Ezra 10:41

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

עזראל עֲזַרְאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עזראל

ʻĂzarʼêl

Definition

Azarel, the name of five Israelites

Root

from H5826 (עזר) and H410 (אל); God has helped;

Exhaustive

from עזר and אל; God has helped; Azarel, the name of five Israelites; Azarael, Azareel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5832

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5832:

No stats available

ושלמיהו וְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ

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

שלמיה

Shelemyâh

Definition

Shelemjah, the name of nine Israelites

Root

or שלמיהו; from H8002 (שלם) and H3050 (יה); thankoffering of Jah;

Exhaustive

or שלמיהו; from שלם and יה; thankoffering of Jah; Shelemjah, the name of nine Israelites; Shelemiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8018

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֶׁלֶמְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root שלם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1447

(= שְׁמַרְיָה; Jah is Recompenser).

Matched via consonantal key only

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σελεμιου σελεμια

LXX Usage Statistics

H8018:

σελεμιου 4× (46.8%)

σελεμια 4× (43.3%)

שמריה שְׁמַרְיָה׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמריה

Shᵉmaryâh

Definition

Shemarjah, the name of four Israelites

Root

or שמריהו; from H8104 (שמר) and H3050 (יה); Jah has guarded;

Exhaustive

or שמריהו; from שמר and יה; Jah has guarded; Shemarjah, the name of four Israelites; Shamariah, Shemariah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8114

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁמַרְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root שמר • Strongs / High • Page 1454

(Jah is Watcher) n. p. m. 2 Chr. 11, 19; Ezr. 10, 32; 10, 41.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαμαρια

LXX Usage Statistics

H8114:

σαμαρια 2× (70.8%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

LITV Translation:
Azareel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Azarel, and Shelemiah, and Shemariah,