Deuteronomy 33:18

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ולזבולן וְלִזְבוּלֻן

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

זבולון

Zᵉbûwlûwn

Definition

Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe

Root

or זבלון; or זבולן; from H2082 (זבל); habitation;

Exhaustive

or זבלון; or זבולן; from זבל; habitation; Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe; Zebulun.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2074

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זְבוּלוּן

noun proper • Root זבל • Strongs / High • Page 424

Gifted, viz. of God. N. p. of the tenth son of Jacob by Leah and of the tribe descended from him.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ζαβουλων ζαβουλωνίτησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2074:

ζαβουλων 43× (93.7%)

ζαβουλωνίτησ 2× (4.0%)

אמר אָמַר

he has said

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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.

Verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

שמח שְׂמַח

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמח

sâmach

Definition

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8055

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׂמַח

verb intransitive • Root שמח • Strongs / High • Page 1445

Intransitive verb: to shine, glitter, lighten, to be clear; figuratively, to be cheerful or joyful, used for calm joy or loud mirth.

Verb Qal imperative second person masculine singular

LXX: εὐφρανθήσεται εὐφρανθήτωσαν εὐφραίνει εὐφρανθήσονται εὐφρανθήσῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8055:

εὐφρανθήσεται 13× (8.7%)

εὐφρανθήτωσαν 8× (5.0%)

εὐφραίνει 6× (4.0%)

εὐφρανθήσονται 6× (3.8%)

εὐφρανθήσῃ 6× (3.4%)

εὐφραίνου 5× (3.1%)

εὐφρανθῆναι 5× (2.8%)

ηὐφράνθησαν 5× (3.1%)

εὐφράνθη 5× (3.1%)

εὐφρανθήτω 5× (3.3%)

זבולן זְבוּלֻן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זבולון

Zᵉbûwlûwn

Definition

Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe

Root

or זבלון; or זבולן; from H2082 (זבל); habitation;

Exhaustive

or זבלון; or זבולן; from זבל; habitation; Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe; Zebulun.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2074

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זְבוּלוּן

noun proper • Root זבל • Strongs / High • Page 424

Gifted, viz. of God. N. p. of the tenth son of Jacob by Leah and of the tribe descended from him.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ζαβουλων ζαβουλωνίτησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2074:

ζαβουλων 43× (93.7%)

ζαβουλωνίτησ 2× (4.0%)

בצאתך בְּצֵאתֶךָ

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יצא

yâtsâʼ

Definition

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3318

ך

Definition

you, subject pronoun - subject 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal subject pronoun - suffix for some adverbs and infinitives: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9041

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 631

intransitive verb, 1. expressing self-activity, to go out, to go forth.

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 632

To go out, go forth, come out, proceed. It has a wide range of applications including to walk, to go to war, to travel, to be freed, to be born, to sprout, to arise, to appear, to escape, to be published or issued.

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 929

A root that interchanges with נָצָה, showing y/n interchange.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָצָא

verb • Page 292

To go out, to go forth. Gen. 44:4, Amos 4:3. Special meanings: (1) to arise (sun/stars) Gen. 19:23; (2) to spring up (plants) Job 5:6; (3) to be begotten or descended from Gen. 17:6; (4) to expire, be finished (time) Ex. 23:16; (5) to become free Ex. 21:2; (6) to be laid out or expended (money) 2 K. 12:13; (7) to escape Ecc. 7:18.

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

LXX: ἐξῆλθεν ἐξελεύσεται ἐξῆλθον ἐξήγαγεν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3318:

ἐξῆλθεν 178× (15.7%)

ἐξελεύσεται 78× (7.2%)

ἐξῆλθον 39× (3.4%)

ἐξήγαγεν 39× (3.5%)

'' 25× (2.1%)

ἐξελθεῖν 23× (1.9%)

αὐτοὺσ 23× (1.6%)

ἐξελεύσονται 22× (2.0%)

ἐκπορευόμενοσ 21× (1.7%)

ἐξήγαγον 19× (1.7%)

ויששכר וְיִשָּׂשכָר

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

יששכר

Yissâˢkâr

Definition

Jissaskar, a son of Jacob

Root

(strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from H5375 (נשא) and H7939 (שכר); he will bring a reward;

Exhaustive

(strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from נשא and שכר; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob; Issachar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3485

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְשַׁשְׂכָּר

proper noun / masculine • Root יש שכר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 663

A proper masculine name, contracted from יֵשׁ שָׂכָר, i.e., El brings reward.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יִשָּׂשכָר

proper name • Page 301

Issachar, the fifth son of Jacob; also the tribe named from him, boundaries given in Josh. 19: 17-23. Etymological significance in Gen. 30: 18. Includes discussion on Kethib/Keri pointing.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ισσαχαρ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3485:

ισσαχαρ 39× (92.6%)

--- 2× (5.0%)

באהליך בְּאֹהָלֶיךָ׃

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אהל

ʼôhel

Definition

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

Root

from H166 (אהל);

Exhaustive

from אהל; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H168

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 73

1. tent of nomads; Isrealite sanctuary; dwelling-place, citadel. 2. metaphorically: people who inhabit a tent, race, family.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Page 29

1. tent, or tabernacle of meeting; 2. the temple, because it took the place of the tabernacle; 3. habitation generally. (Ex. 26:1, 7, 36:8, 14, 19; Ezek. 41:1; Prov. 14:11; Ps. 52:7, 91:10; Is. 16:5).

Preposition, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0168:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And to Zebulon he said, Rejoice, Zebulon, in thy going forth, and Issachar, in thy tents.

LITV Translation:
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your going out, and O Issachar, in your tents;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And to Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, And Issachar in his tents.