Amos 8:5

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

לאמר לֵאמֹ֗ר

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

מתי מָתַ֞י

when

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מתי

mâthay

Definition

properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)

Root

from an unused root meaning to extend;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative); long, when.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4970

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָתַי

noun masculine • Root מתה • Strongs / High • Page 926

Extension, continuance of time; used as an adverb of duration, 'when', and as an interrogative, 'when?'.

מָתַי

interrogative adverb • Strongs / High • Page 927

An interrogative adverb referring to time, meaning 'when?'. It is also seen in the form מְתֵי. It is often combined with prepositions, such as in עַד־מָתַי (until when? how long?) and אַחֲרֵי מָתַי (after how long a time?).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָתַי

prim. • Page 418

when? For the most part interrogatively, Gen. 30:30. Prov. 6:9. מָתַי אָקִיץ when I awake. מָתַי אַחֲרֵי after how long a time? Jer. 13:27.

Particle interrogative

LXX: πότε τίνοσ ἕωσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4970:

πότε 32× (62.9%)

τίνοσ 9× (17.4%)

ἕωσ 5× (10.0%)

יעבר יַעֲבֹר

he is crossing over

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עבר

ʻâbar

Definition

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation); alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) [phrase] proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, [phrase] raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, [phrase] shave, cause to (make) sound, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-) faring man, be wrath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5674

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָבַר

verb • Root עבר • Strongs / High • Page 1046

I. Intransitive: properly to go over a standing place or resting point, to step beyond, to rove beyond, to go beyond. Hence to pass over (river, land, thing), to go through, to emigrate, to cross, to step over, to tread over. Figuratively: to transgress.

עָבַר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1047

To pass, to go over, to cross, to go through, to penetrate; to go beyond, past (accus.); to be current (of money); to pass by; to go before; to travel; to pass away, to disappear (of times/things); to go over (to forgive); to go farther, to pass on/forward; to come through/under; to depart from (a commandment); to enter into (a covenant); to run into (danger); to follow; to come upon (assail, invade); to overflow, to inundate, to overwhelm; to transgress, to exceed; to flow out, to drop (in tears/liquids).

עָבַר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1048

To pass over, through, or away; to cross. Metaphorically: to be agitated (of a stream); to be puffed up, haughty, overbearing, provoked, irritated.

עָבַר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1048

II. Properly, to veil, to cover, to enwrap (Kal not used). Metaphorically: to copulate, to impregnate; intransitive: to be fructified (of corn/fruit); to be pregnant (of a woman).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָבַר

verb • Root עבר • Page 488

To pass, go on, or pass over. 1. to pass, go or pass on (Ps. 42:5, Am. 5:5). 2. to go or pass through a place (Judg. 11:29, Gen. 12:6). 3. to pass by (Gen. 37:23, 1 K. 9:8). 4. to pass over, e.g. a river (Gen. 31:21, Josh. 3:11). 5. to overflow, spoken of water or devastating armies (Is. 8:8, Nah. 1:8, Ps. 124:4). 6. to pass away, disappear, or perish (Gen. 18:5, Ps. 37:36). 7. to come on or upon any one, spoken of evil or jealousy (Num. 5:14, Nah. 3:19). 8. to drop, to ooze out (Cant. 5:5, 13). 9. causative as in Hiph.

עָבַר

verb • Page 489

To pass over, through, or by. Hiphil (הַעֲבִיר, הֶעֱבִיר): 1. To consecrate (Ex. 13:12). 2. To cause to pass, conduct (2 Sam. 19:16); to let one's voice go through (Ex. 36:6); to cause a trumpet to sound (Lev. 25:9). 3. To cause to pass by, to forgive sin (2 Sam. 12:13). 4. To carry over a river (Gen. 32:23); to remove/transfer (Gen. 47:21). 5. Metaphorically, to cause to transgress (1 Sam. 2:24). 6. To carry away (2 Chr. 35:23); to take away or remove (Jon. 3:6). Hithpael: 1. To be arrogant or haughty (Prov. 14:16). 2. To become angry or wroth (Ps. 78:21, 59).

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: διέβη --- παρελεύσεται διῆλθεν διῆλθον

LXX Usage Statistics

H5674a:

διέβη 21× (3.4%)

--- 18× (3.3%)

παρελεύσεται 16× (2.6%)

διῆλθεν 15× (2.6%)

διῆλθον 14× (2.4%)

διέβησαν 13× (2.1%)

παρῆλθεν 12× (2.1%)

διαβαίνετε 11× (2.0%)

παρελθεῖν 10× (1.8%)

παρήλθομεν 8× (1.4%)

החדש הַחֹדֶשׁ

the New Moon

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חדש

chôdesh

Definition

the new moon; by implication, a month

Root

from H2318 (חדש);

Exhaustive

from חדש; the new moon; by implication, a month; month(-ly), new moon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2320

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֹדֶשׁ

noun / masculine • Root חדש • Strongs / High • Page 462

1. The new moon, the time of the new moon, a festival. 2. A month. 3. A sword. 4. One born at the new moon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֹדֶשׁ

m. verbal • Root חדש • Page 216

1. the new-moon, the first day on which the moon is visible, kept as a festival. Num. 29:6. 1 Sam. 20:5. 2. a month, which the Hebrews began with the new moon. Gen. 7:11, etc.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: μηνὸσ μηνὶ μῆνασ μῆνα μηνόσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2320:

μηνὸσ 87× (30.5%)

μηνὶ 65× (21.1%)

μῆνασ 16× (6.4%)

μῆνα 13× (4.9%)

μηνόσ 13× (4.7%)

μὴν 10× (3.5%)

μηνιαίου 10× (3.6%)

νουμηνίασ 8× (2.4%)

--- 8× (3.3%)

μηνῶν 5× (2.1%)

ונשבירה וְנַשְׁבִּירָה

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

שבר

shâbar

Definition

to deal in grain

Root

denominative from H7668 (שבר);

Exhaustive

denominative from שבר; to deal in grain; buy, sell.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7666

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁבַר

verb • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1378

1. To break in pieces, to reduce to fragments, by man's hand. 2. Figuratively: To destroy hard dominion or high power; to take away the support of bread; to destroy a military people; to grieve (break the heart); to break off a limit, i.e. to appoint.

שָׁבַר

verb • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1378

(Not used) To press out, to put forth fruit; and so intrans. to sprout, to grow. (Fundamental signification proceeds from breaking forth or breaking through.)

שָׁבַר

verb • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1379

(Denominative) 1. To buy grain or food. 2. To sell corn.

Conjunction, Verb Hiphil first person common plural

LXX: ἀγοράσατε πρίασθαι ἀγοράζειν ἀγοράσαι πρίασθε

LXX Usage Statistics

H7666:

ἀγοράσατε 4× (19.8%)

πρίασθαι 3× (14.8%)

ἀγοράζειν 2× (9.9%)

ἀγοράσαι 2× (9.9%)

πρίασθε 2× (9.1%)

ἐπώλει 2× (9.1%)

שבר שּׁבֶר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שבר

sheber

Definition

grain (as if broken into kernels)

Root

the same as H7667 (שבר);

Exhaustive

the same as שבר; grain (as if broken into kernels); corn, victuals.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7668

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֶׁבֶר

noun masculine • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1378

Grain, corn (even on the stalk).

שֶׁבֶר

noun masculine • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1379

A breaking in pieces, a shattering.

שֶׁבֶר

noun masculine • Root שבר • Strongs / High • Page 1379

1. A fracture, a breaking of the limbs; fig. a wound, misfortune, corruption, injury, downfall, sorrow, or affliction. 2. Corn, what has sprouted or is put forth.

שֶׁבֶר

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Example of interchange of שׁ and ת.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׂבֶר

m. verbal • Root שבר • Page 634

hope. Ps. 119:116. 146:5.

שָׂבַר

verb • Root שבר • Page 634

to observe, view. Neh. 2:13, 15. Pi. 1. to wait. Ruth 1:13. 2. to hope. Est. 9:1. Ps. 104:27. 3. perhaps to praise. Is. 38:18.

שֶׁבֶר

noun • Root שבר • Page 653

1. A breaking (Is. 30:14). 2. A wound, injury, or breach (Lev. 21:19); includes 'שֶׁבֶר רוּחַ' a broken heart (Is. 65:14). 3. Ruin, destruction (Lam. 2:11). 4. A solution or explanation of a dream (Judg. 7:15). 5. Plural 'שְׁבָרִים' terrour (Job 41).

שָׁבַר

verb • Page 653

1. To break in pieces (Jer. 2:20). 2. To tear in pieces, of animals (1 K. 13:26). 3. To assuage thirst (Ps. 104:11). 4. To destroy (Dan. 11:26). 5. To cut off, appoint (Job 38:10). 6. To buy or sell grain (Gen. 41:56, 47:14). Includes Niph. (to be broken), Pi. (to break or smite), Hiph. (to let break through; to sell), and Hoph. (to be wounded).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σῖτον σίτου

LXX Usage Statistics

H7668:

σῖτον 2× (21.0%)

σίτου 2× (21.0%)

והשבת וְהַשַּׁבָּת

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

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שבת

shabbâth

Definition

intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

Root

intensive from H7673 (שבת);

Exhaustive

intensive from שבת; intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath; ([phrase] every) sabbath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7676

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שַׁבָּת

noun feminine • Root שבת • Strongs / High • Page 1380

A solemn, quiet day; commonly 1. the designation of a returning holy time, of a sacred rest every seventh day, the sabbath (dies Saturni). Also applied to the day of atonement. 2. a week.

שַׁבָּת

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1381

The seven days ending with the sabbath; too שַׁבָּת in the Talmud; σάββατον in the New Testament. Also, a sabbatical year (every seventh year succeeding six years of work); a week of years.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׁבָּת

com. gen. • Root שבת • Page 654

a day of rest, a sabbath, the 7th day of the week among the Jews (Ex. 16:25). Also used for a week (Lev. 23:15). Note phrases: שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן (every sabbath), שְׁנַת שַׁבָּת (the sabbatical year).

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: t? σάββατα σαββάτων σάββατά σαββάτου

LXX Usage Statistics

H7676:

t? 31× (16.4%)

σάββατα 26× (21.1%)

σαββάτων 22× (16.7%)

σάββατά 16× (11.1%)

σαββάτου 12× (9.2%)

σάββατον 8× (6.6%)

σαββάτοισ 7× (4.2%)

αὐτῆσ 5× (3.0%)

σαββάτῳ 3× (2.0%)

ונפתחה וְנִפְתְּחָה־

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

פתח

pâthach

Definition

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve; appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6605

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָּתַח

verb • Root פתח • Strongs / High • Page 1204

To part asunder, to open, to expand. Figuratively: to make wide, accessible, susceptible, hence to be open, susceptible, accessible to seduction, or to be fooled.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פְּתַח

chald. verb • Root פתח • Page 559

To open. Dan. 6: 11. 7: 10.

פֵּתַח

m. verbal • Root פתח • Page 559

The opening or insight imparted by any thing. Ps. 119: 130.

פֶּתַח

noun masculine • Root פתח • Page 559

1. a door. Gen. 18:1, 10. 19: 11. 2. a gate. Is. 3: 26. Josh. 20: 4.

פָּתַח

verb • Page 558

1. To open (mouth, hand, ear, etc.). Ps. 39: 10; Deut. 15: 8; Is. 50: 5; Am. 8: 5. 2. To draw (the sword). Ps. 37: 14; Ezek. 21: 33. 3. To disclose, utter. Ps. 49: 5.

Conjunction, Verb Qal first person common plural

LXX: ἤνοιξεν ἀνοίξω ἀνοίγων ἀνέῳξεν ἤνοιξα

LXX Usage Statistics

H6605a:

ἤνοιξεν 11× (6.7%)

ἀνοίξω 7× (4.8%)

ἀνοίγων 5× (3.2%)

ἀνέῳξεν 4× (2.7%)

ἤνοιξα 4× (2.7%)

ἀνοίξει 4× (2.6%)

ἀνοίγει 4× (2.4%)

ἀνοίξεισ 4× (2.7%)

ἀνοίξατε 3× (2.1%)

ἀνεῳγμένοι 3× (2.1%)

בר בָּר

a wheat grain

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בר

bâr

Definition

grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country

Root

or בר; from H1305 (ברר) (in the sense of winnowing);

Exhaustive

or בר; from ברר (in the sense of winnowing); grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country; corn, wheat.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1250

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּר

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 256

Son (Aramaic); corresponds to Hebrew בֵּן.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּר

noun masculine • Root ברר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 274

1. corn, grain, either winnowed and cleansed; 2. a field (Job 39, 4)

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּר

adjective • Root ברר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 274

1. in a moral sense, tried, approved, pure, clear; 2. chosen, select, consequently a favourite; 3. clean, i.e. free from something, empty

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּר

noun masculine • Root בן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 274

son (poetic); do homage to the son (Ps 2:12)

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּר

noun masculine • Root בן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 274

son (Aramaic)

Matched via consonantal key only

בָּר

noun masculine • Root שדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 274

the field, open country, in opposition to the city (Aramaic)

Matched via consonantal key only

בֹּר

noun masculine • Root ברר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 274

1. cleanness, pureness, integrity; 2. cleansing salt of lye or alkali, for washing or smelting metals

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σῖτον '' σίτου γῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1250a:

σῖτον 5× (22.3%)

'' 5× (20.2%)

σίτου 2× (9.5%)

γῆσ 2× (8.1%)

להקטין לְהַקְטִין

None

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

קטן

qâṭôn

Definition

to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account

Root

a primitive root (rather denominative from H6996 (קטן));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (rather denominative from קטן); to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account; be a (make) small (thing), be not worthy.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6994

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קָטֹן

adjective • Root קטן • Strongs / High • Page 1273

Little; also a substance 'a little one'. Refers to young/younger, immature, small in number, small in power/estimation. Also used as a proper name (the little one).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָטֹן

verb • Page 585

to be small, little. 2 Sam. 7: 19. Gen. 32: 11. Hiph. to make small. Am. 8: 5.

Preposition, Verb Hiphil infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6994:

No stats available

איפה אֵיפָה

Where

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

איפה

ʼêyphâh

Definition

an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general

Root

or (shortened) אפה ; of Egyptian derivation;

Exhaustive

or (shortened) אפה ; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general; ephah, (divers) measure(-s).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H374

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אֵיפָה

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 117

A measure of grain (ephah); about 1 1/9 bushel English, or as much as a bat (בַּת) for liquids; figuratively, measure generally.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵיפָה

dec. x. f. • Page 45

A corn measure containing 3 seahs or 10 omers (Ex. 16:36). Its definite capacity is not known, though Josephus compares it with the Attic medimnus. Also spelled אֵפָה.

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0374:

No stats available

ולהגדיל וּלְהַגְדִּיל

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

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

גדל

gâdal

Definition

to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)

Root

a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434 (גדל)), i.e.

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גדל), i.e.; to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride); advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1431

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גָּדַל

verb • Root גדל • Strongs / High • Page 306

A verb with various meanings including: to make great, to rejoice, to boast, to attack, to grow, to become violent, to raise oneself, to increase. In Hithpael (הִתְגַּדֵּל): to show oneself great or powerful, to magnify oneself.

Conjunction, Preposition, Verb Hiphil infinitive construct common

LXX: ἐμεγαλύνθη ἐμεγάλυνεν ὑψώθη ὑψωθήσεται μέγασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1431:

ἐμεγαλύνθη 11× (8.7%)

ἐμεγάλυνεν 8× (6.6%)

ὑψώθη 5× (3.7%)

ὑψωθήσεται 5× (4.1%)

μέγασ 4× (3.4%)

ἐμεγαλύνθησαν 3× (2.4%)

ηὐξήθη 3× (2.2%)

ἐμεγάλυνασ 3× (2.4%)

μεγαλυνῶ 3× (2.4%)

μεγαλυνθήτω 3× (2.6%)

שקל שׁקֶל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שקל

sheqel

Definition

probably a weight; used as a commercial standard

Root

from H8254 (שקל);

Exhaustive

from שקל; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard; shekel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8255

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שָׁקַל

verb • Root שקל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1476

Properly intransitive, to be heavy, weighty; but commonly transitive to heave, to lift up (a burden, load), to weigh, with accus. of the thing.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שָׁקַל

verb • Root שקל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1477

to weigh, to weigh after, tribute; to pay, tribute; to weigh to the idol-maker; money for a sale. Figuratively: to try.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שֶׁ֫קֶל

noun masculine • Root שקל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1477

properly a weight, burden, heavy thing, mostly a definite weight (of bread, hair, gold, silver, brass, iron). Frequently denotes definite pieces of silver passing current (a silver-coin/weight of about 270-274 Paris grains).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σίκλων σίκλον δίδραχμα σίκλου σίκλοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H8255:

σίκλων 17× (20.1%)

σίκλον 16× (13.3%)

δίδραχμα 14× (16.6%)

σίκλου 9× (10.3%)

σίκλοι 8× (9.5%)

σίκλουσ 7× (8.3%)

διδράχμου 4× (4.0%)

t? 4× (3.8%)

δίδραχμον 3× (2.7%)

'' 2× (2.0%)

ולעות וּלְעַוֵּת

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

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

עות

ʻâvath

Definition

to wrest

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to wrest; bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5791

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יָע

noun / masculine • Root יעה • Consonantal / Low • Page 621

a shovel, for removing ashes from the altar.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָוַת

verb • Page 498

To bend, make crooked, pervert. Ecc. 7:13; Job 8:3, 34:12; Lam. 3:36.

Conjunction, Preposition, Verb Piel infinitive construct common

LXX: ταράξει

LXX Usage Statistics

H5791:

ταράξει 3× (22.7%)

מאזני מֹאזְנֵי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מאזן

môʼzên

Definition

(only in the dual) a pair of scales

Root

from H239 (אזן);

Exhaustive

from אזן; (only in the dual) a pair of scales; balances.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3976

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אָזְנִי

noun proper masculine • Root אזניה • Consonantal / Low • Page 92

Hearing by Jah; a personal name.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Noun common both dual construct

LXX: ζυγῷ ζυγὸσ ζυγοῦ ζυγὸν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3976:

ζυγῷ 5× (29.4%)

ζυγὸσ 3× (19.1%)

ζυγοῦ 2× (13.4%)

ζυγὸν 2× (13.4%)

מרמה מִרְמָה׃

fraud/deceit

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מרמה

mirmâh

Definition

fraud

Root

from H7411 (רמה) in the sense of deceiving;

Exhaustive

from רמה in the sense of deceiving; fraud; craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4820

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מִרְמָה

feminine noun • Root רמה • Strongs / High • Page 909

What causes a fall or makes one stumble; hence fraud, falsehood, cunning, deceit, treachery, treason, unrighteous possession, extortion.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִרְמָה

noun feminine • Root רמה • Page 408

Deception; false weights; a false balance. Metaphorically goods unjustly acquired. (Gen. 27:35; Mic. 6:11; Prov. 11:1; Jer. 5:27).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: δόλοσ δόλου δόλουσ δόλιοσ δόλον

LXX Usage Statistics

H4820:

δόλοσ 6× (16.3%)

δόλου 4× (10.6%)

δόλουσ 3× (8.6%)

δόλιοσ 3× (8.6%)

δόλον 2× (5.7%)

ψεῦδοσ 2× (5.3%)

δόλῳ 2× (4.9%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Saying, When will the month pass through, and we will sell grain? and the Sabbath, and we will open wheat to diminish the ephah, and to enlarge the shekel, and to make crooked the balance of deceit?

LITV Translation:
saying, When will the new moon have passed, so that we may buy grain? Or the sabbath, so that we may open the wheat, making smaller the ephah, and to enlarge the shekel, and to falsify the deceitful balances,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
saying, When will the month pass away, and we shall sell, and the Sabbath, and we shall open the treasure, to make the measure small, and to enlarge the weight, and make the balance unfair?