2 Samuel 5:11

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וישלח וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח

and he is sending

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

שלח

shâlach

Definition

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7971

Fürst

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שָׁלַח

verb • Root שלח • Strongs / High • Page 1431

To stretch out, spread, extend, pour out, or make spring forth (Kal); to be sent, dismissed, or let go; to be free, unrestrained; to be hunted, scared away, or forsaken.

שָׁלַח

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1432

The little brook flowing southward out of the fountain, referring to Siloah/Shelach, and the pool of Siloah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁלַח

verb • Root שלח • Page 677

To send, stretch out, or set free. Continued from previous page: 2. to send a commission or charge (Prov. 26:6, Gen. 38:25). 3. to commission (2 Sam. 11:22, Is. 55:11). 4. to stretch out or put forth (Is. 58:9, Ps. 110:2, Gen. 3:22, Job 1:11). 5. to set free or let loose (Ps. 50:19).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀπέστειλεν ἐξαπέστειλεν ἐξαποστελῶ ἀπέστειλα ἐξέτεινεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7971:

ἀπέστειλεν 228× (24.0%)

ἐξαπέστειλεν 62× (6.6%)

ἐξαποστελῶ 25× (2.6%)

ἀπέστειλα 23× (2.5%)

ἐξέτεινεν 23× (2.4%)

ἀπέστειλαν 21× (2.1%)

αὐτούσ 19× (1.8%)

ἐξαποστεῖλαι 19× (2.1%)

ἀπέστειλέν 18× (2.1%)

ἀποστελῶ 17× (1.9%)

חירם חִירָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חירם

Chîyrâm

Definition

Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians

Root

or חירוםlemma חירם missing vav, corrected to חירום; another form of H2361 (חורם);

Exhaustive

or חירוםlemma חירם missing vav, corrected to חירום; another form of חורם; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians; Hiram, Huram.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2438

חלק

challâq

Definition

smooth

Root

from H2505 (חלק);

Exhaustive

from חלק; smooth; smooth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2511

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חִירָם

proper noun • Root חול • Strongs / High • Page 466

A proper name (Hiram).

חִירָם

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 482

(the same) 1. n. p. of a Tyrian king. 2. of a Tyrian artificer.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: χιραμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2438:

χιραμ 23× (64.1%)

χιραμ 9× (25.3%)

Hiram_§Hiram@2Sa.5.11:

No stats available

מלך מֶלֶךְ־

a king

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מלך

melek

Definition

a king

Root

from H4427 (מלך);

Exhaustive

from מלך; a king; king, royal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4428

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶלֶךְ

masculine noun • Root מלך • Strongs / High • Page 859

A king, ruler; properly an abstract concept of rule or government, but commonly used concretely. It can refer to a king of a land, city, people, or tribe. The term is also applied to Jehovah, idols, and animals distinguished for strength. It can also mean an adviser or counsellor, and is used as a proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶלֶךְ

noun masculine • Page 380

a king. Ezek. 26: 7. 'the king of kings,' a title of the king of Babylon. Spoken frequently of Jehovah, Ps. 5: 3, and of false gods, Am. 5: 26.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: βασιλεὺσ βασιλέωσ βασιλέα βασιλεῖ βασιλεῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4428:

βασιλεὺσ 631× (23.4%)

βασιλέωσ 546× (20.5%)

βασιλέα 419× (15.7%)

βασιλεῖ 196× (7.1%)

βασιλεῖσ 133× (4.9%)

βασιλεύσ 100× (3.5%)

--- 77× (3.2%)

'' 66× (2.3%)

βασιλέων 63× (2.4%)

βασιλεῦσιν 46× (1.6%)

צר צֹר

adversary

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צר

Tsôr

Definition

Tsor, a place in Palestine

Root

or צור; the same as H6864 (צר); a rock;

Exhaustive

or צור; the same as צר; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine; Tyre, Tyrus.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6865

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צֹר

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1225

Tyre (City).

צֹר

noun masculine • Root צרר • Strongs / High • Page 1248

m. 1. Stone, rock. 2. The edge. 3. (Tyre) Proper name of the very old seaport city in Phoenicia.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צֹר

m. 1. • Page 575

1. a rock, i. q. צוּר no. 1. Ezek. 3: 9. 2. a knife. Ex. 4: 25. 3. Tyre, i. q. צוֹר q. v.

Noun proper name

LXX: τύρου σορ τύροσ τύρον τύριοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6865:

τύρου 21× (47.1%)

σορ 9× (19.6%)

τύροσ 6× (13.4%)

τύρον 3× (6.5%)

τύριοσ 2× (4.6%)

מלאכים מַלְאָכִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מלאך

mălʼâk

Definition

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

Root

from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher); ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4397

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מַלְאָךְ

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 853

Properly abstract, execution, service, performance, sending; usually concrete: 1. A messenger, one sent, chiefly human, a herald, a royal messenger. 2. Metaphorically, an angel (ἄγγελος), i.e. a messenger or representative of God; sometimes referring to the Deity Himself; also an interceding angel or angel of destruction; also a prophet or priest.

Matched via consonantal key only

מַלְאָךְ

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 853

The same (Aramaic form, used in Dan. 3, 28; 6, 23).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַלְאָךְ

m. verbal • Root לאך • Page 378

1. a messenger. Job 1:14. 1 Sam. 11:3. 2. particularly a messenger of God; an angel. Gen. 16:7. 21:17. 22:11,15. (2.) a prophet, or a priest. Hag. 1:13. Mal. 2:7. 3:1. Ecc. 5:5. (3.) the Israelitish people. Is. 42:19.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἄγγελοσ ἀγγέλουσ ἄγγελον ἄγγελοι ἀγγέλων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4397:

ἄγγελοσ 77× (34.0%)

ἀγγέλουσ 46× (22.7%)

ἄγγελον 23× (10.1%)

ἄγγελοι 18× (8.1%)

ἀγγέλων 9× (4.0%)

ἀγγέλου 6× (3.0%)

ἀγγέλῳ 6× (2.6%)

--- 5× (2.5%)

ἀγγέλοισ 4× (1.7%)

πρέσβεισ 3× (1.5%)

אל אֶל־

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אל

ʼêl

Definition

near, with or among; often in general, to

Root

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.

Exhaustive

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H413

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אֵל

pronominal stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

אֵל

noun • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

אֵל

abbreviation • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

אֵל

m. verbal / dec. i. a. • Root אול • Page 49

1. strong, mighty (Ezek. 31:11). 2. strength, power (Gen. 31:29; Prov. 3:27). 3. most frequently God, applied both to Jehovah and heathen gods (Is. 44:10).

אֵל

pronoun • Page 49

pronoun plural; i. q. אֵלֶּה [these]. Also appears in the form הָאֵל.

אֵל

chald. • Page 50

Chald. idem. Ezra 5:15 Keri.

Preposition

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0413:

No stats available

דוד דָּוִד֒

David

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דוד

Dâvid

Definition

David, the youngest son of Jesse

Root

rarely (fully); דויד; from the same as H1730 (דוד); loving;

Exhaustive

rarely (fully); דויד; from the same as דוד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1732

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דָּוִד

proper noun • Root דוד • Strongs / High • Page 358

Proper noun of the famous Israelite king, founder of a dynasty (1055-1015 B.C.) and chief composer of the Psalter. Meaning loving, joiner, or beloved.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּוִד

noun masculine • Root , דוד • Page 158

David, son of Jesse, king of Israel. 1 Sam. xvi. ff. 2 Sam. 1 Chr. xii.-xxx. Zion, 1 K. 3:1. The posterity of David, the royal family, Is. 7:2, 13.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: δαυιδ '' --- ὡσ αὐτοῦ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1732:

δαυιδ 966× (90.3%)

'' 45× (3.7%)

--- 28× (2.7%)

ὡσ 9× (0.9%)

αὐτοῦ 2× (0.2%)

ψαλμὸσ 2× (0.2%)

βασιλεὺσ 2× (0.2%)

βασιλεῖ 2× (0.2%)

ועצי וַעֲצֵי

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

עץ

ʻêts

Definition

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

Root

from H6095 (עצה);

Exhaustive

from עצה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6086

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עֵץ

noun masculine • Root עצה • Strongs / High • Page 1118

A stick, so called from its stiffness and firmness; a stake, palus, for fastening criminals; a block, a log, as an idol; wood, as a material.

עֵץ

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1119

The stuff a thing is made of. Metaphor. a tree, with the adjectives (thick, strong, green). Also sticks of wood.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵץ

noun masculine • Page 520

1. A tree. 2. Wood; also a post, gibbet, or gallows (Gen. 40: 19, Deut. 21: 22). Plural 'עֵצִים' denotes logs, billets for burning (Lev. 1: 7), or timber for building (Ex. 25: 10).

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: ξύλα ξύλον ξύλων ξύλου ξύλοισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6086:

ξύλα 90× (25.5%)

ξύλον 61× (17.8%)

ξύλων 37× (10.5%)

ξύλου 35× (10.2%)

ξύλοισ 17× (4.4%)

'' 12× (3.2%)

--- 11× (3.5%)

pἐκ 10× (3.1%)

δένδρον 7× (2.1%)

ῥάβδον 5× (1.5%)

ארזים אֲרָזִים

cedar trees

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארז

ʼerez

Definition

a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

Root

from H729 (ארז);

Exhaustive

from ארז; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots); cedar (tree).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H730

Fürst

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אֶרֶז

noun masculine • Root ארז • Strongs_Numbers • Page 187

cedar, so called from the firmness of its roots, whose tall and beautiful wood was used in temples, palaces, ships... derived from אָרַז.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶז

noun masculine • Root ארוז • Page 71

A cedar-tree (Lev. 14:4, 6, 49). In Chaldaic and Syriac it occurs for several similar trees like the pine. Cedar wainscoting (1 K. 6:18).

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0730:

No stats available

וחרשי וְחָרָשֵׁי

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

חרש

chârâsh

Definition

a fabricator or any material

Root

from H2790 (חרש);

Exhaustive

from חרש; a fabricator or any material; artificer, ([phrase]) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, [phrase] mason, skilful, ([phrase]) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2796

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָרָשׁ

noun / masculine • Root חרש • Strongs / High • Page 537

I. a cutter in wood, metal or stone; one cutting, graving or fabricating. It can refer to a stone-cutter, blacksmith, joiner, locksmith, or architect.

חָרָשׁ

noun / masculine • Strongs / High • Page 537

II. a workman, artificer.

חָרָשׁ

noun / masculine • Strongs / High • Page 537

artificial work; in plural (חֳרָשִׁים), it means skilled in arts or skilful artificers. Can also mean skilled in magic arts.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָרָשׁ

m. const. חָרַשׁ / plur. חָרָשִׁים • Root חרש • Page 252

1. a stonecutter (Ex. 28:11). 2. a workman in stone, wood, or metal; a smith (Ex. 35:35, Deut. 27:15, Is. 44:12).

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: τέκτων τέκτονασ τέκτοσιν τεχνιτῶν οἰκοδόμουσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2796:

τέκτων 7× (17.7%)

τέκτονασ 4× (9.8%)

τέκτοσιν 3× (6.6%)

τεχνιτῶν 2× (5.5%)

οἰκοδόμουσ 2× (4.7%)

τέκτονα 2× (4.7%)

עץ עֵץ

a tree

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עץ

ʻêts

Definition

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

Root

from H6095 (עצה);

Exhaustive

from עצה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6086

Fürst

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עֵץ

noun masculine • Root עצה • Strongs / High • Page 1118

A stick, so called from its stiffness and firmness; a stake, palus, for fastening criminals; a block, a log, as an idol; wood, as a material.

עֵץ

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1119

The stuff a thing is made of. Metaphor. a tree, with the adjectives (thick, strong, green). Also sticks of wood.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵץ

noun masculine • Page 520

1. A tree. 2. Wood; also a post, gibbet, or gallows (Gen. 40: 19, Deut. 21: 22). Plural 'עֵצִים' denotes logs, billets for burning (Lev. 1: 7), or timber for building (Ex. 25: 10).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ξύλα ξύλον ξύλων ξύλου ξύλοισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6086:

ξύλα 90× (25.5%)

ξύλον 61× (17.8%)

ξύλων 37× (10.5%)

ξύλου 35× (10.2%)

ξύλοισ 17× (4.4%)

'' 12× (3.2%)

--- 11× (3.5%)

pἐκ 10× (3.1%)

δένδρον 7× (2.1%)

ῥάβδον 5× (1.5%)

וחרשי וְחָרָשֵׁי

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

חרש

chârâsh

Definition

a fabricator or any material

Root

from H2790 (חרש);

Exhaustive

from חרש; a fabricator or any material; artificer, ([phrase]) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, [phrase] mason, skilful, ([phrase]) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2796

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָרָשׁ

noun / masculine • Root חרש • Strongs / High • Page 537

I. a cutter in wood, metal or stone; one cutting, graving or fabricating. It can refer to a stone-cutter, blacksmith, joiner, locksmith, or architect.

חָרָשׁ

noun / masculine • Strongs / High • Page 537

II. a workman, artificer.

חָרָשׁ

noun / masculine • Strongs / High • Page 537

artificial work; in plural (חֳרָשִׁים), it means skilled in arts or skilful artificers. Can also mean skilled in magic arts.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָרָשׁ

m. const. חָרַשׁ / plur. חָרָשִׁים • Root חרש • Page 252

1. a stonecutter (Ex. 28:11). 2. a workman in stone, wood, or metal; a smith (Ex. 35:35, Deut. 27:15, Is. 44:12).

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: τέκτων τέκτονασ τέκτοσιν τεχνιτῶν οἰκοδόμουσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2796:

τέκτων 7× (17.7%)

τέκτονασ 4× (9.8%)

τέκτοσιν 3× (6.6%)

τεχνιτῶν 2× (5.5%)

οἰκοδόμουσ 2× (4.7%)

τέκτονα 2× (4.7%)

אבן אֶבֶן

stone

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אבן

ʼeben

Definition

a stone

Root

from the root of H1129 (בנה) through the meaning to build;

Exhaustive

from the root of בנה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H68

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶבֶן

noun feminine • Root אבן • Strongs_Numbers • Page 54

A rock, a stone; often as material: smooth stones, precious stones, ore.

אֶבֶן

noun feminine • Root אבן • Strongs_Numbers • Page 55

A stone. (Definite form: אַבְנָא). Used in Daniel 2:34, 45. Also 'a burdensome stone' (Ezra 5:8, 6:4), referring to heavy large stones.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶבֶן

noun feminine • Page 22

1. stone (Gen. 31: 46; Job 28: 2). 2. by way of eminence, a precious stone (1 K. 10: 2, 11). 3. rock, fortress, in a metaphorical sense (Gen. 49: 24). 4. a weight (Zech. 5: 8; Is. 34: 11). 5. אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (stone of help) proper name of a stone placed by Samuel (1 Sam. 4: 1). 6. אֶבֶן הָאָזֶל (stone of departure) proper name (1 Sam. 20: 19).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0068:

No stats available

קיר קיר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קיר

qîyr

Definition

a wall (as built in a trench)

Root

or קר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קירה; from H6979 (קור);

Exhaustive

or קר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קירה; from קור; a wall (as built in a trench); [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קִיר

pih. verb • Root קור • Strongs / High • Page 1271

(Pih. usage) 1. prop. to break or stick through; hence to lay in ruins, to break down, to destroy. 2. to deepen out, to make deep.

קִיר

word entry • Root קור • Strongs / High • Page 1272

farther (pl. קִירִים), and perhaps the denom. קִירָה and הַקּוּרָה.

קִיר

noun masculine • Root קיר קיר • Strongs / High • Page 1276

1. Depth of walls. 2. A thing which embraces or encloses; hence a wall (about a city, of a house, etc.). Also refers generally to a city (like קִיר מוֹאָב, a Moabite city).

קִיר

noun proper / noun masculine • Root קיר • Strongs / High • Page 1277

1. Proper noun of a town in Moab (Is. 15, 1, 22, 36), possibly meaning 'tower' or 'fortress'. 3. Proper noun of an Assyrian province, the district lying on the river Kur. 4. (pl. קִירוֹת) beams, beams of the roof and floor.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קִיר

m. gen. • Page 587

1. a wall (1 K. 6: 5, Lev. 1: 15). 2. a city, hence as a proper name (Is. 15: 1). 3. name of a people and country under the dominion of the Assyrians (Is. 22: 6, 2 K. 16: 9).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: τοῖχον τοίχου --- '' τοίχουσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7023:

τοῖχον 23× (29.5%)

τοίχου 10× (12.5%)

--- 6× (9.1%)

'' 5× (6.5%)

τοίχουσ 5× (6.2%)

τοίχων 4× (4.9%)

τοῖχοσ 2× (2.6%)

τοίχῳ 2× (2.4%)

τοίχοισ 2× (2.1%)

τοῖχοι 2× (2.1%)

ויבנו וַיִּבְנוּ־

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

בנה

bânâh

Definition

to build (literally and figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1129

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בָּנָה

verb • Root בנה • Strongs / High • Page 257

To set up, to place; 1. to build, to erect, establish, to raise (a house, palace, city, temple, etc.); to build up (what is destroyed), to rebuild; to fortify. 2. Figuratively: to establish family happiness, posterity; to set up a throne; to bestow prosperity or well-being; to establish.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בָּנָה

verb • Page 105

1. To build, erect, or make (Gen. 8:20, 12:7; Gen. 2:22 regarding the rib). 2. To rebuild or build up what has been destroyed (Am. 9:14, Ps. 122:3). 3. Figuratively used for persons or nations, to build them up or make them prosperous (Jer. 24:6, 31:4).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 106

(Continued from previous page) 4. to raise up, or give posterity to any one (Gen. 16:2). Niph. 1. to be built, rebuilt (Deut. 13:17). 2. figuratively to be built up, to be made prosperous (Jer. 12:16, Mal. 3:15).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ᾠκοδόμησεν οἰκοδομῆσαι ᾠκοδόμησαν οἰκοδομήσει οἰκοδομήσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1129:

ᾠκοδόμησεν 94× (22.6%)

οἰκοδομῆσαι 36× (8.5%)

ᾠκοδόμησαν 26× (6.2%)

οἰκοδομήσει 16× (4.2%)

οἰκοδομήσεισ 16× (4.0%)

ᾠκοδόμησα 14× (3.5%)

οἰκοδομήσουσιν 9× (2.1%)

οἰκοδομεῖν 8× (1.9%)

οἰκοδομήσω 8× (1.9%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

בית בַיִת

house

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית

bayith

Definition

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

Root

probably from H1129 (בנה) abbreviated;

Exhaustive

probably from בנה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1004

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Fürst Lexicon

בִּית

verb • Root בית • Consonantal / Medium • Page 230

To pass the night.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Consonantal / Medium • Page 237

house in the widest sense, consequently also tent, hut, tower, palace, temple

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 239

The same [as Hebrew 'house']; king's house; temple; treasury; banquet-house.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּּיִת

noun • Page 97

A city of Moab, Is. 15:2. Elsewhere written more in full as בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן.

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Page 96

1. House, dwelling (Gen. 15:3, Ecc. 2:7). 2. Tent (Gen. 33:17, 2 K. 23:7). 3. Palace, temple (Gen. 12:15, 1 Sam. 5:2, 1 K. 4:6, Is. 14:18). 4. Applied to part of a house or palace, e.g., banqueting-hall (Est. 7:8) or harem (Est. 2:3). 5. Repository, place, or container of any thing, e.g., smelling bottles (Is. 3:20), places for staves (Ex. 26:29), spider's web (Job 8:14), trench (1 K. 18:32), or tomb (Neh. 2:3). 6. The inner part, within (Ex. 28:26, Gen. 6:14). 7. Figuratively: family, kindred, tribe, people (Ex. 12:4, Gen. 7:1, Hos. 8:1). 8. Particularly posterity (Ruth 4:11, 2 Sam. 7:27). 9. Strictly one's father's house (Gen. 24:23, 46:31, Num. 1:2).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: οἶκον οἴκου οἴκῳ οἶκοσ pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1004b:

οἶκον 503× (20.8%)

οἴκου 413× (18.3%)

οἴκῳ 323× (12.8%)

οἶκοσ 163× (7.1%)

pεἰσ 92× (4.6%)

οἴκουσ 89× (3.7%)

οἰκίαν 75× (3.1%)

pἐν 70× (3.4%)

--- 57× (2.8%)

'' 54× (2.3%)

לדוד לְדָוִד׃

to Beloved

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

דוד

Dâvid

Definition

David, the youngest son of Jesse

Root

rarely (fully); דויד; from the same as H1730 (דוד); loving;

Exhaustive

rarely (fully); דויד; from the same as דוד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1732

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּוִד

proper noun • Root דוד • Strongs / High • Page 358

Proper noun of the famous Israelite king, founder of a dynasty (1055-1015 B.C.) and chief composer of the Psalter. Meaning loving, joiner, or beloved.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּוִד

noun masculine • Root , דוד • Page 158

David, son of Jesse, king of Israel. 1 Sam. xvi. ff. 2 Sam. 1 Chr. xii.-xxx. Zion, 1 K. 3:1. The posterity of David, the royal family, Is. 7:2, 13.

Preposition, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: δαυιδ '' --- ὡσ αὐτοῦ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1732:

δαυιδ 966× (90.3%)

'' 45× (3.7%)

--- 28× (2.7%)

ὡσ 9× (0.9%)

αὐτοῦ 2× (0.2%)

ψαλμὸσ 2× (0.2%)

βασιλεὺσ 2× (0.2%)

βασιλεῖ 2× (0.2%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Hiram, king of Tyre, will send messengers to David, and wood of cedars and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone of the wall: and they will build a house for David.

LITV Translation:
And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built a house for David.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and carpenters, and stonemasons: and they built a house for David.