Deuteronomy 9:22

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובתבערה וּבְתַבְעֵרָה

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

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

תבערה

Tabʻêrâh

Definition

Taberah, a place in the Desert

Root

from H1197 (בער); burning;

Exhaustive

from בער; burning; Taberah, a place in the Desert; Taberah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8404

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תִּבְעֵרָה

noun proper • Root בער • Consonantal / Low • Page 1498

(a denom. from בָּעִיר cattle; place of cattle) n. p. of a place in the Arabian desert Num. 11, 3.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תַּבְעֵרָה

proper name • Page 707

(a burning) proper name of a place in the desert. Num. 11:3, Deut. 9:22.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8404:

No stats available

ובמסה וּבְמַסָּה

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

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

מסה

Maççâh

Definition

Massah, a place in the Desert

Root

the same as H4531 (מסה);

Exhaustive

the same as מסה; Massah, a place in the Desert; Massah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4532

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַסָּה

feminine noun • Root נסה • Strongs / High • Page 876

1. prop. trial, temptation, searching, hence a wonder, the testing of a thing. 2. the temptation of God by men, i.e. murmuring against him; hence the name of a place in the desert.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: πειρασμῷ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4532:

πειρασμῷ 2× (31.6%)

ובקברת וּבְקִבְרֹת

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

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

קברות התאוה

Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh

Definition

Kibroth-hat-Taavh, a place in the Desert

Root

from the feminine plural of H6913 (קבר) and H8378 (תאוה) with the article interposed; graves of the longing;

Exhaustive

from the feminine plural of קבר and תאוה with the article interposed; graves of the longing; Kibroth-hat-Taavh, a place in the Desert; Kibroth-hattaavah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6914

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הִתְאַוָּה

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 76

To shew oneself wishing or desiring, then generally: to long for, to have a desire.

Matched via consonantal key only

הִתְאַוָּה

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 76

To mark for oneself, to sign.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קִבְרוֹת־הַתַּאֲוָה

noun proper • Page 578

(graves of lusting) name of a place in the desert, the occasion of which is given Num. 11: 34. Comp. Num. 33: 16; Deut. 9: 22.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: ἐπιθυμίασ μνημάτων μνήμασιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6914:

ἐπιθυμίασ 5× (52.6%)

μνημάτων 2× (19.7%)

μνήμασιν 2× (16.2%)

התאוה הַתַּאֲוָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קברות התאוה

Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh

Definition

Kibroth-hat-Taavh, a place in the Desert

Root

from the feminine plural of H6913 (קבר) and H8378 (תאוה) with the article interposed; graves of the longing;

Exhaustive

from the feminine plural of קבר and תאוה with the article interposed; graves of the longing; Kibroth-hat-Taavh, a place in the Desert; Kibroth-hattaavah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6914

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הִתְאַוָּה

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 76

To shew oneself wishing or desiring, then generally: to long for, to have a desire.

Matched via consonantal key only

הִתְאַוָּה

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 76

To mark for oneself, to sign.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קִבְרוֹת־הַתַּאֲוָה

noun proper • Page 578

(graves of lusting) name of a place in the desert, the occasion of which is given Num. 11: 34. Comp. Num. 33: 16; Deut. 9: 22.

Noun proper name

LXX: ἐπιθυμίασ μνημάτων μνήμασιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6914:

ἐπιθυμίασ 5× (52.6%)

μνημάτων 2× (19.7%)

μνήμασιν 2× (16.2%)

מקצפים מַקְצִפִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קצף

qâtsaph

Definition

to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage; (be) anger(-ry), displease, fret self, (provoke to) wrath (come), be wroth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7107

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָצַף

verb • Root קצף • Strongs / High • Page 1290

I. intransitive verb, properly to snort, snuffle, storm; hence figuratively to be angry or wroth. (Hifil: to provoke anger; Hithpael: to fall into a rage).

קָצַף

verb • Root קצף • Strongs / High • Page 1291

I. (Targ. צְפַף for סוּפָה) to be angry, wroth. Similar is זָעַם.

קָצַף

verb • Root קצף • Strongs / High • Page 1291

II. (not used) tr. to break off, to break in pieces, to crack off, a dry branch; prop. only a collateral form of צָבַב, קָטַב; Arab. قَصَف to reduce to ruins, to break out or off.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָצַף

verb • Page 592

To be wroth or angry; construed with עַל, Gen. 40: 2. Hiph. to provoke to anger. Deut. 9: 7. Hithpa. to be angry.

Verb Hiphil participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ὠργίσθη ἐλυπήθη ἔσται ὠργίσθησ ἐλυπήθησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7107:

ὠργίσθη 3× (8.2%)

ἐλυπήθη 3× (7.7%)

ἔσται 2× (6.1%)

ὠργίσθησ 2× (6.1%)

ἐλυπήθησαν 2× (5.2%)

ἐθυμώθη 2× (5.2%)

הייתם הֱיִיתֶם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

Verb Qal perfect second person masculine plural

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

את אֶת־

את-self eternal

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

את

ʼêth

Definition

a hoe or other digging implement

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; a hoe or other digging implement; coulter, plowshare.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H855

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

preposition • Page 82

1. with, together with (Gen. 4:1); 2. with, near by (Gen. 39:6); 3. in or on a place (1 Sam. 7:16); 4. besides (1 K. 11:25); 5. towards, erga (Ruth 2:20, 2 Sam. 16:17).

Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

H0855:

No stats available

יהוה יְהוָה׃

He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And in Taberah and in Massah, and in Kibroth Hatavah, ye were provoking Jehovah to anger.

LITV Translation:
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at The Graves of Lust you provoked Jehovah to anger.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Also in the burning, and in the temptation, and at the graves of lust, ye provoked the Lord.