Ezra 10:20

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ומבני וּמִבְּנֵי

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

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָ

unknown • Root מה • Page 350

See מָה Note.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

אמר אִמֵּר

he has said

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמר

ʼImmêr

Definition

Immer, the name of five Israelites

Root

from H559 (אמר); talkative;

Exhaustive

from אמר; talkative; Immer, the name of five Israelites; Immer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H564

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱמֹר

noun masculine • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Mountain (not used in this form).

אֲמַר

verb • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 156

Aramaic (Chaldee): 1. To say; to communicate a thing orally or in writing. Used in various forms including impersonal participle.

אִמֵּר

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

High; proper name of a man (Immer); proper name of a place.

אִמַּר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Lamb, young sheep.

אֵמֶר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Word, discourse, utterance; command.

אֵמֶר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Word, discourse; song of victory, hymn.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • 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 • Lemma_Lookup • Page 755

to say, speak

אִמְרָה

noun feminine • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Word, speech (same as אֶמְרָה).

אֶמְרָה

noun feminine • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Word, speech.

אֶמְרָה

verb • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 384

I will say (voluntative).

אֱמֹרִי

noun gent. m. • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Amorite, i.e. mountaineer; name of one of the greatest and most important of the races of the Canaanite or Phenician people.

אִמְרִי

noun proper masculine • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Projecting; proper name of a man (Imri).

אֲמַרְיָה

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 157

Proper name of a man (Jah is promiser).

אֲמַרְיָהוּ

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 158

Proper noun masculine. A longer form standing for Amariah. 2 Chr. 19, 11; 31, 15.

אַמְרָפֶל

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 158

Proper noun of a king of Shinar at the time of Abraham (Gen 14:1, 9). Regarded as compounded of אָם (like) and noun of the Aramaean Saturn, and פָּל.

הִתְאַמֵּר

verb • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 156

Hithpael form: To lift up oneself, to boast, brag; to conduct oneself in a commanding way or imperiously.

מֵאמַר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 800

The same as the previous entry; a mandate or edict.

מַאֲמָר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 800

A mandate, an edict.

נֶאֱמַר

verb • Root אמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 156

Niphal form: 1. To be said, told; to be revealed, communicated. Often used impersonally ('it is said'). 2. To be named.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִמַּר

chald. n.m. • Root אמר • Page 59

lamb. (Ezra 6:9, 17; 7:17).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0564:

No stats available

חנני חֲנָנִי

Favor myself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חנני

Chănânîy

Definition

Chanani, the name of six Israelites

Root

from H2603 (חנן); gracious;

Exhaustive

from חנן; gracious; Chanani, the name of six Israelites; Hanani.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2607

בית הישימות

Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth

Definition

Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan

Root

from H1004 (בית) and the plural of H3451 (ישימה) with the article interposed; house of the deserts;

Exhaustive

from בית and the plural of ישימה with the article interposed; house of the deserts; Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan; Beth-jeshimoth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲנַנְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root חנן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 506

A masculine proper name meaning 'Jah is kind'.

חֲנַנְיָהוּ

noun proper masculine • Root חנן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 506

A masculine proper name, same as חֲנַנְיָה (chananyah).

תַּחֲנוּנִים

masc. pl. • Root חנן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1508

Prayer, supplication, coupled with תְּפִלָּה, especially Ps. 28:2, 6 and 31:23. Also, the spirit of self-humiliation (Zech. 12:10).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ανανι ἀνὰ οἶκον μέσον ασιμουθ βαιθασιμωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2607:

ανανι 9× (83.9%)

Hanani_§Hanani@Ezr.10.20:

ἀνὰ 2× (16.0%)

οἶκον 2× (16.0%)

μέσον 2× (13.6%)

ασιμουθ 2× (13.6%)

βαιθασιμωθ 2× (13.6%)

αισιμωθ 2× (11.2%)

וזבדיהס וּזְבַדְיָה׃ס

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

זבדיה

Zᵉbadyâh

Definition

Zebadjah, the name of nine Israelites

Root

or זבדיהו; from H2064 (זבד) and H3050 (יה); Jah has given;

Exhaustive

or זבדיהו; from זבד and יה; Jah has given; Zebadjah, the name of nine Israelites; Zebadiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2069

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זְבַדְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root זבד • Strongs / High • Page 423

(from זָבַד; Jah is giver) a proper name.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ζαβαδια ζαβδιασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2069:

ζαβαδια 3× (35.9%)

ζαβδιασ 3× (35.9%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And from the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

LITV Translation:
And from the sons of Immer were Hanani and Zebadiah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.