Ezra 10:34

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

מבני מִבְּנֵי

from sons

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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.

Prep-M, 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%)

בני בָנִי

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בני

Bânîy

Definition

Bani, the name of five Israelites

Root

from H1129 (בנה); built;

Exhaustive

from בנה; built; Bani, the name of five Israelites; Bani.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1137

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בָּנִי

noun proper masculine • Root בנה • Strongs / High • Page 257

A proper name, meaning posterity.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: υἱοὶ βανι υἱὸσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1137:

υἱοὶ 5× (35.1%)

βανι 4× (29.9%)

υἱὸσ 2× (14.9%)

מעדי מַעֲדַי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מעדי

Maʻăday

Definition

Maadai, an Israelite

Root

from H5710 (עדה); ornamental;

Exhaustive

from עדה; ornamental; Maadai, an Israelite; Maadai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4572

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעְדַּי

proper name / masculine • Root עדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 880

A proper name, 'Jah is ornament'.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H4572:

No stats available

עמרם עַמְרָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עמרם

ʻAmrâm

Definition

Amram, the name of two Israelites

Root

probably from H5971 (עם) and H7311 (רום); high people;

Exhaustive

probably from עם and רום; high people; Amram, the name of two Israelites; Amram.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6019

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַמְרָם

noun proper masculine • Root עם רם עמר • Strongs / High • Page 1109

(either from עִם and רָם, meaning God is the Elevated, or from עָמַר II. with formative syllable ם - Ruler, Compeller) Proper name of a man (Amram).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αμβραμ αμραμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6019:

αμβραμ 9× (59.0%)

αμραμ 4× (24.3%)

ואואלס וְאוּאֵל׃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

אואל

ʼÛwʼêl

Definition

Uel, and Israelite

Root

from H176 (או) and H410 (אל); wish of God;

Exhaustive

from או and אל; wish of God; Uel, and Israelite; Uel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H177

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אוּאֵל

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 74

Proper noun meaning 'Ab is El' (God).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0177:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
From the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram and Uel,

LITV Translation:
From the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, Uel,