root

or שאל; a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or שאל; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand; ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7592

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁאַל

verb • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1366

Intransitive/Transitive: 1. properly, to penetrate; 2. to press upon one (with words), to ask pressingly, to urge, inquire, consult, demand, beg, or desire.

שָׁאַל

verb • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1367

1. To ask (with ל of person and ב of a thing), also = to greet. 2. To ask for, to require, to demand urgently. 3. Metaphor. to ask a loan, to borrow. 4. (Not used) To go down deep, to sink, of a fissure, ravine.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁאַל

verb • Page 648

1. To ask, demand, require, seek (Job 31:30, Jon. 4:8, 1 K. 19:4, Ps. 2:8, 1 Sam. 8:10). 2. To ask, beg, request (Ps. 21:5, Deut. 18:16). 3. To inquire of, interrogate (Gen. 24:47, Job 40:7, Josh. 9:14, Is. 30:2). 4. To consult as an oracle (Judg. 1:1, 18:5, 1 Sam. 22:10, Ezek. 21:26). 5. To inquire after health (Gen. 43:27, 1 Sam. 10:4, Ex. 18:7). 6. To borrow (Ex. 3:22, 11:2, 1 Sam. 1:28, 2 K. 6:5). 7. To beg alms (Prov. 20:4). Also in Niph. (ask for one's self), Pi. (ask, inquire), and Hiph. (to lend).

Verb Piel imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἐπηρώτησεν ᾐτήσω ᾐτήσατο ἠρώτησεν ἐπηρώτησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7592:

ἐπηρώτησεν 13× (6.4%)

ᾐτήσω 10× (5.5%)

ᾐτήσατο 7× (3.7%)

ἠρώτησεν 7× (3.6%)

ἐπηρώτησαν 7× (3.7%)

ἐρωτήσατε 6× (3.2%)

αἴτησαι 6× (3.3%)

ἐρωτήσω 5× (2.6%)

ἐπερώτησον 5× (2.8%)

αἰτοῦμαι 4× (2.2%)

באבל בְּאָבֵל

in the hand

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

אבל

ʼÂbêl

Definition

Abel, the name of two places in Palestine.

Root

from H58 (אבל); a meadow;

Exhaustive

from אבל; a meadow; Abel, the name of two places in Palestine.; Abel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H59

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָבֵל

adjective • Root בל • Strongs_Numbers • Page 53

belonging to Abel

אָבֵל

verb • Root בל • Strongs_Numbers • Page 53

(unused) intr. to shoot forth, to grow, to spring forth fresh

אָבֵל

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 53

f. a fresh, grassy place, meadow

אָבֵל

adjective • Strongs_Numbers • Page 54

Mourning, troubled, bowed down; of inanimate things: desert, waste, destroyed.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָבֶל

m. verbal • Root אבל • Page 21

mourning, lamentation. Especially for a person deceased. Refs: Est. 4:3; 9:22; Gen. 27:41; Am. 8:10; Jer. 6:26; Gen. 50:10; Mic. 1:8.

אָבֵל

verb • Root אבל • Page 21

mourning, gloomy, desolate. Found in Gen. 37:35, Lam. 1:4, Ps. 35:14, Is. 61:3.

אָבֵל

noun feminine • Page 21

fresh grass, a bundle of grass; a grassy plain (1 Sam. 6:18); proper name of a city in the north of Palestine (2 Sam. 20:18).

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0059:

No stats available

וכן וְכֵן

and thus

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

כן

kên

Definition

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

Root

from H3559 (כון);

Exhaustive

from כון; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3651

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֵּן

adverb • Strongs / High • Page 681

Same as כֹּה, is only met with in the compound אֵי־כֵן (which see), 2 KINGS 6, 13 K‘ri.

כֵּן

noun / adjective / particle • Root כון • Strongs / High • Page 683

A word derived from the root כּוּן, used as a noun, adjective, and particle.

כֵּן

masculine noun / substantive / adverb / particle • Root כון • Strongs / High • Page 708

Properly, standing upright, standing firm. Figuratively: upright, honest. As a substantive or adverb: right, honestly. Also a particle of comparing and confirming: so, thus, just so; of such a nature, of such kind; so much, in such number; referring to time: so long, immediately, forthwith; with confirmation power: certainly, surely, yea; limiting: however, but, yet.

כֵּן

coll. f. • Root כנן • Strongs / High • Page 711

A collective feminine noun, same as כִּנִּים (lice, gnats). The text discusses the proper vocalization based on its defective spelling.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֵּן

noun • Root כון • Page 320

II. 1. a place. Gen. 40: 13, 41: 13, Dan. 11: 20, 21, 38. 2. a frame, stand, basis. Is. 33: 23, Ex. 30: 18, 28, Lev. 8: 11, 1 K. 7: 31.

כֵּן

unknown • Page 320

III. Is. 51: 6. prob. the sing. of כִּנִּים (q.v.). Others render it 'just so, in like manner'.

כֵּן

participle / adv. • Root כון • Page 319

1. Strictly a participle from כּוּן. Metaphorically: upright, honest, sincere (Gen. 42:11, 19, 31). As an adverb: right, rightly, recte (Num. 27:7, 36:5). 2. As an adverb: (1.) thus, so (Gen. 29:26, Josh. 2:21). (2.) then, therefore (Ps. 48:6).

Conjunction, Adverb

LXX: οὕτωσ τοῦτο ταῦτα --- ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3651c:

οὕτωσ 299× (40.5%)

τοῦτο 278× (32.8%)

ταῦτα 44× (5.0%)

--- 29× (4.0%)

'' 19× (2.2%)

τούτου 15× (1.8%)

ἕνεκεν 11× (1.5%)

οὕτω 8× (1.1%)

ὡσαύτωσ 8× (1.1%)

εἵνεκεν 6× (0.8%)

התמו הֵתַמּוּ׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תמם

tâmam

Definition

to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive; accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8552

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תַּם

aram. adv. (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1516

Aramaic adverb, same as Hebrew שָׁם, with -ָה appended (תַּמָּה) = Hebrew שָׁמָּה, there.

Matched via consonantal key only

תָּם

adjective • Root תמם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1516

whole, complete, ready, perfect; hence pious, as a subst. a pious man; innocent; quiet, placid, mild; my pure, innocent one (a flattering address to a maiden, or a beloved one).

Matched via consonantal key only

תֹּם

noun masculine • Root תמם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1516

wholeness, entireness; completeness, soundness, welfare; simplicity, innocence, blamelessness.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תָּמַם

verb • Root תמם • Page 719

1. to be finished, completed (1 K. 6:22, Deut. 31:24); 2. transitive: to complete, finish (Ps. 64:7, Josh. 5:8); 3. to be ended, to be past, spoken particularly of time (Gen. 47:18, Ps. 102:28, Ezek. 47:12); 4. to be complete or in full number (1 Sam. 16:11, Num. 17:13); 5. to be consumed, i.q. כָּלָה (Gen. 47:15, Jer. 36:23); 6. to be destroyed, to perish (Num. 32:13, Deut. 2:15); 7. to be innocent, blameless (Ps. 19:14). Niph. to be destroyed, annihilated (Num. 14:35, Ps. 104:35). Hiph. (הֵתַם) 1. intransitive: to be complete (Dan. 8:23); 2. transitive: to complete, execute, finish (2 Sam. 20:18); 3. to end, leave off, cease (Is. 33:1); 4. to cause to cease (Ezek. 22:15); 5. to count up (2 K. 22:4).

Verb Hiphil perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἐξέλιπον τέλοσ συνετέλεσεν '' ἐξέλιπεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H8552:

ἐξέλιπον 5× (6.9%)

τέλοσ 5× (6.7%)

συνετέλεσεν 4× (6.3%)

'' 4× (5.4%)

ἐξέλιπεν 3× (4.5%)

ἐκλείψουσιν 3× (4.5%)

ἐκλίπωσιν 2× (3.2%)

ἐκλίπῃ 2× (2.9%)

διέπεσαν 2× (2.9%)

ἐπαύσατο 2× (2.9%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And she will say, saying, They will speak the word in the beginning, saying, They will ask an asking in Abel: and thus they finished.

LITV Translation:
And she spoke, saying, They spoke often in days gone by, saying, Surely they will ask at Abel, and so they ended all dispute .

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.