Ezra 10:22

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%)

פשחור פַּשְׁחוּר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פשחור

Pashchûwr

Definition

Pashchur, the name of four Israelites

Root

probably from H6582 (פשח); liberation;

Exhaustive

probably from פשח; liberation; Pashchur, the name of four Israelites; Pashur.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6583

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פַּשְׁחוּר

noun proper masculine • Root פשח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1201

Name of a priest and official; meaning suggests freedom, liberation, redemption.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פַּשְׁחוּר

proper name • Root פשח סחור • Page 557

proper name of a priest and chief overseer of the temple in the time of Jeremiah. Jer. 20:3. 38:1.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: πασχωρ φασσουρ --- φασουρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6583:

πασχωρ 6× (45.5%)

φασσουρ 3× (23.3%)

--- 2× (15.6%)

φασουρ 2× (15.6%)

אליועיני אֶלְיוֹעֵינַי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אליהועיני

ʼElyᵉhôwʻêynay

Definition

Eljehoenai or Eljoenai, the name of seven Israelites

Root

or (shortened) אליועיני; from H413 (אל) and H3068 (יהוה) and H5869 (עין); towards Jehovah (are) my eyes;

Exhaustive

or (shortened) אליועיני; from אל and יהוה and עין; towards Jehovah (are) my eyes; Eljehoenai or Eljoenai, the name of seven Israelites; Elihoenai, Elionai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H454

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 138

Proper name masculine, 'to God are mine eyes directed'.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0454b:

No stats available

מעשיה מַעֲשֵׂיָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מעשיה

Maʻăsêyâh

Definition

Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites

Root

or מעשיהו; from H4639 (מעשה) and H3050 (יה); work of Jah;

Exhaustive

or מעשיהו; from מעשה and יה; work of Jah; Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites; Maaseiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4641

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲשֵׂיָה

masculine proper noun • Strongs / High • Page 889

the same as מַעֲשֵׂי (the mighty deed of Jah). A proper name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μαασαιου μαασαια μασαια μαασηα μαασιασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4641:

μαασαιου 5× (23.8%)

μαασαια 4× (18.2%)

μασαια 2× (9.8%)

μαασηα 2× (9.8%)

μαασιασ 2× (9.1%)

μαασαιαν 2× (7.6%)

ישמעאל יִשְׁמָעֵאל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישמעאל

Yishmâʻêʼl

Definition

Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites

Root

from H8085 (שמע) and H410 (אל); God will hear;

Exhaustive

from שמע and אל; God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites; Ishmael.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3458

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יִשְׁמָעֵאל

noun / proper • Root ישמע אל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 658

El is hearer; proper name of a son of Abraham by Hagar, ancestor of many tribes.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ισμαηλ '' ισμαηλῖται ισμαηλίταισ ισμαηλίτησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3458:

ισμαηλ 39× (77.8%)

'' 4× (7.2%)

ισμαηλῖται 3× (5.7%)

ισμαηλίταισ 2× (3.6%)

ισμαηλίτησ 2× (3.6%)

נתנאל נְתַנְאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נתנאל

Nᵉthanʼêl

Definition

Nethanel, the name of ten Israelites

Root

from H5414 (נתן) and H410 (אל); given of God;

Exhaustive

xlit Nᵉthanêʼl corrected to Nᵉthanʼêl; from נתן and אל; given of God; Nethanel, the name of ten Israelites; Nethaneel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5417

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נְתַנְאֵל

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1000

(El is Giver) A masculine proper name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ναθαναηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5417:

ναθαναηλ 13× (93.6%)

יוזבד יוֹזָבָד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יוזבד

Yôwzâbâd

Definition

Jozabad, the name of ten Israelites

Root

a form of H3075 (יהוזבד);

Exhaustive

a form of יהוזבד; Jozabad, the name of ten Israelites; Josabad, Jozabad.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3107

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יוֹזָבָד

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 594

A proper name, masculine.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωζαβαδ ιωζαβαθ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3107:

ιωζαβαδ 5× (47.2%)

ιωζαβαθ 3× (26.4%)

'' 2× (17.6%)

ואלעשהס וְאֶלְעָשָׂה׃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

אלעשה

ʼElʻâsâh

Definition

Elasah, the name of four Israelites

Root

from H410 (אל) and H6213 (עשה); God has made;

Exhaustive

from אל and עשה; God has made; Elasah, the name of four Israelites; Elasah, Eleasah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶלְעָשָׂה

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 143

('El is creator) Proper noun, masculine.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0501:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And from the sons of Pashur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nathaniel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

LITV Translation:
And from the sons of Pashur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And of the sons of Pashhur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, and Ishmael, and Nethanel, and Jozabad, and Elasah.