2 Samuel 22:36

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ותתן וַתִּתֶּן־

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

נתן

nâthan

Definition

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5414

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָתַן

verb • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 755

to give, bestow

נָתַן

verb • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 999

A verb with a wide range of meanings, primarily: 1. to give, to hand over, to deliver, to deal out, to perform, to permit, to sell. 2. to set, to place, to lay, to erect, to appoint, to establish. It is used in numerous idiomatic phrases such as 'to give up to one's care' (נָתַן עַל־יַד), 'to bear or bring fruit' (נָתַן פְּרִי), 'to flee' (נָתַן עֹרֶף), 'to give favour' (נָתַן חֵן), 'to stretch forth the hand' (נָתַן יָד), 'to deliver into one's power' (נָתַן בְּיַד), and 'to give up to the sword' (נָתַן לְחֶרֶב).

נָתַן

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1000

To give, put, set, lay upon, impute guilt, apply the mind, make, or treat as. In Niphal: to be given, delivered, published, set, take place, or become. In Hophal: to be given, put, poured, or suspended.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָתַן

verb • Page 463

1. To give (Prov. 13:10, Josh. 15:19). Phrases: מִי יִתֵּן 'who will give?' used as an expression of a wish (Ps. 55:7, Ex. 16:3, Deut. 28:67). 2. To lay, set, place (Gen. 1:17, 9:13, Ps. 119:110, Ezek. 26:8). 3. To make or do (Ex. 7:9, Gen. 17:4, Jer. 1:5, Is. 41:2). 4. To permit, allow, grant (Gen. 20:6, Ex. 3:19, Judg. 1:34, 15:1, 1 Sam. 18:2, Job 9:18, 2 Chr. 20:10). 5. To give forth, yield, or utter; e.g., a smell or sound (Cant. 1:12, Job 1:22, Ps. 81:3). 6. To hold or regard (1 K. 10:27, Gen. 42:30, 1 Sam. 1:16). Includes Niph. and Hoph. (to be given, placed, or made).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect second person masculine singular

LXX: ἔδωκεν δώσω δοῦναι δώσει ἔδωκαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5414:

ἔδωκεν 299× (14.0%)

δώσω 178× (8.2%)

δοῦναι 93× (4.4%)

δώσει 88× (4.2%)

ἔδωκαν 77× (3.6%)

ἔδωκα 70× (3.3%)

δέδωκα 57× (2.9%)

'' 51× (2.2%)

δώσεισ 51× (2.4%)

παρέδωκεν 46× (2.1%)

לי לי

to myself

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

ני

Definition

me, personal pronoun - verb/prep. suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9030

Preposition -For/Into Art, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

מגן מָגֵן

a shield

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מגן

mâgên

Definition

a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile

Root

also (in plural) feminine מגנה; from H1598 (גנן);

Exhaustive

also (in plural) feminine מגנה; from גנן; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile; [idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4043

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָגֵן

noun masculine • Root גנן • Strongs / High • Page 808

What protects or screens round about. 1. a shield, a part of armour. 2. the arched scales of the crocodile. 3. Figuratively, a protector.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָגֵן

noun masculine • Root גנן • Page 354

a shield (Judg. 5:8, 1 K. 10:16, 17); used metaphorically for God (Gen. 15:1, Ps. 3:4) or princes/protectors of the land (Ps. 47:10).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ὑπερασπιστήσ ὅπλα θυρεοὺσ ὑπερασπιστὴσ ὑπερασπιεῖ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4043:

ὑπερασπιστήσ 7× (11.8%)

ὅπλα 5× (8.8%)

θυρεοὺσ 4× (6.3%)

ὑπερασπιστὴσ 4× (6.0%)

ὑπερασπιεῖ 2× (3.5%)

ἀσπίδασ 2× (3.5%)

θυρεὸσ 2× (3.5%)

ὑπερασπισμὸν 2× (3.5%)

πελτασταὶ 2× (3.3%)

ὅπλον 2× (3.3%)

ישעך יִשְׁעֶךָ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישע

yeshaʻ

Definition

liberty, deliverance, prosperity

Root

or ישע; from H3467 (ישע);

Exhaustive

or ישע; from ישע; liberty, deliverance, prosperity; safety, salvation, saving.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3468

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

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יֶשַׁע

noun / masculine • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 660

Freedom; bringer of salvation; blessing (of fruitfulness), prosperity, salvation.

יֶשַׁע

noun / masculine • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 660

Helper.

יֶשַׁע

noun masculine • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 1462

Deliverance, good fortune, only in the proper name יֵשׁוּעַ.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: σωτηρίασ σωτηρίαν σωτήρ σωτήριόν σωτὴρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3468:

σωτηρίασ 9× (26.1%)

σωτηρίαν 3× (8.5%)

σωτήρ 3× (8.1%)

σωτήριόν 3× (7.6%)

σωτὴρ 3× (7.1%)

σωτηρίου 2× (5.8%)

σωτηρία 2× (5.8%)

σωτῆρί 2× (5.4%)

σωτήριον 2× (5.4%)

וענתך וַעֲנֹתְךָ

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

ענוה

ʻănâvâh

Definition

condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)

Root

from H6035 (ענו);

Exhaustive

from ענו; condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency); gentleness, humility, meekness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6038

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

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Fürst Lexicon

עֲנָוָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1112

1. humility, modesty (from עָנָה II.); 2. hearing, granting, help, perhaps mildness, clemency (from עָנָה I.).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲנָוָה

noun feminine • Root ענה • Page 517

1. humility (Prov. 15:33, 18:12). 2. mildness, goodness, spoken of God (Ps. 18:36). Strictly the fem. of עָנָו.

Conjunction, Verb Qal infinitive construct common, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6038:

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תרבני תַּרְבֵּנִי׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רבה

râbâh

Definition

to increase (in whatever respect)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רבב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7235

ני

Definition

me, personal pronoun - verb/prep. suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9030

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָבָה

verb • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

I. To be long, of a way; to be abundant; to grow up, to become large/great; to be mighty.

רָבָה

verb • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

I. To practise usury; to increase, to multiply, to be numerous.

רָבָה

verb • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

II. To cast, to hurl. (Only used in participle form, may mean archer).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הִרְבָּה

hiph. v. • Root רבה • Page 605

1. To make numerous, to increase (Gen. 3:16, Prov. 22:16, Hos. 10:1). 2. To make great, enlarge (1 Chr. 4:10, Job 34:37). 3. To have much or many (1 Chr. 7:4, Lev. 11:42). 4. To give much (Ex. 30:15). 5. Forms a periphrasis for the adv. much (1 Sam. 1:12, Ex. 36:5, Ps. 78:38). Infin. absol. הַרְבֵּה used as an adv. much (Ecc. 5:11).

רָבָה

verb • Root רבה • Page 605

1. To be or become many or numerous, to increase (Gen. 1:22, 28, 9:1, 7, Ex. 1:20). 2. To be great (Gen. 43:34, Job 33:12), to become great, to grow (Deut. 30:16, Gen. 21:20).

Verb Hiphil imperfect second person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: πληθυνῶ ἐπλήθυνεν πολλὰ ἐπλήθυνασ πληθυνεῖ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7235a:

πληθυνῶ 16× (6.1%)

ἐπλήθυνεν 13× (5.5%)

πολλὰ 13× (5.6%)

ἐπλήθυνασ 8× (3.2%)

πληθυνεῖ 7× (2.8%)

πληθύνεσθε 7× (2.6%)

πολλά 7× (3.0%)

πολὺ 6× (2.3%)

πληθύνων 6× (2.4%)

ἐπληθύνθησαν 6× (2.4%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And thou wilt give to me the shield of thy salvation, and thine answer will multiply me.

LITV Translation:
And You have given to me the shield of Your salvation; and Your condescension has made me great.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And thou hast given me the shield of my salvation, And thy propitious dealing has increased me,