Ezra 5:11

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וכנמא וּכְנֵמָא

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

כנמא

kᵉnêmâʼ

Definition

so or thus

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3644 (כמו);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to כמו; so or thus; so, (in) this manner (sort), thus.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3660

Fürst

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כְּנֵמָא

adverb • Root כנא • Strongs / High • Page 709

Aramaic adverb: so, thus, ita; as a comparison-particle referring to what immediately follows.

כְּנֵמָא

aram. adv. (aramaic) • Root כנא כנן • Strongs / High • Page 711

Aramaic adverb meaning 'so,' 'thus,' or 'namely'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כִּנְמָא

adv. chald. • Root כן • Page 321

thus, in this manner. Ezra 4: 8; 5: 4, 9, 11; 6: 13. Prob. i.q. כֵּנֶמָא with the termination מָא, which in Arabic is annexed to many particles.

Conjunction, Adverb

LXX: οὕτωσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3660:

οὕτωσ 2× (39.4%)

פתגמא פִתְגָמָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פתגם

pithgâm

Definition

a (judicial) sentence

Root

of Persian origin;

Exhaustive

of Persian origin; a (judicial) sentence; decree, sentence.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6599

פתגם

pithgâm

Definition

a word, answer, letter or decree

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H6599 (פתגם);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to פתגם; a word, answer, letter or decree; answer, letter, matter, word.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6600

a

Definition

the

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9010

Fürst

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פַּתְגָם

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1204

Word, sentence, command, declaration, edict (same as Hebrew דָּבָר); also, a thing sent, a message, command, account.

פַּתְגָם

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1204

(Aram.) A re-script, message, command, decree.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פִּתְגָם

chald. emph. פִּתְגָמָא • Page 558

1. A word. Dan. 3: 16. 2. An order, edict. Ezra 4: 17. 3. A letter, epistle. Ezra 5: 7. 4. A matter, thing. Ezra 6: 11.

פִּתְגָם

noun masculine • Page 558

An edict, sentence. Est. 1: 20; Ecc. 8: 11.

Noun common both singular determined, Particle affirmation

LXX: ῥῆμα

LXX Usage Statistics

H6599:

ῥῆμα 2× (25.0%)

H6600:

No stats available

התיבונא הֲתִיבוּנָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שוב

shûwb

Definition

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7725

תוב

tûwb

Definition

specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7725 (שוב), to come back;

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to שוב, to come back; specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply; answer, restore, return (an answer).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8421

נו

Definition

us, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 1st person common plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9035

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שׁוּב

verb • Root שוב • Strongs / High • Page 755

to return to

שׁוּב

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1389

Intransitive: properly, to turn; to turn away from; to revolve; to come back or revert to; to be restored; to return home; to remain behind.

שׁוּב

verb • Root שוב • Strongs / High • Page 1391

To turn, turn back, return (intransitive); to turn about, turn away (i.e., not to expect war), to convert, repent, to turn the face, to turn the hand (for attack or protection), to turn away anger (of God or man); to drive back, to withhold, to hinder, to lead back.

שׁוּב

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Aramaic example of interchange with ת.

שׁוּב

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Example of interchange of שׁ and ת.

שׁוּב

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1390

To turn back, to return (to an earlier state, place, or person). To be converted, to repent (turn to God). Also, to repeat (used commonly with another verb to express the idea of doing again).

שׁוּב

adverb • Root שוב • Strongs / High • Page 1390

Again, besides, in addition (used as an adverb, often abridged or associated with the infinitive לָשׁוּב).

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תּוּב

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Aramaic example of interchange with שׁ.

תּוּב

fut. (aramaic) • Root שוב • Strongs / High • Page 1501

(fut. יְתִיב) Aramaic intr. same as Hebrew שׁוּב to turn, and so to return, to come again (Dan. 4, 31, 33).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שׂוֹב

verb • Root שיב • Page 635

To have gray hairs; see שֵׂיב.

שׁוּב

verb / fut. יָשׁוּב / apoc. יָשֵׁב • Page 657

1. to turn, turn back, return. Gen. 27: 45. 2 Chr. 30: 9. 2. to cease, desist, from a purpose or from evil. Jer. 4: 28. Ezek. 18: 24. 3. to turn back from a person.

שׁוּב

verb • Root שוב • Page 658

To turn back, to return. (2) Spoken of things without life, to go or come back (Is. 29:17, Gen. 3:19). (3) Joined with another verb, forms a periphrasis of 'again' or 'anew' (Gen. 30:31 אָשׁוּבָה, 2 K. 1:13 וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַח). (4) Causative, to lead or bring back (Num. 10:36). (5) Particularly in the phrase שׁוּב שְׁבוּת 'to bring back captives' (Ezek. 35:9).

תּוּב

chald. v. • Root שוב • Page 708

To return (Dan. 4:31, 33). Aph. הֲתִיב: to cause to return, to restore, to give or send back (Ezra 5:5; 6:5; Dan. 2:14). Equivalent to Hebrew שׁוּב.

Verb haphel perfect third person masculine plural, Suffix pronominal first person both plural

LXX: ἐπέστρεψεν ἀπέστρεψεν ἐπιστρέψαι ἐπιστρέψει ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H7725:

ἐπέστρεψεν 58× (5.0%)

ἀπέστρεψεν 36× (3.2%)

ἐπιστρέψαι 35× (2.9%)

ἐπιστρέψει 30× (2.6%)

'' 24× (2.0%)

ἀποστρέψαι 23× (1.8%)

ἀποστρέψω 21× (1.9%)

ἀνέστρεψεν 21× (1.9%)

πάλιν 21× (1.8%)

ἐπιστρέψω 20× (1.8%)

H8421:

No stats available

לממר לְמֵמַר

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

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

אמר

ʼămar

Definition

{to say (used with great latitude)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H559 (אמר)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to אמר; {to say (used with great latitude)}; command, declare, say, speak, tell.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H560

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אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

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אֲמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 156

Aramaic (Chaldee): 1. To say; to communicate a thing orally or in writing. Used in various forms including impersonal participle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

אֲמַר

chald. v. • Root מאמר • Page 59

To command. (Dan. 5:10; Ezra 5:11). Deriv. includes מַאֲמַר.

Preposition, Verb peal infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

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H0560:

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אנחנא אֲנַחְנָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אנחנו

ʼănachnûw

Definition

we

Root

apparently from H595 (אנכי);

Exhaustive

apparently from אנכי; we; ourselves, us, we.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H587

אנחנא

ʼănachnâʼ

Definition

we

Root

(Aramaic) or אנחנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H587 (אנחנו);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) or אנחנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to אנחנו; we; we.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H586

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אֲנַחְנוּ

pronoun personal • Strongs_Numbers • Page 161

We; in use exclusively as the plural of אֲנִי and אָנֹכִי.

Fürst

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אֲנַחְנָא

pronoun personal (aramaic) • Strongs_Numbers • Page 161

We.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲנַ֫חְנוּ

pronoun • Page 61

we. Once Jer. 42:6. Keth. which is the true reading, for the Keri אֲנַחְנוּ is only a gloss which has substituted the usual form for the unusual form.

Pronoun personal first person both plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0587:

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H0586:

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המו הִמּ֡וֹ

they clamored

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הם

hêm

Definition

they (only used when emphatic)

Root

or (prolonged) המה; masculine plural from H1981 (הלך);

Exhaustive

or (prolonged) המה; masculine plural from הלך; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1992

המו

himmôw

Definition

they

Root

(Aramaic) or (prolonged) המון; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1992 (הם);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) or (prolonged) המון; (Aramaic), corresponding to הם; they; [idiom] are, them, those.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1994

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הֵם

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 404

Personal pronoun, third person masculine plural: they.

הֵם

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 405

Pronoun of the 3rd person plural masculine, they. Can also be used to express the verb 'to be' or with the article הָהֵם for emphasis, 'they themselves'.

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וְ

conjunction • Consonantal / Low • Page 418

The conjunction 'and', used to unite words and clauses. It can also signify 'with', 'indeed', and 'yet'. It has variants like וַ and וָ depending on the following syllable.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

וּ

conjunction • Consonantal / Low • Page 418

The strongly uniting Vau, often with the future tense (imperfect); a form of the Vau conversive.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Pronoun personal third person masculine plural

LXX: αὐτοὶ οὗτοι εἰσιν ταῦτα ἐκείναισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1992:

αὐτοὶ 173× (27.9%)

οὗτοι 54× (8.8%)

εἰσιν 48× (7.8%)

ταῦτα 36× (6.1%)

ἐκείναισ 34× (5.8%)

ἐστιν 25× (4.1%)

--- 20× (3.4%)

αὐτῶν 12× (2.0%)

ἦσαν 11× (1.7%)

εἰσίν 11× (1.9%)

H1994:

No stats available

עבדוהי עַבְדוֹהִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עבד

ʻebed

Definition

a servant

Root

from H5647 (עבד);

Exhaustive

from עבד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5650

עבד

ʻăbad

Definition

a servant

Root

(Aramaic) from H5648 (עבד);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) from עבד; a servant; servant.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5649

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

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עֶבֶד

noun masculine • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1043

A servant, a slave (whether acquired by captivity/debt/purchase, or born in the house).

עֶבֶד

noun masculine • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1044

slave, servant, bondman, subject, willing dependent, instrument; used often as a title of devotion or respect (worshipper, devotee); metaphor for messengers/ambassadors of God, angels, prophets.

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עֲבַד

verb (aramaic) • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1043

(Aram.) To make, to set on foot, to carry on, to make ready, to perform, to commit, to do, to worship God, or keep the law.

עֲבַד

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1044

Aramaic: servant, minister, worshipper (same as Hebrew עֶבֶד).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲבַד

chald. v. • Root עבד • Page 486

To make, do; equivalent to Hebrew עָשָׂה. Includes 'make war' (Dan. 7:21) and 'to treat or deal with any one' (Ezra 6:3). Ithpe. form means 'to be made, to take place' (Ezra 4:19, Dan. 3:29).

עֲבַד

chald. n.m. • Root עבד • Page 486

A servant or worshipper of God. Refs: Dan. 3:26, 6:21, Ezra 5:11.

עֶבֶד

noun masculine • Root עבד • Page 486

A servant, courtier, or military officer. Also an honourable title of pious and holy men (e.g., Moses, Joshua, Job, David). Often used as a humble self-reference in the first person. Refs: Gen. 9:25, 1 Sam. 16:17, Deut. 34:5, Josh. 1:1, Ps. 18:1.

Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: παῖδεσ παῖσ δοῦλόσ δούλου παῖδασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5650:

παῖδεσ 70× (8.3%)

παῖσ 68× (8.3%)

δοῦλόσ 53× (6.3%)

δούλου 45× (5.5%)

παῖδασ 41× (4.8%)

παίδων 37× (4.5%)

δούλων 37× (4.6%)

δοῦλόν 30× (3.5%)

δούλῳ 28× (3.3%)

δούλουσ 25× (3.0%)

H5649:

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די דִי־

which

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זה

zeh

Definition

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זאת, זה, זו, זו.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2088

די

dîy

Definition

that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of

Root

(Aramaic) apparently for H1668 (דא);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) apparently for דא; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of; [idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1768

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זֶה

demonstrative pronoun / relative pronoun / particle • Root ז • Strongs / High • Page 425

A multi-purpose word. I. As a demonstrative pronoun: this, referring to what is present. II. As a relative pronoun: who, that, which. III. As a demonstrative particle appended to interrogatives for emphasis, or to denote manner ('how'), location ('here', 'there'), or time ('now', 'just now').

זֶה

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 425

A collateral form of שֶׂה (lamb or sheep), found only in 1 Samuel 17:34.

זֶה

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 427

A demonstrative pronoun ('this') or relative pronoun ('that which'), used without distinction of gender or number. It can refer to masculine, feminine, or neuter antecedents.

זֶה

pronominal stem • Strongs / High • Page 431

(pronominal stem; not used) pron. demonstr. same as זֶה, forming with a prosthetic the time-particle אָז, which form also exists in the Aramaean אֱדַיִן.

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דִּי

aramaic relative pronoun (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 365

Aramaic relative pronoun (singular and plural), meaning who, which. It is used in multiple ways: 1. as a relative pronoun, like Hebrew אֲשֶׁר; 2. as a designation of a genitive, like late Hebrew שֶׁל; 3. as a relative conjunction, meaning 'that'; 4. to express temporal relations, consequences, purpose, or reason.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דִּי

chaldee relative pronoun / conjunction • Root אשר • Page 162

Equivalent to Hebrew אֲשֶׁר. 1. Relative pronoun: who, which. 2. Sign of the genitive case. 3. Sign of relation (where, whose). 4. Conjunction: that, to the end that. 5. that (quod). 6. for, since. 7. Redundant particle at the beginning of speech.

הֹזֶה

verb • Page 184

To dream, to speak in one’s sleep (Is. 56:10).

זֶה

pronoun • Page 197

1. this. When doubled, one...the other, 1 K. 22:20, Is. 6:3. Sometimes implies contempt, like the Greek οὗτος, Ex. 32:1. 2. more rarely in poetry as a relative, who, like the Germ. der. Ps. 104:8. 3. here, for בָּזֶה in hoc scil. loco. Gen. 28:17. Hence מִזֶּה, hence, 37:17.

Conjunction

LXX: τοῦτο τοῦτον οὗτοσ τούτου τούτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2088:

τοῦτο 223× (14.4%)

τοῦτον 126× (8.3%)

οὗτοσ 96× (6.2%)

τούτου 95× (6.1%)

τούτῳ 74× (4.9%)

'' 63× (3.5%)

ταύτησ 56× (3.6%)

ταύτῃ 52× (3.2%)

'' 39× (2.2%)

αὕτη 39× (2.6%)

H1768:

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אלה אֱלָהּ

these/mighty-one/goddess

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אלוה

ʼĕlôwahh

Definition

a deity or the Deity

Root

rarely (shortened) אלה; probably prolonged (emphatic) from H410 (אל);

Exhaustive

rarely (shortened) אלה; probably prolonged (emphatic) from אל; a deity or the Deity; God, god. See אלהים.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H433

אלה

ʼĕlâhh

Definition

God

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H433 (אלוה);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to אלוה; God; God, god.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H426

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אֱלוֹהַ

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 135

Singular noun for God. Prevails in the poetical books (especially Job) and late prose. Cognate with Aramaic אֱלָהּ (Elah), Samaritan אָלָה, and Arabic إِله (Ilah/Allah).

אֱלוֹהַּ

noun masculine • Root אל • Lemma_Lookup • Page 134

God; synonymous with אֵל. Applied to: a) heathen gods (e.g., god of fortresses), b) the most high and true God.

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אֱלָהּ

noun masculine (aramaic) • Strongs_Numbers • Page 133

God (Aramaic), corresponding to the Hebrew אֱלוֹהַּ; used of Jehovah and other gods.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱלוֹהַּ

m. prim. dec. i. • Root אלה • Page 51

God; to fear, reverence. Spoken by way of eminence of Jehovah, but also of other gods. Ref: Dan. 11:37-39; Neh. 9:17; 2 Chr. 32:15; Deut. 32:15, 17; Job 3:4; 4:9, etc.

אֱלָהּ

m. emph. אֱלָהָא. chald. • Page 51

i. q. Heb. אֱלוֹהַּ God. Plur. אֱלָהִין (the gods). Ref: Dan. 2:11; 5:4, 11, 14, 23. בַּר אֱלָהִין (son of the gods): Dan. 3:25.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0433:

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H0426:

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שמיא שְׁמַיָּ֜א

the Heavenly ones

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמים

shâmayim

Definition

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

Root

dual of an unused singular שמה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty;

Exhaustive

dual of an unused singular שמה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8064

שמין

shâmayin

Definition

{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H8064 (שמים)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to שמים; {the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}; heaven.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8065

a

Definition

the

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9010

Fürst

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שָׁמַיִם

m. pl. • Root שמה • Strongs / High • Page 1446

properly height, high district (from שָׁמָה II); or the shining one, the light-producer; the circular heaven like a thin covering (רָקִיעַ).

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שְׁמַיָּא

aram. m. pl. (aramaic) • Root שמא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1446

Heaven (Aramaic, derived from שְׁמָא II); only definite plural, referring to the heavenly inhabitants.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁמַיִם

masc. plur. const. שְׁמֵי • Root שמה , • Page 685

the heaven or heavens. Gen. 1: 1. 2: 1. 14: 19, 22. The Hebrews conceived of heaven as a solid arch resting on pillars (Job 26: 11), having foundations (2 Sam. 22: 8) and a gate (Gen. 28: 17).

שְׁמַיִן

chald. emph. שְׁמַיָּא • Root שמים • Page 685

Chald. idem. (the heaven). Sometimes used where we might expect the word God, Dan. 4: 23 [4: 26] אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא 'the God of heaven', Dan. 2: 18, 37.

Noun common masculine plural determined, Particle affirmation

LXX: οὐρανοῦ οὐρανὸν οὐρανὸσ οὐρανῷ οὐρανόν

LXX Usage Statistics

H8064:

οὐρανοῦ 201× (41.8%)

οὐρανὸν 66× (13.3%)

οὐρανὸσ 32× (6.4%)

οὐρανῷ 30× (5.5%)

οὐρανόν 28× (5.5%)

οὐρανοῦ 20× (4.2%)

οὐρανῶν 11× (2.3%)

'' 10× (2.1%)

pεἰσ 8× (2.0%)

οὐρανοὶ 8× (1.7%)

H8065:

No stats available

וארעא וְאַרְעָ֗א

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

ארץ

ʼerets

Definition

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H776

ארע

ʼăraʻ

Definition

the earth; by implication (figuratively) low

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H776 (ארץ);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to ארץ; the earth; by implication (figuratively) low; earth, interior.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H772

a

Definition

the

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9010

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

(Not used) To be hard, firm, dense. (Root of the following noun)

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

Earth, as firm land i.e. a dense firm mass, in opposition to water. Includes meanings: a) the earth in opposition to heaven; b) earth as an element/material; c) the ground; d) piece of land/field; e) land of habitation or fatherland.

Fürst

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אֲרַע

aram. (aramaic) • Strongs_Numbers • Page 192

Aram. equivalent to Hebrew אָרֶץ.

אֲרַע

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 192

Earth. Equivalent to the Hebrew אָרֶץ.

אֲרַע

aram. adj. m. (aramaic) • Strongs_Numbers • Page 192

Low, deep, lower than.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

noun masculine • Page 73

Earth, land. (masc. rarely, Gen. 13: 6; Is. 9: 18).

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Page 74

1. earth; also inhabitants of the earth, Gen. 6:11. 11:1. 2. land; e.g. אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם the land of Egypt. Sometimes Palestine, Joel 1:2. 3. jurisdiction of a city. Josh. 8:1. Plur. אֲרָצוֹת lands.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular determined, Particle affirmation

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0776:

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H0772:

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ובנין וּבָנַיִן

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

בנה

bânâh

Definition

to build (literally and figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1129

בנא

bᵉnâʼ

Definition

to build

Root

(Aramaic) or בנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) or בנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to בנה; to build; build, make.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1124

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בָּנָה

verb • Root בנה • Strongs / High • Page 257

To set up, to place; 1. to build, to erect, establish, to raise (a house, palace, city, temple, etc.); to build up (what is destroyed), to rebuild; to fortify. 2. Figuratively: to establish family happiness, posterity; to set up a throne; to bestow prosperity or well-being; to establish.

Fürst

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בִּנְיָן

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

A building, generally in the language of architecture the wall of a court, a partition-wall.

Matched via consonantal key only

בִּנְיָן

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

A wall.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּנָא

verb • Page 106

Chald. to build. Ezra 4:12; 5:2. Part. pass. בְּנֵה, 5:11. Infin. מִבְנֵא and מִבְנְיָה, 5:9. Ithpe. pass. (Ezra 5:8).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 105

1. To build, erect, or make (Gen. 8:20, 12:7; Gen. 2:22 regarding the rib). 2. To rebuild or build up what has been destroyed (Am. 9:14, Ps. 122:3). 3. Figuratively used for persons or nations, to build them up or make them prosperous (Jer. 24:6, 31:4).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 106

(Continued from previous page) 4. to raise up, or give posterity to any one (Gen. 16:2). Niph. 1. to be built, rebuilt (Deut. 13:17). 2. figuratively to be built up, to be made prosperous (Jer. 12:16, Mal. 3:15).

Conjunction, Verb peal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ᾠκοδόμησεν οἰκοδομῆσαι ᾠκοδόμησαν οἰκοδομήσει οἰκοδομήσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1129:

ᾠκοδόμησεν 94× (22.6%)

οἰκοδομῆσαι 36× (8.5%)

ᾠκοδόμησαν 26× (6.2%)

οἰκοδομήσει 16× (4.2%)

οἰκοδομήσεισ 16× (4.0%)

ᾠκοδόμησα 14× (3.5%)

οἰκοδομήσουσιν 9× (2.1%)

οἰκοδομεῖν 8× (1.9%)

οἰκοδομήσω 8× (1.9%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

H1124:

No stats available

ביתא בַּיְתָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית

bayith

Definition

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

Root

probably from H1129 (בנה) abbreviated;

Exhaustive

probably from בנה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1004

בית

bayith

Definition

{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1004 (בית)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to בית; {a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}; house.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1005

a

Definition

the

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9010

Fürst

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בִּית

verb • Root בית • Consonantal / Medium • Page 230

To pass the night.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Consonantal / Medium • Page 237

house in the widest sense, consequently also tent, hut, tower, palace, temple

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 239

The same [as Hebrew 'house']; king's house; temple; treasury; banquet-house.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּּיִת

noun • Page 97

A city of Moab, Is. 15:2. Elsewhere written more in full as בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן.

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Page 96

1. House, dwelling (Gen. 15:3, Ecc. 2:7). 2. Tent (Gen. 33:17, 2 K. 23:7). 3. Palace, temple (Gen. 12:15, 1 Sam. 5:2, 1 K. 4:6, Is. 14:18). 4. Applied to part of a house or palace, e.g., banqueting-hall (Est. 7:8) or harem (Est. 2:3). 5. Repository, place, or container of any thing, e.g., smelling bottles (Is. 3:20), places for staves (Ex. 26:29), spider's web (Job 8:14), trench (1 K. 18:32), or tomb (Neh. 2:3). 6. The inner part, within (Ex. 28:26, Gen. 6:14). 7. Figuratively: family, kindred, tribe, people (Ex. 12:4, Gen. 7:1, Hos. 8:1). 8. Particularly posterity (Ruth 4:11, 2 Sam. 7:27). 9. Strictly one's father's house (Gen. 24:23, 46:31, Num. 1:2).

Noun common both singular determined, Particle affirmation

LXX: οἶκον οἴκου οἴκῳ οἶκοσ pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1004b:

οἶκον 503× (20.8%)

οἴκου 413× (18.3%)

οἴκῳ 323× (12.8%)

οἶκοσ 163× (7.1%)

pεἰσ 92× (4.6%)

οἴκουσ 89× (3.7%)

οἰκίαν 75× (3.1%)

pἐν 70× (3.4%)

--- 57× (2.8%)

'' 54× (2.3%)

H1005:

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די דִּי־

which

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זה

zeh

Definition

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זאת, זה, זו, זו.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2088

די

dîy

Definition

that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of

Root

(Aramaic) apparently for H1668 (דא);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) apparently for דא; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of; [idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1768

Fürst

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זֶה

demonstrative pronoun / relative pronoun / particle • Root ז • Strongs / High • Page 425

A multi-purpose word. I. As a demonstrative pronoun: this, referring to what is present. II. As a relative pronoun: who, that, which. III. As a demonstrative particle appended to interrogatives for emphasis, or to denote manner ('how'), location ('here', 'there'), or time ('now', 'just now').

זֶה

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 425

A collateral form of שֶׂה (lamb or sheep), found only in 1 Samuel 17:34.

זֶה

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 427

A demonstrative pronoun ('this') or relative pronoun ('that which'), used without distinction of gender or number. It can refer to masculine, feminine, or neuter antecedents.

זֶה

pronominal stem • Strongs / High • Page 431

(pronominal stem; not used) pron. demonstr. same as זֶה, forming with a prosthetic the time-particle אָז, which form also exists in the Aramaean אֱדַיִן.

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דִּי

aramaic relative pronoun (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 365

Aramaic relative pronoun (singular and plural), meaning who, which. It is used in multiple ways: 1. as a relative pronoun, like Hebrew אֲשֶׁר; 2. as a designation of a genitive, like late Hebrew שֶׁל; 3. as a relative conjunction, meaning 'that'; 4. to express temporal relations, consequences, purpose, or reason.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דִּי

chaldee relative pronoun / conjunction • Root אשר • Page 162

Equivalent to Hebrew אֲשֶׁר. 1. Relative pronoun: who, which. 2. Sign of the genitive case. 3. Sign of relation (where, whose). 4. Conjunction: that, to the end that. 5. that (quod). 6. for, since. 7. Redundant particle at the beginning of speech.

הֹזֶה

verb • Page 184

To dream, to speak in one’s sleep (Is. 56:10).

זֶה

pronoun • Page 197

1. this. When doubled, one...the other, 1 K. 22:20, Is. 6:3. Sometimes implies contempt, like the Greek οὗτος, Ex. 32:1. 2. more rarely in poetry as a relative, who, like the Germ. der. Ps. 104:8. 3. here, for בָּזֶה in hoc scil. loco. Gen. 28:17. Hence מִזֶּה, hence, 37:17.

Conjunction

LXX: τοῦτο τοῦτον οὗτοσ τούτου τούτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2088:

τοῦτο 223× (14.4%)

τοῦτον 126× (8.3%)

οὗτοσ 96× (6.2%)

τούτου 95× (6.1%)

τούτῳ 74× (4.9%)

'' 63× (3.5%)

ταύτησ 56× (3.6%)

ταύτῃ 52× (3.2%)

'' 39× (2.2%)

αὕτη 39× (2.6%)

H1768:

No stats available

הוא הֲוָא

Himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הוא

hâvâʼ

Definition

to be (in the sense of existence)

Root

or הוה; a primitive root (compare H183 (אוה), H1961 (היה)) supposed to mean properly, to breathe;

Exhaustive

or הוה; a primitive root (compare אוה, היה) supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence); be, [idiom] have.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1933

הוא

hâvâʼ

Definition

to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)

Root

(Aramaic) or הוה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1933 (הוא);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) or הוה; (Aramaic), corresponding to הוא; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words); be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1934

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

וָא

root • Root וא • Consonantal / Low • Page 418

A simple organic root (not used) for the reduplicated stem וָוָה, from which the noun וָו (hook) is derived; meaning to rivet together, to hook together.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Verb peal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: '' ἔσται ἐθεώρουν ἔστω ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1933b:

'' 14× (16.2%)

ἔσται 8× (10.9%)

ἐθεώρουν 7× (9.5%)

ἔστω 5× (6.8%)

--- 4× (5.4%)

δεῖ 3× (4.1%)

ἔσονται 3× (4.1%)

γενέσθαι 3× (3.5%)

ὦσιν 2× (2.7%)

ἑώρακασ 2× (2.7%)

H1934:

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בנה בְנֵ֜ה

he has built

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בנה

bânâh

Definition

to build (literally and figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1129

בנא

bᵉnâʼ

Definition

to build

Root

(Aramaic) or בנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) or בנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to בנה; to build; build, make.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1124

Fürst

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בָּנָה

verb • Root בנה • Strongs / High • Page 257

To set up, to place; 1. to build, to erect, establish, to raise (a house, palace, city, temple, etc.); to build up (what is destroyed), to rebuild; to fortify. 2. Figuratively: to establish family happiness, posterity; to set up a throne; to bestow prosperity or well-being; to establish.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּנְיָן

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

A building, generally in the language of architecture the wall of a court, a partition-wall.

Matched via consonantal key only

בִּנְיָן

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

A wall.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּנָא

verb • Page 106

Chald. to build. Ezra 4:12; 5:2. Part. pass. בְּנֵה, 5:11. Infin. מִבְנֵא and מִבְנְיָה, 5:9. Ithpe. pass. (Ezra 5:8).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 105

1. To build, erect, or make (Gen. 8:20, 12:7; Gen. 2:22 regarding the rib). 2. To rebuild or build up what has been destroyed (Am. 9:14, Ps. 122:3). 3. Figuratively used for persons or nations, to build them up or make them prosperous (Jer. 24:6, 31:4).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 106

(Continued from previous page) 4. to raise up, or give posterity to any one (Gen. 16:2). Niph. 1. to be built, rebuilt (Deut. 13:17). 2. figuratively to be built up, to be made prosperous (Jer. 12:16, Mal. 3:15).

Verb peil participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ᾠκοδόμησεν οἰκοδομῆσαι ᾠκοδόμησαν οἰκοδομήσει οἰκοδομήσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1129:

ᾠκοδόμησεν 94× (22.6%)

οἰκοδομῆσαι 36× (8.5%)

ᾠκοδόμησαν 26× (6.2%)

οἰκοδομήσει 16× (4.2%)

οἰκοδομήσεισ 16× (4.0%)

ᾠκοδόμησα 14× (3.5%)

οἰκοδομήσουσιν 9× (2.1%)

οἰκοδομεῖν 8× (1.9%)

οἰκοδομήσω 8× (1.9%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

H1124:

No stats available

מקדמת מִקַּדְמַת

None

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

קדמה

qadmâh

Definition

priority (in time); also used adverbially (before)

Root

from H6923 (קדם);

Exhaustive

from קדם; priority (in time); also used adverbially (before); afore, antiquity, former (old) estate.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6927

קדמה

qadmâh

Definition

former time

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H6927 (קדמה);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to קדמה; former time; afore(-time), ago.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6928

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קַדְמָה

f. / prepos. • Strongs / High • Page 1259

Before (of place or time).

קַדְמָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1259

(Aramaic) Origin, primitive state, earlier condition, early time. Also used as a preposition before.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קַדְמָה

f. verbal • Root קדם • Page 580

origin, Is. 23: 7. former state, Ezek. 16: 55. Used as a prep. or conj. before that, Ps. 129: 6.

קַדְמָה

chald. prep. • Page 580

before, hence מִן קַדְמַת Dan. 6: 11; מִקַּדְמַת-דְּנָה Ezra 5: 11. before, aforetime.

Preposition, Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: καθὼσ ἀπ' ἀρχῆσ ἦσαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6927:

καθὼσ 3× (20.2%)

ἀπ' 3× (15.2%)

ἀρχῆσ 3× (12.1%)

ἦσαν 2× (11.4%)

H6928:

No stats available

דנה דְּנָה

this one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זה

zeh

Definition

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זאת, זה, זו, זו.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2088

דן

dên

Definition

this

Root

(Aramaic) an orthographical variation of H1791 (דך);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) an orthographical variation of דך; this; (afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1836

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זֶה

demonstrative pronoun / relative pronoun / particle • Root ז • Strongs / High • Page 425

A multi-purpose word. I. As a demonstrative pronoun: this, referring to what is present. II. As a relative pronoun: who, that, which. III. As a demonstrative particle appended to interrogatives for emphasis, or to denote manner ('how'), location ('here', 'there'), or time ('now', 'just now').

זֶה

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 425

A collateral form of שֶׂה (lamb or sheep), found only in 1 Samuel 17:34.

זֶה

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 427

A demonstrative pronoun ('this') or relative pronoun ('that which'), used without distinction of gender or number. It can refer to masculine, feminine, or neuter antecedents.

זֶה

pronominal stem • Strongs / High • Page 431

(pronominal stem; not used) pron. demonstr. same as זֶה, forming with a prosthetic the time-particle אָז, which form also exists in the Aramaean אֱדַיִן.

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דֵּן

pronoun demonstrative • Root די • Strongs / High • Page 374

A Chaldee demonstrative pronoun, 'this'. Masculine form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הֹזֶה

verb • Page 184

To dream, to speak in one’s sleep (Is. 56:10).

זֶה

pronoun • Page 197

1. this. When doubled, one...the other, 1 K. 22:20, Is. 6:3. Sometimes implies contempt, like the Greek οὗτος, Ex. 32:1. 2. more rarely in poetry as a relative, who, like the Germ. der. Ps. 104:8. 3. here, for בָּזֶה in hoc scil. loco. Gen. 28:17. Hence מִזֶּה, hence, 37:17.

Particle demonstrative

LXX: τοῦτο τοῦτον οὗτοσ τούτου τούτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2088:

τοῦτο 223× (14.4%)

τοῦτον 126× (8.3%)

οὗτοσ 96× (6.2%)

τούτου 95× (6.1%)

τούτῳ 74× (4.9%)

'' 63× (3.5%)

ταύτησ 56× (3.6%)

ταύτῃ 52× (3.2%)

'' 39× (2.2%)

αὕτη 39× (2.6%)

H1836:

No stats available

שנין שְׁנִין

those who are changing

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שנה

shâneh

Definition

a year (as a revolution of time)

Root

(in plural or (feminine) שנה; from H8138 (שנה);

Exhaustive

(in plural or (feminine) שנה; from שנה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8141

שנה

shᵉnâh

Definition

{a year (as a revolution of time)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H8141 (שנה)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to שנה; {a year (as a revolution of time)}; year.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8140

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שֵׁנָה

noun feminine • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1459

Sleep; also sleep of death; figuratively, a dreamy, torpid thing.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁנָה

verb • Root שנה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1458

I. 1. tr. same as שָׁנָה I., properly to fold together two things, to double; hence to repeat, to do again, iterare. 2. intr. to be changeable, to change; to be fickle, or to be otherwise, different; to return, to be repeated; to copy; of time, to run a circuit.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁנָה

verb • Root שנה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1458

II. (Not used) intransitive, same as שָׁוָא II. to shine, to glitter, to lighten.

Matched via consonantal key only

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שְׁנָת

noun feminine • Root שנה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1461

Same as שֵׁינָה (sleep).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁנָה

f. chald. • Page 690

a year. Plur. שְׁנִין. Dan. 6: 1.

שֵׁנָה

noun feminine • Root ישן • Page 690

sleep, a dream. Ps. 90: 5.

שָׁנָה

verb • Page 690

1. to alter, to change or be changed. Mal. 3: 6; Lam. 4: 1. 2. to be different, diverse. Est. 1: 7; 3: 8. 3. to be of a different opinion. Prov. 24: 21. 4. to repeat, to do a second time. Neh. 13: 21; 1 Sam. 26: 8. Pi. to change, alter (promise, way, garments, or countenance). Ps. 89: 35; Jer. 2: 36; 52: 33; Job 14: 20. Pu. to be changed, disfigured. Ecc. 8: 1. Hithpa. to disguise one's self. 1 K. 14: 2.

שָׁנָה

noun feminine • Root שנה • Page 690

a year, perhaps literally a repetition or return of the same seasons. Deut. 14: 22; 1 Sam. 7: 16; Gen. 7: 11. Dual שְׁנָתַיִם two years. Gen. 41: 1; Jer. 28: 3.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἔτη ἔτει ἐτῶν ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐνιαυτῷ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8141:

ἔτη 287× (33.8%)

ἔτει 132× (13.0%)

ἐτῶν 114× (13.4%)

ἐνιαυτοῦ 35× (3.7%)

ἐνιαυτῷ 32× (2.8%)

ἐνιαυτὸν 30× (3.3%)

εἰκοσαετοῦσ 29× (3.0%)

ἔτουσ 26× (2.9%)

'' 23× (2.4%)

ἐνιαύσιον 20× (2.4%)

H8140:

No stats available

שגיאן שַׂגִּיאָן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שגיא

saggîyʼ

Definition

(superlatively) mighty

Root

from H7679 (שגא);

Exhaustive

from שגא; (superlatively) mighty; excellent, great.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7689

שגיא

saggîyʼ

Definition

large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7689 (שגיא);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to שגיא; large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial); exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7690

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׂגִּיא

m. verbal • Root שגא • Page 634

great. Job 36:26. 37:23.

שַׂגִּיא

adjective • Page 634

1. great. Dan. 2:31. 2. much, many. Dan. 2:48. 3. adv. very. Dan. 2:12. 5:9.

Adjective adjective feminine plural absolute

LXX: '' σφόδρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H7689:

'' 3× (19.7%)

σφόδρα 2× (15.4%)

H7690:

No stats available

ומלך וּמֶלֶךְ

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

מלך

melek

Definition

a king

Root

from H4427 (מלך);

Exhaustive

from מלך; a king; king, royal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4428

מלך

melek

Definition

a king

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H4428 (מלך);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to מלך; a king; king, royal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4430

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מֶלֶךְ

masculine noun • Root מלך • Strongs / High • Page 859

A king, ruler; properly an abstract concept of rule or government, but commonly used concretely. It can refer to a king of a land, city, people, or tribe. The term is also applied to Jehovah, idols, and animals distinguished for strength. It can also mean an adviser or counsellor, and is used as a proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶלֶךְ

noun masculine • Page 380

a king. Ezek. 26: 7. 'the king of kings,' a title of the king of Babylon. Spoken frequently of Jehovah, Ps. 5: 3, and of false gods, Am. 5: 26.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: βασιλεὺσ βασιλέωσ βασιλέα βασιλεῖ βασιλεῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4428:

βασιλεὺσ 631× (23.4%)

βασιλέωσ 546× (20.5%)

βασιλέα 419× (15.7%)

βασιλεῖ 196× (7.1%)

βασιλεῖσ 133× (4.9%)

βασιλεύσ 100× (3.5%)

--- 77× (3.2%)

'' 66× (2.3%)

βασιλέων 63× (2.4%)

βασιλεῦσιν 46× (1.6%)

H4430:

No stats available

לישראל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל

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

ישראל

Yisrâʼêl

Definition

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Root

from H8280 (שרה) and H410 (אל); he will rule as God;

Exhaustive

from שרה and אל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3478

ישראל

Yisrâʼêl

Definition

{Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3478 (ישראל)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to ישראל; {Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}; Israel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3479

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יִשְׂרָאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root שרה • Strongs / High • Page 662

A proper name with multiple meanings: the patriarch Jacob; the Israelite people; an honorary title for the pious; the northern kingdom of Israel; the whole kingdom after the exile.

יִשְׂרָאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root ישר • Strongs / High • Page 662

A proper name, meaning 'El is a true, honest one.' Described as a ground-form to יְשַׂרְאֵלָה.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: ισραηλ '' --- ιακωβ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3478:

ισραηλ 2245× (92.9%)

'' 57× (2.1%)

--- 50× (2.2%)

ισραηλ 8× (0.3%)

ιακωβ 4× (0.2%)

t? 4× (0.1%)

ιερουσαλημ 4× (0.2%)

[b] 3× (0.1%)

ισραηλίτου 3× (0.1%)

ισραηλίτιδοσ 3× (0.1%)

H3479:

No stats available

רב רַב

multiplying one/abundantly

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רב

rab

Definition

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

Root

by contracted from H7231 (רבב);

Exhaustive

by contracted from רבב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7227

רב

rab

Definition

{abundant}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7227 (רב)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to רב; {abundant}; captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7229

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רַב

adjective / adv. / substantive • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1313

Adjective meaning many, numerous; great, extended, wide, long (of time), violent, strong, or grievous. Also used as an adverb meaning much, in great number, enough, strongly, or richly. Used substantively meaning a great one, a mighty one, or oldest.

רַב

adjective / noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1314

great, large, numerous, much, abundant; also meaning chief, head, commander, captain, president, chamberlain, master; principal persons, judges, nobility; fullness, multitude, mass, quantity, totality. Used as adj. and sometimes adverbially.

רַב

aram. adj. m. (aramaic) • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1314

Aramaic adjective (masc. and fem. רַבָּא) meaning great, in the widest sense, of kingdom, gold, stone, God; large.

רַב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1314

multitude, mass, plenty, great quantity, fullness, totality (singular collective noun). Plur. constr. רַבֵּי.

רַב

adjective • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

Many, numerous; great, large. (Aramaic equivalent: רַבָּא).

Gesenius

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רַב

verb • Root רבב • Page 604

1. Much, many, numerous (Num. 32:1). Also as adv. much, exceedingly, enough (Ps. 123:3, Gen. 33:9). 2. Great, mighty (Ps. 31:20, Is. 63:1). 3. Older, major natu (Gen. 25:23). 4. As a subst. a chief, captain, leader (2 K. 25:8, Dan. 1:3).

רַב

chald. • Root רבב • Page 604

1. Great (Dan. 2:10, 31). 2. Subst. a chief, head, captain (Dan. 5:11, 2:48). Plur. רַבְרְבִין (Dan. 3:33).

Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX: πολλὰ πολλῶν πολλοὶ πολὺ πολλοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7227a:

πολλὰ 37× (7.8%)

πολλῶν 30× (6.3%)

πολλοὶ 28× (5.7%)

πολὺ 18× (3.6%)

πολλοῖσ 17× (3.4%)

'' 17× (3.1%)

πλείουσ 15× (3.1%)

ἀρχιμάγειροσ 15× (2.7%)

πολὺσ 15× (3.1%)

--- 14× (3.0%)

H7229:

No stats available

בנהי בְּנָהִי

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בנה

bânâh

Definition

to build (literally and figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1129

בנא

bᵉnâʼ

Definition

to build

Root

(Aramaic) or בנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) or בנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to בנה; to build; build, make.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1124

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

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בָּנָה

verb • Root בנה • Strongs / High • Page 257

To set up, to place; 1. to build, to erect, establish, to raise (a house, palace, city, temple, etc.); to build up (what is destroyed), to rebuild; to fortify. 2. Figuratively: to establish family happiness, posterity; to set up a throne; to bestow prosperity or well-being; to establish.

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בִּנְיָן

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

A building, generally in the language of architecture the wall of a court, a partition-wall.

Matched via consonantal key only

בִּנְיָן

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

A wall.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּנָא

verb • Page 106

Chald. to build. Ezra 4:12; 5:2. Part. pass. בְּנֵה, 5:11. Infin. מִבְנֵא and מִבְנְיָה, 5:9. Ithpe. pass. (Ezra 5:8).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 105

1. To build, erect, or make (Gen. 8:20, 12:7; Gen. 2:22 regarding the rib). 2. To rebuild or build up what has been destroyed (Am. 9:14, Ps. 122:3). 3. Figuratively used for persons or nations, to build them up or make them prosperous (Jer. 24:6, 31:4).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 106

(Continued from previous page) 4. to raise up, or give posterity to any one (Gen. 16:2). Niph. 1. to be built, rebuilt (Deut. 13:17). 2. figuratively to be built up, to be made prosperous (Jer. 12:16, Mal. 3:15).

Verb peal perfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ᾠκοδόμησεν οἰκοδομῆσαι ᾠκοδόμησαν οἰκοδομήσει οἰκοδομήσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1129:

ᾠκοδόμησεν 94× (22.6%)

οἰκοδομῆσαι 36× (8.5%)

ᾠκοδόμησαν 26× (6.2%)

οἰκοδομήσει 16× (4.2%)

οἰκοδομήσεισ 16× (4.0%)

ᾠκοδόμησα 14× (3.5%)

οἰκοδομήσουσιν 9× (2.1%)

οἰκοδομεῖν 8× (1.9%)

οἰκοδομήσω 8× (1.9%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

H1124:

No stats available

ושכללה וְשַׁכְלְלֵהּ׃

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

כלל

kâlal

Definition

to complete

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to complete; (make) perfect.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3634

כלל

kᵉlal

Definition

to complete

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3634 (כלל);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to כלל; to complete; finish, make (set) up.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3635

ה

Definition

her, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9034

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כָּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 702

I. transitive verb, properly to turn, to wind, to wind about, to make circular. Hence 1. to crown, to encircle with a garland, to adorn. 2. same as כָּלָה II. to handle, practice, do, carry on, transact, to accomplish a thing, to complete, to finish, to make perfect.

כָּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 702

II. intransitive verb, to glow, to burn. This primitive idea is applied to melting metals, shining, or sparkling of bright colors.

כָּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 703

to adorn, to ornament. (Also mentioned in context of a wall).

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כְּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 702

Aramaic transitive verb, same as Hebrew כָּלַל I, to complete, to perfect, to finish.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כָּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Page 318

To complete, make perfect.

כְּלַל

chald. v. • Root כלל • Page 318

Chaldee; same meaning as Hebrew. In Shaph. to complete, finish building.

Conjunction, Verb shaphel perfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And thus they returned us word, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built of old these many years, and a great king to Israel built and completed.

LITV Translation:
And they returned the answer to us this way, saying, We are servants of the God of Heaven and earth. And we are rebuilding the house that was built many years before this, and the great king of Israel built it and finished it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And they answered us thus, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them.