2 Samuel 20:25

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ושיא וְשֵׁיָא

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

שיא

Shᵉyâʼ

Definition

Sheja, an Israelite

Root

for H7724 (שוא);

Exhaustive

for שוא; Sheja, an Israelite; Sheva (from the margin).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7864

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הִדְשִׁיא

hifil verb • Root דשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 381

To cause to sprout, to bring forth.

הִשִּׁיא

verb hifil • Root נשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 994

to spread out, to stretch out, figuratively to widen, with עַל of the person.

הִשִּׂיא

verb • Root נשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 993

Hiphil stem: to cause to bear, sin; to cause to atone for; to put on, to apply to.

הִשִּׁיא

verb • Root נשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 993

Hiphil stem: to press upon one, to vex one, of enemies.

יַעֲשִׂיאֵל

noun proper • Root עשה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 629

El is a creating one. A proper name of one of David's heroes.

מִגְדַּל שַׁיָּא

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 806

An appellation of a place appearing in the Talmud and Midrashim.

נָשִׂיא

noun masculine • Root נשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 995

1. an exalted, distinguished one, hence a prince, applied to kings, heads or princes of tribes, heads of families, generals. 2. one bearing, a bearer. 3. (only pl.) ascending vapour, a cloud.

שִׁיאוֹן

noun proper • Root שוא שאה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1414

(from שׁוּא III. or שָׁאָה III.; heap of ruins) n. p. of a city in Issachar.

שִׂיאֹן

noun proper • Root שוא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1414

(the projecting) n. p. of the summit chain of Hermon.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H7864:

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ספר סֹפֵר

a book

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ספר

çâphar

Definition

properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate; commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5608

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סָפַר

verb • Root ספר • Strongs / High • Page 1032

I. Properly: to cut into, to pierce, to grave, to scratch in, to mark. Hence metaphorically: 1. To write (to scratch into a tablet, to grave in it), cognate in sense with כָּתַב.

סָפַר

verb • Root ספר • Strongs / High • Page 1033

I. 1. Properly, to make incisions or marks, hence to number (a splitting/dividing of parts). Figuratively, to observe very exactly, to have an oversight of, to watch, or to look closely. 2. To fix the limits of, to set bounds, to appoint, or determine. 3. (Not used) To relate, properly, to say in words. Also (via derivatives/parallels): To cut off, scrape, shave, hence, to write.

סָפַר

verb • Root ספר • Strongs / High • Page 1033

II. (Not used) Intransitive: to shine, to glitter, to lighten.

סָפַר

noun / proper name • Root ספר • Strongs / High • Page 1034

1. Same as מִסְפָּר, a numbering or census. 2. N. p. of a city in the south-west corner of Arabia, Saphara.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סָפַר

verb • Page 481

1. To count, number (Gen. 15:5; Lev. 15:13, 28). 2. To write, enumerate, relate, tell. The participle סֹפֵר refers to a writer, scribe, secretary of state, or military inspector general (Ps. 45:2; 2 K. 12:11; Ezra 7:6; Jer. 37:15). Includes Niph. (to be numbered), Pi. (to relate, tell, praise), and Pu. (to be related).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: γραμματεὺσ διηγήσατο γραμματέωσ γραμματέα διηγήσαντο

LXX Usage Statistics

H5608b:

γραμματεὺσ 19× (10.6%)

διηγήσατο 9× (4.9%)

γραμματέωσ 9× (5.1%)

γραμματέα 8× (4.3%)

διηγήσαντο 6× (3.6%)

γραμματεῖ 5× (2.8%)

διηγήσομαι 5× (3.1%)

'' 4× (2.2%)

γραμματεῖσ 4× (2.4%)

--- 3× (1.9%)

וצדוק וְצָדוֹק

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

צדוק

Tsâdôwq

Definition

Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites

Root

from H6663 (צדק); just;

Exhaustive

from צדק; just; Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites; Zadok.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6659

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צִדּוּק

proper noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1215

(just, viz. El or Jah is). Proper Noun of a high priest.

Matched via consonantal key only

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαδωκ σαδδουκ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6659:

σαδωκ 41× (76.6%)

σαδδουκ 10× (19.6%)

ואביתר וְאֶבְיָתָר

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

אביתר

ʼEbyâthâr

Definition

Ebjathar, an Israelite

Root

contracted from H1 (אב) and H3498 (יתר); father of abundance (i.e. liberal);

Exhaustive

contracted from אב and יתר; father of abundance (i.e. liberal); Ebjathar, an Israelite; Abiathar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H54

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲבִיָתָר

noun proper masculine • Root יתר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 52

'Ab is distinguished, noble; contracted from אֲבִי־יֶתֶר. 1 Sam. 22, 20.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0054:

No stats available

כהנים כֹּהֲנִים׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כהן

kôhên

Definition

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Root

active participle of H3547 (כהן);

Exhaustive

active participle of כהן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3548

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּהֵן

noun / masculine • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 679

1. a servant (in a higher dignity), a minister, a counsellor performing service. 2. a priest.

כֹּהֵן

noun • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 680

1. An officer, a house-officer, counsellor. 2. A servant of God, who had charge of the sacrificial worship; a priest. This can refer to a priest of Aaron's line or a heathen priest.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἱερεὺσ ἱερεῖσ ἱερέα ἱερέωσ ἱερέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H3548:

ἱερεὺσ 211× (28.0%)

ἱερεῖσ 192× (24.9%)

ἱερέα 71× (9.5%)

ἱερέωσ 58× (7.9%)

ἱερέων 58× (7.7%)

ἱερεύσ 34× (4.5%)

ἱερεῖ 33× (4.3%)

ἱερεῦσιν 30× (3.7%)

--- 16× (2.5%)

'' 11× (1.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Sheva the scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar the priests. 26And also Ira the Jairite was priest to David.

LITV Translation:
And Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.