Ezra 2:25

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.

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%)

קרית קִרְיַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קרית יערים

Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym

Definition

Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine

Root

or (Jeremiah 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Joshua 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or קרית ערים; from H7151 (קריה) and the plural of H3293 (יער) or H5892 (עיר); city of forests, or city of towns;

Exhaustive

or (Jeremiah 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Joshua 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or קרית ערים; from קריה and the plural of יער or עיר; city of forests, or city of towns; Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine; Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7157

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קִרְיַת יְעָרִים

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1298

City of forests (see יְעָרִים).

Noun proper name

LXX: καριαθιαριμ πόλισ ιαριμ καριαθβααλ πόλεωσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7157:

καριαθιαριμ 21× (44.0%)

πόλισ 7× (14.3%)

ιαριμ 5× (8.3%)

καριαθβααλ 3× (6.6%)

πόλεωσ 3× (5.6%)

πόλιν 2× (4.4%)

καριαθιαριν 2× (4.4%)

δαυιδ 2× (3.7%)

ιαϊρ 2× (3.7%)

ιαριν 2× (3.1%)

ערים עָרִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קרית יערים

Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym

Definition

Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine

Root

or (Jeremiah 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Joshua 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or קרית ערים; from H7151 (קריה) and the plural of H3293 (יער) or H5892 (עיר); city of forests, or city of towns;

Exhaustive

or (Jeremiah 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Joshua 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or קרית ערים; from קריה and the plural of יער or עיר; city of forests, or city of towns; Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine; Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7157

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קִרְיַת יְעָרִים

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1298

City of forests (see יְעָרִים).

Noun proper name

LXX: καριαθιαριμ πόλισ ιαριμ καριαθβααλ πόλεωσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7157:

καριαθιαριμ 21× (44.0%)

πόλισ 7× (14.3%)

ιαριμ 5× (8.3%)

καριαθβααλ 3× (6.6%)

πόλεωσ 3× (5.6%)

πόλιν 2× (4.4%)

καριαθιαριν 2× (4.4%)

δαυιδ 2× (3.7%)

ιαϊρ 2× (3.7%)

ιαριν 2× (3.1%)

כפירה כְּפִירָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כפירה

Kᵉphîyrâh

Definition

Kephirah, a place in Palestine

Root

feminine of H3715 (כפיר); the village (always with the art.);

Exhaustive

feminine of כפיר; the village (always with the art.); Kephirah, a place in Palestine; Chephirah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3716

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כְּפִירָה

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 726

A village or hamlet; a proper name of a place of the Hivites, now called Kefir.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כְּפִירָה

proper name • Page 326

Proper name of a city of the Hivites, which was allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. As an appellative, i. q. כְּפָר a village. (Josh. 9:17; 18:26; Ezra 2:25; Neh. 7:29).

Noun proper name

LXX: καφιρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H3716:

καφιρα 2× (54.1%)

ובארות וּבְאֵרוֹת

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

בארות

Bᵉʼêrôwth

Definition

Beeroth, a place in Palestine

Root

feminine plural of H875 (באר); wells;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H881

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּאֵרוֹת

proper name • Page 85

Proper name of a city in the tribe of Benjamin, between Jerusalem and Shechem (2 Sam. 4:2, 3, 23, 37).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0881:

No stats available

שבע שְׁבַע

seven

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שבע

shebaʻ

Definition

seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

Root

or (masculine) (שבעה); from H7650 (שבע); a primitive cardinal number;

Exhaustive

or (masculine) (שבעה); from שבע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שבענה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7651

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֶׁבַע

numeral • Strongs / High • Page 1041

Seven (Comparative example for interchange with Ayin, corresponding to 'septem' in context)

שֶׁבַע

numeral / noun masculine / noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1376

1. (Numeral) Seven; used generally as a figure for the number seven. 2. (n. m.) A Covenant or an Oath. 3. (n. p.) Part of a place name, like Beer-sheba (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע).

שֶׁבַע

numeral cardinal / adv. • Strongs / High • Page 1375

Seven (masculine numeral). Used cardinally, as an ordinal, or adverbially meaning seven times/often. Also denotes the sacred number seven.

שֶׁבַע

numeral cardinal • Strongs / High • Page 1377

seven (numeral card. f., absolute or construct state).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂבַע

verb • Root שבע • Page 634

3. rich or abounding in any thing. Deut. 33:23. Job 14:1. 10:15.

שָׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

1. satiety. Ex. 16:3. 2. fullness. Ps. 16:11.

שֹׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

satiety, hence abundance, plenty. Prov. 3: 10. Gen. 41:29 ff.

שָׂבַע and שָׂבֵעַ

verb • Page 633

1. To be satisfied, satiated, or filled, particularly with food (Am. 4:8, Prov. 30:16, Ps. 104:16). 2. To be tired, weary, or disgusted (Is. 1:11, Job 7:4, Prov. 25:17). Includes Pi'el and Hiph'il forms meaning 'to satisfy' (Ezek. 7:19, Ps. 107:9).

שֶׁבַע

f. const. שְׁבַע and שִׁבְעָה / const. שִׁבְעַת • Page 652

1. seven, placed before or after a noun. Often used as a round or sacred number (Gen. 8:10, Num. 23:1, Job 1:2, Gen. 21:28). 2. seven times, usually as an indefinite round number (Ps. 119:164, Prov. 24:16).

שֶׁבַע

proper name • Root שבע • Page 652

Gen. 26:33. proper name of a well so called from an oath (שְׁבוּעָה).

Adjective cardinal number both singular construct

LXX: ἑπτὰ ἑπτακόσιοι ἑπτά ἑπτάκισ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H7651:

ἑπτὰ 227× (50.6%)

ἑπτακόσιοι 26× (5.7%)

ἑπτά 21× (4.5%)

ἑπτάκισ 19× (4.5%)

'' 15× (3.0%)

τριάκοντα 9× (1.7%)

εἴκοσι 9× (1.8%)

ἑβδόμῳ 9× (1.6%)

ἑκατὸν 7× (1.7%)

ἑβδόμῃ 6× (1.4%)

מאות מֵאוֹת

hundred

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מאה

mêʼâh

Definition

a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

Root

or מאיה; properly, a primitive numeral

Exhaustive

or מאיה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3967

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֵאָה

f. noun • Root מאה • Strongs / High • Page 798

A multitude, a heap; then a hundred, either as a large round sum or a definite number. Its dual form מָאתַיִם means two hundred, and its plural מֵאוֹת means hundreds.

מֵאָה

numeral noun / f. • Strongs / High • Page 799

A hundred; a hundred-fold; the hundredth. Also used to denote extent or greatness, as in מִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָה (tower of extent, giant-tower).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֵאָה

f. const. מְאַת / dec. xi. b. • Page 351

a hundred. Includes various forms like dual מָאתַיִם and plur. מֵאוֹות. (Gen. 17:17, 25:7; Prov. 17:10; Ecc. 8:12). Also prob. interest, usury (Neh. 5:11). Also proper name of a tower in Jerusalem (Neh. 3:1, 12:39).

Adjective cardinal number feminine plural absolute

LXX: ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι πεντήκοντα τριάκοντα διακόσιοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H3967:

ἑκατὸν 146× (18.2%)

εἴκοσι 46× (5.0%)

πεντήκοντα 44× (4.5%)

τριάκοντα 39× (4.3%)

διακόσιοι 38× (4.8%)

ἑξακόσιοι 33× (4.1%)

πέντε 25× (2.1%)

ἑπτακόσιοι 23× (2.8%)

δύο 22× (1.9%)

τριακόσιοι 21× (2.7%)

וארבעים וְאַרְבָּעִים

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

ארבעים

ʼarbâʻîym

Definition

forty

Root

multiple of H702 (ארבע);

Exhaustive

multiple of ארבע; forty; -forty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H705

Conjunction, Adjective cardinal number masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0705:

No stats available

ושלשהס וּשְׁלֹשָׁה׃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

שלוש

shâlôwsh

Definition

three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

Root

or שלש; masculine שלושה; or שלשה; a primitive number;

Exhaustive

or שלש; masculine שלושה; or שלשה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שליש.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7969

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׁלֵּשׁ

verb • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

Piel (Pih.) to divide (a land) into three parts, to separate in three, to do for the third time, to do the third day (denom. from שָׁלֹשׁ).

Matched via consonantal key only

שִׁלֵּשׁ

noun • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

A descendant in the third generation, i.e. a grandchild (only plur. שִׁלְּשִׁים attested in this sense).

Matched via consonantal key only

שִׁלֵּשׁ

noun proper masculine • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

(From שֶׁלֶשׁ; might, heroism) Proper name of a man.

Matched via consonantal key only

שֶׁלֶשׁ

unknown • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

Three; times, threefold, i. e. often; sometimes of three kinds (Law, Prophets, Hagiographa).

Matched via consonantal key only

שַׁלֵּשׁ

adverb • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

for the third time; on the third day (used adverbially).

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁלַשׁ

verb intransitive • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

(not used) intrans. to be stout, firm, strong, of warriors and heroes.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁלֹשׁ

numeral cardinal • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

num. card. feminine (שְׁלֹשׁ, constr. שְׁלֹשֶׁת) and masculine (שְׁלֹשָׁה, constr. שְׁלֹשֶׁת).

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁלֹשׁ

numeral • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

three (feminine form); sometimes prefixed to nouns (e.g., three years), sometimes put after nouns like adjectives; also stands for a neuter (three things, three days).

Matched via consonantal key only

שֶׁלֶשׁ

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

(plur. שְׁלָשִׁים) see שָׁלֵשׁ.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁלוֹשׁ

numeral • Root שלש • Page 676

three, see שָׁלֹשׁ

שָׁלוֹשׁ

adjective / numeral • Page 682

Three. (Variant of שָׁלֹשׁ).

שָׁלַשׁ

pi. denom. • Root שלוש • Page 683

1. to divide into three parts. Deut. 19:3. 2. to repeat the third time. 1 K. 18:34. 3. to do on the third day. 1 Sam. 20:19. Also in Pu.: 1. to be triple, three-fold. Ecc. 4:12. 2. to be three years old. Gen. 15:9.

שָׁלֹשׁ

adjective / numeral • Page 682

Three. Ex. 21: 11. Josh. 21: 32.

Conjunction, Adjective cardinal number feminine singular absolute

LXX: τρεῖσ τρία τριῶν τριακόσιοι τρισὶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7969:

τρεῖσ 169× (33.3%)

τρία 45× (9.1%)

τριῶν 34× (6.6%)

τριακόσιοι 22× (4.6%)

τρισὶν 17× (3.0%)

εἴκοσι 13× (2.5%)

τρισχίλιοι 11× (2.1%)

'' 10× (1.8%)

τριάκοντα 10× (2.0%)

τριακοσίουσ 10× (2.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The sons of Kirjath-Arim, Chephiroth and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

LITV Translation:
The sons of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty three.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.