Ezra 2:28

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

אנשי אַנְשֵׁי

the mortal men

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אנוש

ʼĕnôwsh

Definition

a man in general (singly or collectively)

Root

from H605 (אנש); properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H120 (אדם)); hence,

Exhaustive

from אנש; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אדם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare איש.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H582

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱנוֹשׁ

noun masculine • Root אנש • Strongs_Numbers • Page 160

A poetical expression for man, collectively spoken of the human race; also denotes mortal, decaying man, or particularly low-minded, corrupt man.

אֱנוֹשׁ

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 161

Proper name of a grandson of Adam, a son of Seth; in the antediluvian tradition an original conception of the primitive man.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱנוֹשׁ

m. prim. • Page 61

man, also collect. men. Found only poetically in Job, Isaiah, and the Psalms, except 2 Chr. 14:11. The prose expression is אָדָם.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0582:

No stats available

בית בֵית־

house

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית־אל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H410 (אל); house of God;

Exhaustive

from בית and אל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1008

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

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אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

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אֵל

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

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אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

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אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

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אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

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אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

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אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

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אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

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אֵל

abbreviation • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

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אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

to, towards, ad, etc. expressing direction or mere tendency in a local view; denoting nothing but local motion or direction.

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אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 128

Preposition denoting motion, direction, or reference: to, towards, into (entering); at, by, near (place/rest); regarding, with respect to, on account of. Also used in idiomatic constructions expressing limits (from... to) or reciprocal action (one to another).

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אַל

pronoun demonstrative • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(I) Pronominal stem/demonstrative pronoun. A gentle reference to a thing and emphasizing of it, weaker than זֶה. Hence arises its modification into the article in Arabic, and in some Hebrew remains.

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אַל

negative particle • Root לא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(II) A negative word/particle expressing subjective negation, unwillingness, or prohibition (dissuasively 'do not', 'let not'). Distinct from the objective negative לֹא. Used in commands, wishes, and to denote dissuasion.

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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 proper name

LXX: βαιθηλ pεἰσ --- pἐν ισραηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1008:

βαιθηλ 113× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 25× (14.8%)

--- 8× (4.7%)

pἐν 6× (3.6%)

ισραηλ 4× (1.7%)

οἴκῳ 4× (1.8%)

οἶκοσ 3× (1.8%)

θεοῦ 3× (1.4%)

d? 2× (0.7%)

ων 2× (0.7%)

אל אֵל

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית־אל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H410 (אל); house of God;

Exhaustive

from בית and אל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1008

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

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אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

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אֵל

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

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אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

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אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

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אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

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אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

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אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

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אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

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אֵל

abbreviation • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

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אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

to, towards, ad, etc. expressing direction or mere tendency in a local view; denoting nothing but local motion or direction.

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אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 128

Preposition denoting motion, direction, or reference: to, towards, into (entering); at, by, near (place/rest); regarding, with respect to, on account of. Also used in idiomatic constructions expressing limits (from... to) or reciprocal action (one to another).

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אַל

pronoun demonstrative • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(I) Pronominal stem/demonstrative pronoun. A gentle reference to a thing and emphasizing of it, weaker than זֶה. Hence arises its modification into the article in Arabic, and in some Hebrew remains.

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אַל

negative particle • Root לא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(II) A negative word/particle expressing subjective negation, unwillingness, or prohibition (dissuasively 'do not', 'let not'). Distinct from the objective negative לֹא. Used in commands, wishes, and to denote dissuasion.

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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 proper name

LXX: βαιθηλ pεἰσ --- pἐν ισραηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1008:

βαιθηλ 113× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 25× (14.8%)

--- 8× (4.7%)

pἐν 6× (3.6%)

ισραηλ 4× (1.7%)

οἴκῳ 4× (1.8%)

οἶκοσ 3× (1.8%)

θεοῦ 3× (1.4%)

d? 2× (0.7%)

ων 2× (0.7%)

והעי וְהָעָי

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

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עי

ʻAy

Definition

Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine

Root

or (feminine) עיא; (Nehemiah 11:31), or עית; (Isaiah 10:28), for H5856 (עי);

Exhaustive

or (feminine) עיא; (Nehemiah 11:31), or עית; (Isaiah 10:28), for עי; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine; Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5857

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַי

noun proper • Root חוה • Strongs / High • Page 1079

N. p. of a Canaanitish chief city, east of Bethel, and at the northern boundary of Benjamin.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַי

proper name • Page 503

Proper name of a Canaanitish city, the residence of a king, west of Bethel, and on the northern boundary of the tribe of Benjamin (Gen. 12: 8, Josh. 7: 2).

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun proper name

LXX: γαι '' πόλιν αγγαι αια

LXX Usage Statistics

H5857:

γαι 25× (60.0%)

'' 5× (11.5%)

πόλιν 4× (9.2%)

αγγαι 3× (6.9%)

αια 2× (4.6%)

מאתים מָאתַיִם

None

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 dual 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%)

עשרים עֶשְׂרִים

twenty/rich ones

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עשרים

ʻesrîym

Definition

twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth

Root

from H6235 (עשר);

Exhaustive

from עשר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6242

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֶשְׂרִים

numeral • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Twenty. Plural form derived from עֲשָׂרָה. Used as a cardinal number or sometimes for the ordinal number (the twentieth).

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Adjective cardinal number masculine plural absolute

LXX: εἴκοσι πέντε εἰκοσαετοῦσ ἑκατὸν δύο

LXX Usage Statistics

H6242:

εἴκοσι 219× (45.9%)

πέντε 37× (6.8%)

εἰκοσαετοῦσ 28× (5.5%)

ἑκατὸν 25× (5.6%)

δύο 21× (3.9%)

τέσσαρεσ 19× (4.0%)

'' 12× (2.4%)

εἰκάδι 12× (1.7%)

τρεῖσ 8× (1.4%)

εἰκοστῷ 7× (1.3%)

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).

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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).

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שִׁלֵּשׁ

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

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

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שֶׁלֶשׁ

unknown • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

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

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שַׁלֵּשׁ

adverb • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

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

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שָׁלַשׁ

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

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

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שָׁלֹשׁ

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

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

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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).

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שֶׁלֶשׁ

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1439

(plur. שְׁלָשִׁים) see שָׁלֵשׁ.

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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 men of the house of God and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

LITV Translation:
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty three.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The men of Bethel and Ai, four hundred and twenty-three.