Ezra 2:16

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

בני בְּנֵי־

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

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%)

אטר אָטֵר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אטר

ʼÂṭêr

Definition

Ater, the name of three Israelites

Root

from H332 (אטר); maimed;

Exhaustive

from אטר; maimed; Ater, the name of three Israelites; Ater.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H333

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אִטֵּר

adjective • Root אטר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 108

Bound, i.e. lamed, impeded; e.g. impeded in the right hand, i.e. left-handed.

אַטֵר

noun proper masculine • Root אטר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 108

Lamed one; a proper name of a man.

אָטַר

verb • Root אטר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 108

1. to enclose, surround; to close upon one. 2. (not used) to bind, where the organic root is connected with that in קָטַר.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0333:

No stats available

ליחזקיה לִיחִזְקִיָּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יחזקיה

Yᵉchizqîyâh

Definition

Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites

Root

or יחזקיהו; from H3388 (ירושא) and H3050 (יה); strengthened of Jah;

Exhaustive

or יחזקיהו; from ירושא and יה; strengthened of Jah; Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites; Hezekiah, Jehizkiah. Compare חזקיה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3169

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְחֶזְקִיָּה

noun proper masculine • Root חזק • Consonantal / Medium • Page 602

A masculine proper name, for which יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ or חִזְקִיָּה stands in other places.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְחִזְקִיָּה

m. proper name • Page 280

(Jehovah strengthens); Hezekiah, king of Judah.

Preposition, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: εζεκιου

LXX Usage Statistics

H3169:

εζεκιου 2× (50.0%)

תשעים תִּשְׁעִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תשעים

tishʻîym

Definition

ninety

Root

multiple from H8672 (תשע);

Exhaustive

multiple from תשע; ninety; ninety.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8673

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תִּשְׁעִים

numeral cardinal • Root תשע • Strongs / High • Page 1536

Ninety (the plural form of nine).

Adjective cardinal number masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἐνενήκοντα πέντε τριακόσιοι ἐννέα ὀκτώ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8673:

ἐνενήκοντα 18× (51.6%)

πέντε 4× (8.3%)

τριακόσιοι 2× (6.1%)

ἐννέα 2× (5.2%)

ὀκτώ 2× (5.2%)

ἑκατὸν 2× (5.2%)

δύο 2× (4.3%)

ושמנהס וּשְׁמֹנָה׃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

שמנה

shᵉmôneh

Definition

a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth

Root

or שמונה; feminine שמנה; or שמונה; apparently from H8082 (שמן) through the idea of plumpness;

Exhaustive

or שמונה; feminine שמנה; or שמונה; apparently from שמן through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth; eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8083

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁמֵן

verb • Root שמנ • Inferred / Low • Page 1449

intransitive: to be thick, fat, corpulent; figuratively: to be rich, to shine with fatness, to pamper themselves.

Matched via inferred root to Fuerst root field

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁמֹנֶה and שְׁמֹנָה

f. and m. numeral • Page 687

eight. Plur. שְׁמֹנִים eighty.

Conjunction, Adjective cardinal number feminine singular absolute

LXX: ὀκτὼ δέκα ὀκτώ ὀκτωκαίδεκα ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8083:

ὀκτὼ 35× (24.1%)

δέκα 11× (7.4%)

ὀκτώ 10× (5.6%)

ὀκτωκαίδεκα 9× (7.0%)

ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ 7× (5.0%)

εἴκοσι 7× (4.8%)

ὀκτακόσιοι 6× (4.5%)

'' 6× (4.0%)

ἑπτακόσια 5× (4.0%)

τριάκοντα 4× (2.8%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The sons of Ater to Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

LITV Translation:
The sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety eight.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The children of Ater the son of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.