Deuteronomy 33:15

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ומראש וּמֵרֹאשׁ

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

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ראש

rôʼsh

Definition

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Root

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake;

Exhaustive

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7218

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רֹאשׁ

noun • Strongs / High • Page 1330

Poppy (reference to DEUT. 32, 32).

רֹאשׁ

noun / masculine • Root ראש • Strongs / High • Page 1311

1. Prop. skull; hence head, of men or animals. 2. Metaphor of things: the point, summit, capital, scepter, the highest. Fig. principal, highest (as of oil or feelings), a prince, king, principal person. The sum, total, multitude. The foremost, first, beginning.

רֹאשׁ

noun masculine • Root ראש • Strongs / High • Page 1312

1. Source of a river; beginning, commencement (of time). 2. Poison (רוֹשׁ), poisonous berries/water; fig. viciousness.

רֹאשׁ

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1312

n. p. of a people (Rosh) belonging to the Scythian king Gog, dwelling in the high north (identified by some classical writers with Russians/Roxolani).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָאשׁ

adjective • Page 602

poor. See רוּשׁ.

רֹאשׁ

noun masculine • Root ראש ראש • Page 603

1. a head. —נָתַן בְּרֹאשׁ to let come on the head of any one, Ezek. 9: 10, 11: 21. בְּרֵאשֵׁינוּ with the danger of our heads, 1 Chr. 12: 19. 2. the first or highest in its kind. Hence (1.) a head, chief, leader (1 Sam. 15: 17, Ex. 6: 14, 25). (2.) a chief city, metropolis (Josh. 11: 10). (3.) the highest place, first rank—כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ the high-priest (2 Chr. 19: 11). (4.) the top or highest part, as of a mountain (Gen. 8: 5), of a tower (Gen. 11: 4). Metaphorically רֹאשׁ שִׂמְחָה the highest joy (Ps. 137: 6). 3. the first; e. g. רֹאשׁ הַחֳדָשִׁים the first month (Ex. 12: 2). 4. the sum, the whole number (Lev. 5: 24, Ps. 119: 160). 5. a company, multitude, host (Judg. 7: 16, 1 Sam. 11: 11).

רֹאשׁ

prop. er name • Page 603

Proper name of a Scythian people, mentioned in connexion with Meshech and Tubal, in the northern parts of Asia Minor (Ezek. 38: 2, 3. 39: 1). The Byzantine writers speak of a rude and savage people about the northern Taurus, called Pōs, (Russians?).

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: κεφαλὴν κεφαλῆσ ἄρχοντεσ κεφαλήν κεφαλὰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7218a:

κεφαλὴν 123× (18.7%)

κεφαλῆσ 55× (8.5%)

ἄρχοντεσ 50× (8.4%)

κεφαλήν 34× (5.2%)

κεφαλὰσ 29× (4.4%)

ἄρχων 21× (3.4%)

κεφαλὴ 19× (2.8%)

ἀρχῆσ 15× (2.3%)

κορυφῆσ 14× (2.0%)

κορυφὴν 13× (2.0%)

הררי הַרְרֵי־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הר

har

Definition

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

Root

a shortened form of H2042 (הרר);

Exhaustive

a shortened form of הרר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2022

הרר

hârâr

Definition

a mountain

Root

from an unused root meaning to loom up;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to loom up; a mountain; hill, mount(-ain).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2042

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הַר

noun / masculine • Root הרר • Strongs / High • Page 411

1. a mountain, a hill. 2. Figuratively, a great power, kingdom, or obstacle. 3. A mountain-district or hill country.

הַר

noun • Root הרר • Strongs / High • Page 412

A mountain, height. The noun comes from a stem meaning to be high or elevated. It is used to refer to mountainous districts and in combination with place names.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רִיר

noun / verb • Root רר • Inferred / Low • Page 1330

Slimy matter, slimy effusion. (3 perf. רָר) intr. to be slimy, to flow toughly, to spit out slimy matter.

Matched via inferred root to Fuerst root field

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַר

noun masculine • Page 192

a mountain, often a chain of mountains, mountainous country (Gen. 14:10). Plural: הָרִים.

הֲרָר

noun • Root הר • Page 193

found only with suff. הֲרָרִי Jer. 17: 3. and הַרְרִי with suff. Ps. 30 : 8. Plur. const. הַרְרֵי, with suff. הַרְרֵיהֶם ; i.q. הַר mountain, but only in poetry.

הָרָרִי

adjective / noun • Page 194

A mountaineer of mount Ephraim or Judah. References: 2 Sam. 23:33; 2 Sam. 23:11.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: ὄροσ ὄρουσ ὄρει ὄρη ὀρέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H2022:

ὄροσ 157× (27.0%)

ὄρουσ 100× (17.5%)

ὄρει 92× (14.0%)

ὄρη 79× (14.2%)

ὀρέων 46× (8.1%)

ὄρεσιν 14× (2.2%)

--- 10× (2.0%)

ὀρεινὴν 7× (1.0%)

pεἰσ 6× (1.2%)

ὀρέων 5× (0.8%)

H2042:

No stats available

קדם קֶדֶם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קדם

qedem

Definition

the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)

Root

or קדמה; from H6923 (קדם);

Exhaustive

or קדמה; from קדם; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קדמה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6924

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קֶדֶם

noun masculine / adv. • Root קדם • Strongs / High • Page 1259

What is before; pars antica; 1. the east, or the quarter of the heavens determined by directing the face to the east. 2. The regions east of Palestine (Arabia, Mesopotamia). 3. Things of the east (sorcery). 4. Former times, the past, old time, everlasting time, eternity. (Also used adverbially: aforetime, early).

קֶדֶם

noun masculine / adv. of motion • Root קדם • Strongs / High • Page 1259

The east; towards the east, eastward (used with the 'A' of motion, קֵדְמָה).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קֶדֶם

m. verbal • Root קדם • Page 579

1. strictly what is before or in front; as an adv. before (Ps. 139: 5). 2. the east, the east country (Job 23: 8; Gen. 2: 8; 12: 8; 3: 24). בְּנֵי קֶדֶם the sons of the east, i.e. Bedouin Arabs (Job 1: 3; Is. 11: 14; Jer. 49: 28). 3. spoken of time, former times (Ps. 44: 2; Is. 23: 7). As an adv.: (1.) aforetime (Jer. 30: 20). (2.) a long time (Ps. 55: 20).

קֶדֶם

noun masculine • Page 580

towards the east, Gen 25: 6. Ex. 27: 13.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀνατολῶν ἀρχῆσ ἀνατολὰσ ἀπ' ἀνατολάσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6924a:

ἀνατολῶν 20× (18.8%)

ἀρχῆσ 12× (10.0%)

ἀνατολὰσ 9× (7.6%)

ἀπ' 7× (6.6%)

ἀνατολάσ 7× (6.0%)

ἀπέναντι 5× (5.1%)

κατ' 5× (5.1%)

ἀρχαίων 5× (5.1%)

ὡσ 4× (4.1%)

κεδεμ 3× (3.0%)

וממגד וּמִמֶּגֶד

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

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מגד

meged

Definition

properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as aproduct or fruit

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be eminent;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be eminent; properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as aproduct or fruit; pleasant, precious fruit (thing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4022

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶגֶד

noun / masculine • Root מגד • Strongs / High • Page 805

1. Something noble, distinguished, high, valuable, hence a precious possession, riches; the choicest and noblest fruit. 2. Honour, fame, nobility, praise.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶגֶד

m. dec. vi. a. • Page 353

costly or precious gifts, (particularly of nature.) Deut. 33: 13. מֶגֶד שָׁמַיִם the precious gifts of heaven. Spoken particularly of fruits, Cant. 4: 13, 16; 7: 14.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἀκροδρύων dὥραν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4022:

ἀκροδρύων 2× (26.7%)

dὥραν 2× (18.7%)

גבעות גִּבְעוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גבעה

gibʻâh

Definition

a hillock

Root

feminine from the same as H1387 (גבע);

Exhaustive

feminine from the same as גבע; a hillock; hill, little hill.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1389

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גִּבְעָה

proper noun • Root גבע • Strongs / High • Page 300

(hill) A proper name of a city in Benjamin. It is probably identical with Geba in Judah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּבְעָה

f. plur. גְּבָעוֹת • Page 127

1. hill. Ex. 17: 9. 2 Sam. 2: 25. etc. 2. proper name of a city in the tribe of Benjamin, also called גִּבְעַת־שָׁאוּל Gibeath-Saul, because Saul was born there. 1 Sam. 11: 4. 26: 1. 2 Sam. 21: 1—9.

Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX: βουνοὶ βουνῶν βουνοῦ βουνὸν βουνῷ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1389:

βουνοὶ 12× (15.1%)

βουνῶν 10× (13.5%)

βουνοῦ 9× (13.4%)

βουνὸν 8× (12.7%)

βουνῷ 6× (7.3%)

βουνοὺσ 4× (5.7%)

βουνοῖσ 4× (4.5%)

θινῶν 3× (4.6%)

ὑπεράνω 2× (3.2%)

βουνὸσ 2× (3.0%)

עולם עוֹלָם׃

an eternal one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עולם

ʻôwlâm

Definition

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

Root

or עלם; from H5956 (עלם);

Exhaustive

or עלם; from עלם; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נצח, עד.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5769

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עוֹלָם

noun • Strongs / High • Page 1065

1. For ever, to denote continuance. 2. Duration without end (eternity). 3. A time future conditioned by context (duration of life, time onward, continual joy, definite duration). 4. Eternity, applied to God (without beginning and end). 5. Rhetorical hyperbole (wishing for long life). The plural (עוֹלָמִים) means earlier (old) times, remote future, or continuance. Also refers to 'the world' or 'worldly-mindedness'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עוֹלָם

noun masculine • Page 496

1. Eternity; sometimes used for a long period (Deut. 15: 17) or strictly as immortal like God (Gen. 3: 22). Refers to time to come (Gen. 9: 16) or time past (Deut. 32: 7). 2. In Chald. and Talmud, the world. Ecc. 3: 11.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: αἰῶνα αἰῶνοσ αἰώνιον αἰώνιοσ ἀπ'

LXX Usage Statistics

H5769:

αἰῶνα 196× (36.2%)

αἰῶνοσ 90× (20.9%)

αἰώνιον 67× (17.3%)

αἰώνιοσ 9× (2.3%)

ἀπ' 6× (1.4%)

'' 6× (1.3%)

pεἰσ 6× (1.6%)

αἰῶνοσ 5× (1.1%)

αἰώνια 5× (1.2%)

αἰώνιοι 5× (1.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And from the head of the mountains of the beginning, and from the most excellent of the perpetual hills,

LITV Translation:
and with the first of the ancient mountains, and with the best of the everlasting hills;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
From the top of the ancient mountains, And from the top of the everlasting hills,