Ezra 10:26

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%)

עילם עֵילָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עילם

ʻÊylâm

Definition

Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites

Root

or עולם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956 (עלם); hidden, i.e. distant;

Exhaustive

or עולם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from עלם; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites; Elam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5867

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵילָם

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1080

1. Eldest son of Shem. 2. Name of a territory, Elymaïs/Susiana/Chuzistan, meaning decidedly Persia. (The name of a people is sometimes masc. and sometimes fem.)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵילָם

proper name • Page 503

The proper name of a country, strictly Elymais in the south of Media, but used generally for Media itself (Dan. 8: 2, Gen. 10: 22, Is. 11: 11).

עֵילָם

noun • Root עילם • Page 512

Chald. plur. עֵילְמָיֵא, an Elamite, from עֵילָם q. v. Ezra 4:9.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αιλαμ ηλαμ αιλαμῖται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5867b:

αιλαμ 15× (52.5%)

ηλαμ 6× (21.9%)

αιλαμῖται 2× (5.1%)

מתניה מַתַּנְיָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מתניה

Mattanyâh

Definition

Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites

Root

or מתניהו; from H4976 (מתן) and H3050 (יה); gift of Jah;

Exhaustive

or מתניהו; from מתן and יה; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites; Mattaniah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4983

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַתַּנְיָה

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 928

A proper name, masculine, see מַתָּנִי.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μαθανια μανθανιασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4983:

μαθανια 7× (48.1%)

μανθανιασ 3× (18.9%)

זכריה זְכַרְיָה

He Is Remembered ("Zechariah")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זכריה

Zᵉkaryâh

Definition

Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites

Root

or זכריהו; from H2142 (זכר) and H3050 (יה); Jah has remembered;

Exhaustive

or זכריהו; from זכר and יה; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites; Zachariah, Zechariah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2148

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Fürst Lexicon

זְכַרְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root זכר • Strongs / High • Page 434

Jah is renowned

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זְכַרְיָה

proper name • Page 203

(Jehovah remembers) a proper name, (in Greek Ζαχαρίας). 1. a king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II (2 K. 14:29—15:11). 2. a prophet (Zech. 1:1, 7; Ezra 5:1; 6:14).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ζαχαριασ ζαχαρια ζαχαριαν ζαχαριου

LXX Usage Statistics

H2148a:

ζαχαριασ 17× (41.2%)

ζαχαρια 11× (25.2%)

ζαχαριαν 6× (14.1%)

ζαχαριου 5× (12.3%)

ויחיאל וִיחִיאֵל

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

יחיאל

Yᵉchîyʼêl

Definition

Jechiel (or Jechavel), the name of eight Israelites

Root

or (2 Chronicles 29:14) יחואל; from H2421 (חיה) and H410 (אל); God will live;

Exhaustive

or (2 Chronicles 29:14) יחואל; from חיה and אל; God will live; Jechiel (or Jechavel), the name of eight Israelites; Jehiel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3171

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְחִיאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root חיה • Strongs / High • Page 602

A masculine proper name meaning 'El is the animating'.

יְחִיאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root חיה, אל • Strongs / High • Page 603

A proper name meaning 'El is the Living'. The abridged form is חִיאֵל.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιιηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3171:

ιιηλ 13× (93.4%)

ועבדי וְעַבְדִּי

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

עבדי

ʻAbdîy

Definition

Abdi, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H5647 (עבד); serviceable;

Exhaustive

from עבד; serviceable; Abdi, the name of two Israelites; Abdi.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5660

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Fürst Lexicon

עַבְדַּי

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1045

Proper name, masculine. (Instead of עֹבַדְיָה) Worshipper of Jah.

Matched via consonantal key only

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αβδι

LXX Usage Statistics

H5660:

αβδι 2× (70.2%)

וירמות וִירֵמוֹת

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

ירימות

Yᵉrîymôwth

Definition

Jerimoth or Jeremoth, the name of twelve Israelites

Root

or ירימות; or ירמות; feminine plural from H7311 (רום); elevations;

Exhaustive

or ירימות; or ירמות; feminine plural from רום; elevations; Jerimoth or Jeremoth, the name of twelve Israelites; Jermoth, Jerimoth, and Ramoth (from the margin).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3406

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְרִימוֹת

noun proper masculine • Root רום • Strongs / High • Page 650

(elevation, see יְרִימוֹת) a proper name.

יְרִימוֹת

noun proper masculine • Root רמת • Strongs / High • Page 650

(elevation, see רָמַת) a proper name.

יְרִימוֹת

noun proper masculine • Root ירמות • Strongs / High • Page 650

see יְרֵמוֹת.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιεριμωθ ιαριμωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3406:

ιεριμωθ 6× (47.0%)

ιαριμωθ 4× (29.6%)

ואליהס וְאֵלִיָּה׃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

אליה

ʼÊlîyâh

Definition

Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites

Root

or prolonged אליהו; from H410 (אל) and H3050 (יה); God of Jehovah;

Exhaustive

or prolonged אליהו; from אל and יה; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites; Elijah, Eliah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H452

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵלִיָּה

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 138

Proper name of the prophet Elijah of Tishbeh.

אַלְיָה

noun feminine • Root אלה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 138

The fat tail of oriental sheep, which was commonly consumed with the fat as a sacrifice.

אֱלִיהוּ

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 138

Proper name masculine, 'Self-El'.

אֱלִיהוּא

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 138

Proper name masculine, 'Self-El'.

אֱלִיהוֹעֵינַי

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 139

see אֶלְיוֹעֵינַי

אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 138

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

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵלִיָּה

noun masculine • Page 52

Elijah, a celebrated prophet in the time of Ahab. 1 K. xvii.—2 K. ii. Also אֵלִיָּהוּ.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0452:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And from the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

LITV Translation:
And from the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.