Esther 9:17

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ביום בְּיוֹם־

within the Manifestation/Day

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

יום

yôwm

Definition

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

Root

from an unused root meaning to be hot;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3117

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יוֹם

noun masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 595

brightness, splendour, shining, light. hence 1. the day (the period of light), opposed to night; can also mean mid-day. 2. the civil day, including night.

יוֹם

noun masculine • Root יום • Strongs / High • Page 596

Day; also used metaphorically for a specific time or event, such as birth-day, day of punishment, day of death, the present time, or the end of life.

יוֹם

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root יום • Strongs / High • Page 596

Aramaic (Chaldee) word for 'day', with the same variety of senses as the Hebrew.

יוֹם

noun / masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 612

1. clearness, light. 2. day (including the night). The plural form יָמִים can also mean a short time, an indefinite time, or a long time.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יוֹם

m. chald. • Page 278

Day, as in Heb. Plural יוֹמִין, emphatic יוֹמַיָּא. (Ezra 4:15, 19).

יוֹם

noun masculine • Page 278

Day. (1) Specially days of one's life (Gen. 6:3, Gen. 43:9, Sam. 25:28). (2) Time generally (Gen. 47:8, Ex. 2:11, Judg. 18:1). (3) Some or several days (Neh. 1:4, Dan. 8:27, Gen. 40:4). (4) A year (Lev. 25:29, Judg. 17:10, 1 Sam. 2:19).

יוֹם

m. prim. dec. i. • Page 277

1. day. Phrases: הַיּוֹם (this day; to-day, 1 Sam. 12:17); בְּיוֹם (on the day when, Gen 2:17); כְּיוֹם (now, Gen. 25:31); יוֹם יוֹם (daily, Neh. 8:18); מִיּוֹם (from the day on, Ex. 10:6). Special uses: a day of misfortune (Obad. 12), a day of prosperity or festival (Hos. 7:5), and the day of Jehovah/judgment (Joel 1:15). 2. time generally (Gen. 39: 11).

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἡμέρᾳ ἡμέρασ σήμερον ἡμέραν ἡμερῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3117:

ἡμέρᾳ 574× (20.2%)

ἡμέρασ 571× (23.8%)

σήμερον 204× (9.1%)

ἡμέραν 171× (6.9%)

ἡμερῶν 153× (6.4%)

ἡμέρα 135× (5.4%)

ἡμέραισ 133× (4.6%)

ἡμέραι 116× (4.7%)

--- 51× (2.4%)

'' 46× (1.8%)

שלשה שְׁלֹשָׁה

three

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שלוש

shâlôwsh

Definition

three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

Root

or שלש; masculine שלושה; or שלשה; a primitive number;

Exhaustive

or שלש; masculine שלושה; or שלשה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שליש.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7969

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שִׁלֵּשׁ

verb • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

Piel (Pih.) to divide (a land) into three parts, to separate in three, to do for the third time, to do the third day (denom. from שָׁלֹשׁ).

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שִׁלֵּשׁ

noun • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

A descendant in the third generation, i.e. a grandchild (only plur. שִׁלְּשִׁים attested in this sense).

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שִׁלֵּשׁ

noun proper masculine • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

(From שֶׁלֶשׁ; might, heroism) Proper name of a man.

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שֶׁלֶשׁ

unknown • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

Three; times, threefold, i. e. often; sometimes of three kinds (Law, Prophets, Hagiographa).

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שַׁלֵּשׁ

adverb • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

for the third time; on the third day (used adverbially).

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שָׁלַשׁ

verb intransitive • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

(not used) intrans. to be stout, firm, strong, of warriors and heroes.

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שָׁלֹשׁ

numeral cardinal • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

num. card. feminine (שְׁלֹשׁ, constr. שְׁלֹשֶׁת) and masculine (שְׁלֹשָׁה, constr. שְׁלֹשֶׁת).

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שָׁלֹשׁ

numeral • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

three (feminine form); sometimes prefixed to nouns (e.g., three years), sometimes put after nouns like adjectives; also stands for a neuter (three things, three days).

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שֶׁלֶשׁ

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

(plur. שְׁלָשִׁים) see שָׁלֵשׁ.

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Gesenius

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שָׁלוֹשׁ

numeral • Root שלש • Page 676

three, see שָׁלֹשׁ

שָׁלוֹשׁ

adjective / numeral • Page 682

Three. (Variant of שָׁלֹשׁ).

שָׁלַשׁ

pi. denom. • Root שלוש • Page 683

1. to divide into three parts. Deut. 19:3. 2. to repeat the third time. 1 K. 18:34. 3. to do on the third day. 1 Sam. 20:19. Also in Pu.: 1. to be triple, three-fold. Ecc. 4:12. 2. to be three years old. Gen. 15:9.

שָׁלֹשׁ

adjective / numeral • Page 682

Three. Ex. 21: 11. Josh. 21: 32.

Adjective cardinal number feminine singular absolute

LXX: τρεῖσ τρία τριῶν τριακόσιοι τρισὶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7969:

τρεῖσ 169× (33.3%)

τρία 45× (9.1%)

τριῶν 34× (6.6%)

τριακόσιοι 22× (4.6%)

τρισὶν 17× (3.0%)

εἴκοσι 13× (2.5%)

τρισχίλιοι 11× (2.1%)

'' 10× (1.8%)

τριάκοντα 10× (2.0%)

τριακοσίουσ 10× (2.1%)

עשר עָשָׂר

ten/riches

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עשר

ʻâsâr

Definition

ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth

Root

for H6235 (עשר);

Exhaustive

for עשר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6240

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הֶעֱשִׁיר

hif. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(Hif.) to make rich, with accusat. of the person; to gain or acquire riches.

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הַעֲשֵׂר

verb hifil • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Hifil, Infinitive Construct) Used specifically in reference to tithing/giving the tenth part.

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עֹ֫שֶׁר

noun masculine • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Riches; wealth. Sometimes coupled with words for glory, possessions, or produce. Also refers to strength/power.

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עֲשַׂר

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Aramaic masculine form, same as Hebrew עֶשֶׂר (ten). Also used specifically in the number twelve.

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עִשֵׂר

verb piel • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Piel) To give the tenth part, with accusative of the object.

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עִשֵּׁר

pih. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(Pih.) to make many; i. e. to build many ships; to make rich, with accusat. of the person; to gain or acquire riches.

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עֶשֶׂר

numeral • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Ten (masculine form, used generally as a numeral, sometimes denoting weight or with collectives).

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עָשַׂר

verb qal • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Qal) A denominative verb meaning to tithe, i. e. to take the tenth part of a thing (as a tax).

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עָשַׁר

verb / adjective • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1142

To be rich. (The definition lists the derived adjective עָשִׁיר: A rich man, the noble, the influential, mighty, one who rules over the poor.)

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עָשַׂר

verb transitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

I. (not used) 1. transitive: same as עָשַׁר II. to put together, to bind, to unite, into a whole; to associate, to join together, of the married, companions, friends.

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עָשַׂר

verb intransitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

2. intransitive: to be brought together, united, bound, of a heap, connected with עָשַׁר I. Deriv. עֶשֶׂר, denom. עָשְׂרָה, עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה, עֶשְׂרִים, עֲשִׂירִי, מַעְשַׂר, עִשָּׂרוֹן, עָשִׂיר.

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עָשָׂר

substantive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

ten, only in the numbers 11 to 19 compounded with one to 9; and without Vav. (Refers to number 10, masculine form).

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עָשַׁר

verb intransitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

I. intransitive: to be large, to be heaped together, brought together in abundance, of goods, property, and so to be rich.

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עָשַׁר

verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

II. to over-flow, to be copious, heaped; (of space) to extend, to stretch afar.

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עָשַׁר

intrans. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

II. (not used) intransitive: to be united, joined, in a sexual relation; to be intimate, to be associated, of friendship and alliance; completely identical with אָשַׁר.

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עָשַׁר

aram. verb (aramaic) • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(not used) Aram. same as Hebr. עָשַׂר (which see).

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עֲשַׂר

chald. f. • Page 531

ten (Dan. 7:7). Plur. עֶשְׂרִין (twenty, Dan. 6:2).

עֶשֶׂר

noun feminine • Page 531

ten. Plur. עֲשָׂרוֹת m. tens (Ex. 18:21, Deut. 1:15).

עָשַׂר

verb • Root עשר • Page 531

to impose tithes, take the tenth part (1 Sam. 8:15). Pi. to pay tithes (Gen. 28:22). Hiph. to pay or give tithes (Deut. 26:12).

עָשָׂר

noun masculine • Page 531

ten; used in composition for numbers 11-19 (like -teen). Examples: אַחַד עָשָׂר (eleven). Plur. עֶשְׂרִים (twenty).

עָשַׁר

verb • Page 532

to be or become rich. Job 15: 29. Hos. 12: 9. Hiph. to enrich, to make rich. Gen. 14: 23. Ps. 65: 10. Hithpa. to represent one's self as rich. Prov. 13: 7.

עֹשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root עשר • Page 532

riches. 1 Sam. 17: 25.

Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX: δέκα δώδεκα δύο τέσσαρασ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6240:

δέκα 86× (21.6%)

δώδεκα 75× (19.5%)

δύο 32× (7.3%)

τέσσαρασ 12× (3.0%)

τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ 12× (2.8%)

ἑνδεκάτῳ 11× (2.4%)

ἕνδεκα 11× (2.7%)

πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ 11× (2.3%)

δωδεκάτῳ 9× (1.9%)

πεντεκαίδεκα 8× (2.1%)

לחדש לְחֹדֶשׁ

to renew/new moon

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

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

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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.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

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%)

אדר אֲדָר

majestic

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אדר

ʼĂdâr

Definition

Adar, the 12th Hebrew month

Root

probably of foreign derivation; perhaps meaning fire;

Exhaustive

probably of foreign derivation; perhaps meaning fire; Adar, the 12th Hebrew month; Adar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H143

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אֲדָר

noun masculine • Root אדר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 69

name of the 12th month in the Hebrew lunar year

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲדָר

noun masculine • Page 27

Adar, the sixth month of the civil year, corresponding to part of February and March. Est. 3:7, 13.

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0143:

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ונוח וְנ֗וֹחַ

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

נוח

nûwach

Definition

to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.); cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare ינים.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5117

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נוּחַ

verb • Root נוח • Strongs / High • Page 952

Intransitive verb, same as נָאַח I; properly to rest, to lie down comfortably, hence to dwell, to abide, in tranquillity.

נוּחַ

verb • Root נוח • Strongs / High • Page 953

(inf. constr. נוּחַ, נֹחַ; fut. יָנוּחַ; apoc. יָנַח) to settle down comfortably, to rest. 1. intrans. to keep at rest or still, to encamp, to lie down, to descend, to settle down upon, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide, to enjoy rest, to keep holiday, to rest from enemies, to wait quietly. 2. trans. to procure rest.

נוּחַ

verb • Root נוח • Strongs / High • Page 953

(not used) to be agreeable, pleasant; prop. to be contented, at rest; comp. Latin acquiescere.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: κατέπαυσεν --- ἀφῆκεν ἔθηκεν ἀνεπαύσαντο

LXX Usage Statistics

H5117:

κατέπαυσεν 10× (6.1%)

--- 6× (4.2%)

ἀφῆκεν 6× (3.9%)

ἔθηκεν 5× (3.3%)

ἀνεπαύσαντο 5× (3.0%)

ὡσ 3× (2.0%)

θήσουσιν 3× (1.9%)

ἀναπαύσεται 3× (2.0%)

κατέλιπεν 3× (2.0%)

ἄφετε 3× (2.1%)

בארבעה בְּאַרְבָּעָה

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

ארבע

ʼarbaʻ

Definition

four

Root

masculine ארבעה; from H7251 (רבע);

Exhaustive

masculine ארבעה; from רבע; four; four.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H702

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אַרְבַּע

proper name • Root ארבעל • Lemma_Lookup • Page 183

Giant; proper name of the progenitor of the giants in Phenician and Babylonian mythology (Ba'al-Hercules); also the proper name of the ancient city Hebron (Kiryat Arba).

אַרְבַּע

cardinal number • Root רבע • Lemma_Lookup • Page 183

The cardinal number four.

אַרְבַּע

numeral • Root רבע • Lemma_Lookup • Page 184

Four.

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1298

City of Arba[all], also termed חֶבְרוֹן (Hebron).

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1298

City of Arba[all], also termed Hebron.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אְַרבַּע

chald. • Page 70

and אַרְבָּעָה. Idem [same as Hebrew entry for 'four'].

אַרְבַּע

noun feminine • Root רבע • Page 69

a prim. numeral: four. It stands for רְבַע. Dual אַרְבַּעְתַּיִם fourfold, 2 Sam. 12: 6. Plur. אַרְבָּעִים forty, Gen. 8: 6.

אַרְבַּע

proper name • Page 70

Name of one of the Enakite giants (Josh. 14:15; 15:13; 21:11).

Preposition, Adjective cardinal number feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0702:

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עשר עָשָׂר

ten/riches

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עשר

ʻâsâr

Definition

ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth

Root

for H6235 (עשר);

Exhaustive

for עשר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6240

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הֶעֱשִׁיר

hif. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(Hif.) to make rich, with accusat. of the person; to gain or acquire riches.

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הַעֲשֵׂר

verb hifil • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Hifil, Infinitive Construct) Used specifically in reference to tithing/giving the tenth part.

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עֹ֫שֶׁר

noun masculine • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Riches; wealth. Sometimes coupled with words for glory, possessions, or produce. Also refers to strength/power.

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עֲשַׂר

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Aramaic masculine form, same as Hebrew עֶשֶׂר (ten). Also used specifically in the number twelve.

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עִשֵׂר

verb piel • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Piel) To give the tenth part, with accusative of the object.

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עִשֵּׁר

pih. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(Pih.) to make many; i. e. to build many ships; to make rich, with accusat. of the person; to gain or acquire riches.

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עֶשֶׂר

numeral • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Ten (masculine form, used generally as a numeral, sometimes denoting weight or with collectives).

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עָשַׂר

verb qal • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Qal) A denominative verb meaning to tithe, i. e. to take the tenth part of a thing (as a tax).

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עָשַׁר

verb / adjective • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1142

To be rich. (The definition lists the derived adjective עָשִׁיר: A rich man, the noble, the influential, mighty, one who rules over the poor.)

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עָשַׂר

verb transitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

I. (not used) 1. transitive: same as עָשַׁר II. to put together, to bind, to unite, into a whole; to associate, to join together, of the married, companions, friends.

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עָשַׂר

verb intransitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

2. intransitive: to be brought together, united, bound, of a heap, connected with עָשַׁר I. Deriv. עֶשֶׂר, denom. עָשְׂרָה, עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה, עֶשְׂרִים, עֲשִׂירִי, מַעְשַׂר, עִשָּׂרוֹן, עָשִׂיר.

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עָשָׂר

substantive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

ten, only in the numbers 11 to 19 compounded with one to 9; and without Vav. (Refers to number 10, masculine form).

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עָשַׁר

verb intransitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

I. intransitive: to be large, to be heaped together, brought together in abundance, of goods, property, and so to be rich.

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עָשַׁר

verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

II. to over-flow, to be copious, heaped; (of space) to extend, to stretch afar.

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עָשַׁר

intrans. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

II. (not used) intransitive: to be united, joined, in a sexual relation; to be intimate, to be associated, of friendship and alliance; completely identical with אָשַׁר.

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עָשַׁר

aram. verb (aramaic) • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(not used) Aram. same as Hebr. עָשַׂר (which see).

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Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲשַׂר

chald. f. • Page 531

ten (Dan. 7:7). Plur. עֶשְׂרִין (twenty, Dan. 6:2).

עֶשֶׂר

noun feminine • Page 531

ten. Plur. עֲשָׂרוֹת m. tens (Ex. 18:21, Deut. 1:15).

עָשַׂר

verb • Root עשר • Page 531

to impose tithes, take the tenth part (1 Sam. 8:15). Pi. to pay tithes (Gen. 28:22). Hiph. to pay or give tithes (Deut. 26:12).

עָשָׂר

noun masculine • Page 531

ten; used in composition for numbers 11-19 (like -teen). Examples: אַחַד עָשָׂר (eleven). Plur. עֶשְׂרִים (twenty).

עָשַׁר

verb • Page 532

to be or become rich. Job 15: 29. Hos. 12: 9. Hiph. to enrich, to make rich. Gen. 14: 23. Ps. 65: 10. Hithpa. to represent one's self as rich. Prov. 13: 7.

עֹשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root עשר • Page 532

riches. 1 Sam. 17: 25.

Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX: δέκα δώδεκα δύο τέσσαρασ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6240:

δέκα 86× (21.6%)

δώδεκα 75× (19.5%)

δύο 32× (7.3%)

τέσσαρασ 12× (3.0%)

τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ 12× (2.8%)

ἑνδεκάτῳ 11× (2.4%)

ἕνδεκα 11× (2.7%)

πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ 11× (2.3%)

δωδεκάτῳ 9× (1.9%)

πεντεκαίδεκα 8× (2.1%)

בו בּוֹ

within himself

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

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

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.

וְ

prefix • Root היה • Page 195

A prefix, as in וַיִּקְתֹּל (he killed). Usually called Vav conversivum futuri. It is most probably a contraction of the old form הָוָה or הָוֵי i. q. הָיָה.

וְ

conj. and prefix • Page 194

Vav copulativum. Signifies a nail, peg, hook. Used as: 1. merely connective (and, also); 2. adversative (but, yet - Gen. 17:21); 3. illative (since, wherefore - Gen. 26:27, Ruth 1:21); 4. causal (for - Gen. 20:3, Is. 39:1); 5. to express result/consequence (that - Num. 23:19).

Preposition, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

ועשה וְעָשֹׂה

and he made

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

עשה

ʻâsâh

Definition

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6213

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָשָׂה

verb • Root עשה • Strongs / High • Page 755

to make for

עָשָׂה

verb • Root עשה • Strongs / High • Page 1140

1. To do, to make, to form, to construct (e.g., an ark, altar, garments); to build up, to establish, to create. 2. To acquire (by labor); to make or procure a name (fame); to make money; to bring, to make (i.e., to be of use). Also, to prepare (food, sacrifice); to offer; to appoint, constitute to an office. 3. Metaphorically, to keep, to celebrate (a feast, e.g., Sabbath, Passover); to live through or spend the time of life; to perform, to practise, observe, to consider. 4. To do, generally without an object (good or evil); to deal with, execute upon. 5. Altogether generally to act, the interpretation being drawn from the context; to act considerately or falsely.

עָשָׂה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1141

To do, to make, to prepare, to work, to act, to perform, to effect. Also: to bring forth, to beget; to give milk; to bear fruit; to put forth shoots; to be made, created, sacrificed, executed; to be committed (a crime); to be celebrated (a festival); to happen, to become. (Includes Nif. passive, Pih. to press/squeeze, Puh. to be made/created).

עָשָׂה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1141

(unused) intr. to be shaggy, rough, rough-haired, of men; probably also of a rough, rugged forest-mountain.

עָשָׂה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1139

(I) tr. 1. To feel, to touch. 2. To labour = to do; to work; to create (of God); to accomplish; to execute (a vow or wrath); to make, to form, fabricari.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָשַׂה

ii. in kal • Page 531

to press, squeeze, (the breast.) Ezekiel 23:21. (Chald. עֲשָׁא idem.)

עָשָׂה

verb • Root עשה • Page 530

To make, do, act. Extensive entry covering various nuances: 1. to make/do (Gen. 1:7); 2. to labour (Ex. 5:9); 3. to execute or accomplish (Ps. 37:5); 4. to prepare or dress food (Gen. 18:7); 5. to make or acquire riches (Gen. 31:1); 6. to pass or spend time (Ecc. 6:12); 7. to keep one's self or abide (Ruth 2:19); 8. to produce or bear fruit (Gen. 1:11); 9. to offer or present (Ex. 10:25); 10. to appoint to an office (1 Sam. 12:6); 11. to celebrate or keep a festival (Ex. 12:48).

עָשָׂה

verb • Page 532

1. to labour, fabricari. 2. to be made smooth or polished, to be bright, to shine. Jer. 5: 28. Hithpa. to think or be mindful of any one. Jon. 1: 6.

Conjunction, Verb Qal infinitive absolute

LXX: ἐποίησεν ποιήσεισ ἐποίησαν ποιῆσαι ποιήσω

LXX Usage Statistics

H6213a:

ἐποίησεν 538× (20.3%)

ποιήσεισ 196× (7.3%)

ἐποίησαν 191× (7.2%)

ποιῆσαι 141× (5.2%)

ποιήσω 113× (4.3%)

ποιήσει 111× (4.2%)

'' 86× (2.9%)

ἐποίησασ 82× (3.2%)

ποιεῖν 79× (2.9%)

ποιήσετε 76× (2.9%)

אתו אֹתוֹ

his eternal self

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

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

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

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).

אֵת

i. m. subst. • Page 81

Ploughshare. Inflected in two ways as אֵתִים and אֵתִין. References: 1 Sam. 13: 20, 21; Is. 2: 4; Joel 4: 10 [3:10]. Its etymology is suggested to be related to the word מַחֲרֶשֶׁת.

Direct object eternal self, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

יום יוֹם

manifestation/day

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יום

yôwm

Definition

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

Root

from an unused root meaning to be hot;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3117

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יוֹם

noun masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 595

brightness, splendour, shining, light. hence 1. the day (the period of light), opposed to night; can also mean mid-day. 2. the civil day, including night.

יוֹם

noun masculine • Root יום • Strongs / High • Page 596

Day; also used metaphorically for a specific time or event, such as birth-day, day of punishment, day of death, the present time, or the end of life.

יוֹם

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root יום • Strongs / High • Page 596

Aramaic (Chaldee) word for 'day', with the same variety of senses as the Hebrew.

יוֹם

noun / masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 612

1. clearness, light. 2. day (including the night). The plural form יָמִים can also mean a short time, an indefinite time, or a long time.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יוֹם

m. prim. dec. i. • Page 277

1. day. Phrases: הַיּוֹם (this day; to-day, 1 Sam. 12:17); בְּיוֹם (on the day when, Gen 2:17); כְּיוֹם (now, Gen. 25:31); יוֹם יוֹם (daily, Neh. 8:18); מִיּוֹם (from the day on, Ex. 10:6). Special uses: a day of misfortune (Obad. 12), a day of prosperity or festival (Hos. 7:5), and the day of Jehovah/judgment (Joel 1:15). 2. time generally (Gen. 39: 11).

יוֹם

noun masculine • Page 278

Day. (1) Specially days of one's life (Gen. 6:3, Gen. 43:9, Sam. 25:28). (2) Time generally (Gen. 47:8, Ex. 2:11, Judg. 18:1). (3) Some or several days (Neh. 1:4, Dan. 8:27, Gen. 40:4). (4) A year (Lev. 25:29, Judg. 17:10, 1 Sam. 2:19).

יוֹם

m. chald. • Page 278

Day, as in Heb. Plural יוֹמִין, emphatic יוֹמַיָּא. (Ezra 4:15, 19).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἡμέρᾳ ἡμέρασ σήμερον ἡμέραν ἡμερῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3117:

ἡμέρᾳ 574× (20.2%)

ἡμέρασ 571× (23.8%)

σήμερον 204× (9.1%)

ἡμέραν 171× (6.9%)

ἡμερῶν 153× (6.4%)

ἡμέρα 135× (5.4%)

ἡμέραισ 133× (4.6%)

ἡμέραι 116× (4.7%)

--- 51× (2.4%)

'' 46× (1.8%)

משתה מִשְׁתֶּה

a drink feast

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משתה

mishteh

Definition

drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast

Root

from H8354 (שתה);

Exhaustive

from שתה; drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast; banquet, drank, drink, feast((-ed), -ing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4960

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁתֶּה

masculine noun • Root שתה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 925

Drink; a potion; a drinking-bout; a feast.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁתֶּה

noun masculine • Root שתה • Page 418

a banquet, Est. 1:3. 2:18. 8:17. Chald. idem. Dan. 5:10.

מִשְׁתֶּה

m. verbal • Root שתה • Page 417

dec. IX. a. 1. a drinking. Est. 5:4. 7:2. בֵּית מִשְׁתֵּה הַיַּיִן a chamber for drinking wine, Est. 7:8. 2. drink. Dan. 1:10. Ezra 3:7.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πότον πότου δοχὴν δοχήν πότοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4960:

πότον 9× (18.6%)

πότου 4× (7.8%)

δοχὴν 4× (7.8%)

δοχήν 4× (7.5%)

πότοσ 3× (5.7%)

πίονται 2× (4.2%)

pμετὰ 2× (4.2%)

χαρᾶσ 2× (3.6%)

γάμουσ 2× (3.6%)

πίνει 2× (3.6%)

ושמחה וְשִׂמְחָה׃

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

שמחה

simchâh

Definition

blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)

Root

from H8056 (שמח);

Exhaustive

from שמח; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival); [idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8057

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׂמְחָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1446

1. joy, gladness. Also shouts of rejoicing, songs, or praise aloud with joy. 2. festivity, festive banquet. 3. the name of a musical instrument.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שִׂמְחָה

f. verbal • Root שמח • Page 641

1. joy, rejoicing. 1 K. 1: 40. 2. festivity, mirth. Prov. 21: 17. 3. a loud shout, a joyful acclamation. Neh. 12: 43. Gen. 31: 27.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: εὐφροσύνη εὐφροσύνησ εὐφροσύνῃ εὐφροσύνην μετ'

LXX Usage Statistics

H8057:

εὐφροσύνη 20× (21.3%)

εὐφροσύνησ 16× (16.6%)

εὐφροσύνῃ 15× (14.4%)

εὐφροσύνην 12× (12.9%)

μετ' 3× (3.5%)

χαρὰ 2× (2.3%)

χαρὰν 2× (2.1%)

ἀγαλλίαμα 2× (2.0%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
In the thirteenth day to the month Adar, and resting in the fourteenth in it, and making it a day of drinking and gladness.

LITV Translation:
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar, and on the fourteenth day of the same, they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And they rested on the fourteenth of the same month, and kept it as a day of rest with joy and gladness.