Jeremiah 51:46

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ופן וּפֶן־

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

פן

pên

Definition

properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest

Root

from H6437 (פנה);

Exhaustive

from פנה; properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest; (lest) (peradventure), that...not.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6435

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פ-ן

root • Root פנה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1176

The original root, identical with roots related to 'to hunger, to thirst,' properly 'to glow'.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּן

conjunct. • Root פנה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1175

conjunct. that not, lest, ne. Expressing avoidance, fear of misfortune, or prohibition (summarized across points 1-4).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פֶּן

conj. and adv. • Page 545

1. conj. (with fut.) that not, lest. 2. conj. (with pret.) that not, lest. 3. adv. not. References: Gen. 19:19, Lev. 10:7, 2 Sam. 20:6, Prov. 5:6.

Conjunction, Particle

LXX: μήποτε μὴ μή ὅπωσ μηδὲ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6435:

μήποτε 48× (46.5%)

μὴ 35× (34.3%)

μή 3× (2.9%)

ὅπωσ 3× (2.9%)

μηδὲ 2× (2.0%)

ἐὰν 2× (1.8%)

ירך יֵרַךְ

thigh/side

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רכך

râkak

Definition

to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively; (be) faint(-hearted), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7401

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רָכַךְ

verb • Root רכך • Strongs / High • Page 1339

To be soft, weak; hence to be bland, faint-hearted, timid.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָכַךְ

verb • Page 619

1. to be tender, soft, or to be softened; spoken of the heart. 2 K. 22:19. 2. to be soft, effeminate. Deut. 28:56. 3. to be soft, supple, smooth; spoken of fat and words. Ps. 55:22. (Includes Niph., Pu., and Hiph. forms).

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H7401:

No stats available

לבבכם לְבַבְכֶם

the heart of yourselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לבב

lêbâb

Definition

the heart (as the most interior organ);

Root

from H3823 (לבב); used also like H3820 (לב)

Exhaustive

from לבב; used also like לב; the heart (as the most interior organ); [phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3824

כם

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9026

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Fürst Lexicon

לֵבָב

noun / masculine • Root לבב • Strongs / High • Page 763

The heart; a common variant or 'resolved form' of לֵב, with the same range of physical and metaphorical meanings.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֵבָב

noun masculine • Page 339

The heart. Const. לְבַב, plur. לְבָבִים.

לֵבָב

noun masculine • Root לב • Page 339

Heart; see לֵב.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

LXX: καρδίᾳ καρδίασ καρδίαν καρδία καρδίαισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3824:

καρδίᾳ 64× (23.4%)

καρδίασ 48× (18.9%)

καρδίαν 47× (17.6%)

καρδία 39× (14.4%)

καρδίαισ 8× (2.6%)

διανοίᾳ 6× (2.1%)

ψυχῇ 5× (1.8%)

ψυχὴ 4× (1.5%)

'' 4× (1.5%)

αὐτῆσ 4× (1.2%)

ותיראו וְתִירְאוּ

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

ירא

yârêʼ

Definition

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3372

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יָרֵא

verb • Strongs / High • Page 642

1. To tremble, to quake, for fear or from faint-heartedness or joyous surprise. 2. To be afraid, to tremble, to be fearful. 3. To fear, with accusative of person or thing. 4. In a noble sense: to feel awe, to reverence, esteem highly, honour.

יָרֵא

verb • Root ירא • Strongs / High • Page 643

To have religious awe, fear of God; to be pious, faithful, God-fearing; to worship; to turn back or refrain.

יָרֵא

adjective • Root ירא • Strongs / High • Page 643

Fearing, anxious, faint-hearted, in a worldly sense; but usually in a religious meaning.

יָרֵא

unknown • Root ירא • Strongs / High • Page 420

belonging to Nif. נוֹרָא, see יָרֵא.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָרֵא

verb • Page 295

to fear, reverence. [Entry incomplete on page]

יָרֵא

verb • Page 296

1. to fear, to be afraid (Josh. 22:25, Gen. 15:1, 21:17). Construed with an accusative of the person feared (Num. 14:9), with מִפְּנֵי (Josh. 11:6), or with לְ of the person or thing for which one fears (Josh. 9:24). 2. to honour, fear, reverence, revereri; e.g. one's parents (Lev. 19:3), the sanctuary (Lev. 19:30), or an oath (1 Sam. 14:26). Hence יָרֵא אֶת אֱלֹהִים to fear God, equivalent to being virtuous or pious.

יָרֵא

verb • Root ירא • Page 296

1. fearing. Often joined with personal pronouns to form a periphrasis for the finite verb, as יָרֵא אָנֹכִי 'I fear' (Gen. 32:12). 2. more as an adj. fearful (Deut. 20:8). יָרֵא אֱלֹהִים 'fearing God' (Gen. 22:12, Job 1:1).

Conjunction, Verb Qal second person masculine plural

LXX: φοβοῦ ἐφοβήθη ἐφοβήθησαν φοβηθῇσ φοβεῖσθε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3372:

φοβοῦ 33× (11.1%)

ἐφοβήθη 27× (8.5%)

ἐφοβήθησαν 23× (6.9%)

φοβηθῇσ 16× (5.4%)

φοβεῖσθε 14× (4.7%)

φοβηθήσῃ 12× (3.8%)

φοβηθῆτε 12× (4.0%)

φοβηθήσονται 11× (3.3%)

φοβεῖσθαι 11× (3.5%)

φοβηθήσεσθε 11× (3.7%)

בשמועה בַּשְּׁמוּעָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שמועה

shᵉmûwʻâh

Definition

something heard, i.e. an announcement

Root

feminine passive participle of H8074 (שמם);

Exhaustive

feminine passive participle of שמם; something heard, i.e. an announcement; bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8052

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Fürst Lexicon

שְׁמוּעָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1445

Report, rumour, news, promise, an announcement of punishment, or a message of salvation, a disquieting report.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁמוּעָה

f. verbal • Root שמע • Page 684

1. news, tidings. 1 Sam. 4:19. Either of good (Prov. 15:30; 25:25) or of evil (Jer. 49:23; Ps. 112:7). Particularly of the approach of a formidable enemy, Jer. 10:22.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἀγγελίαν ἀκοὴν '' ἀκοὴ ἀκοῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8052:

ἀγγελίαν 6× (22.7%)

ἀκοὴν 4× (15.3%)

'' 3× (10.1%)

ἀκοὴ 3× (8.9%)

ἀκοῆσ 2× (7.4%)

ἀγγελία 2× (6.8%)

ἀκοήν 2× (6.8%)

הנשמעת הַנִּשְׁמַעַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

שמע

shâmaʻ

Definition

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8085

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שָׁמַע

verb • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 755

to listen to, hearken

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1450

I. To give ear to, to hear, attend; generally with an accusative of the thing or person; to be an ear-witness; to hear with pleasure; to hear of God; to obey.

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1451

To hear (absol. or with accusative); to obey, to follow; metaphorically, to understand, to be intelligent, to be attentive; to get knowledge of, to hear a call.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁמַע and שָׁמֵעַ

verb • Root שמע • Page 687

1. to hear; to hearken, obey (Job 26:14, Ps. 92:12, Gen. 23:8, Ex. 24:7). 2. to understand (Gen. 11:7, 42:23). Also includes Niph. (to be heard), Pi. (to cause to hear, summon), and Hiph. (to cause to hear, announce, call together).

Particle definite article, Verb Niphal participle active feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἤκουσεν ἀκούσατε ἤκουσαν ἤκουσα ἄκουε

LXX Usage Statistics

H8085:

ἤκουσεν 130× (10.0%)

ἀκούσατε 76× (6.4%)

ἤκουσαν 58× (4.6%)

ἤκουσα 42× (3.5%)

ἄκουε 37× (3.1%)

ὡσ 30× (2.6%)

ἀκοῦσαι 29× (2.1%)

ἀκούσῃ 28× (2.2%)

'' 26× (1.9%)

εἰσήκουσεν 25× (2.0%)

בארץ בָּאָרֶץ

in the Earthly One

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

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

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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.

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.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0776:

No stats available

ובא וּבָא

and he has come

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בוא

bôwʼ

Definition

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H935

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Fürst Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 224

1. To go, to wander; usually with announcing the limit of one's going. 2. To arrive, to come at (distinguished from הָלַךְ in expressing the limit of going). In this sense metaphorically: a) to be born, to appear; b) to reach to one, to be equal to him; c) to reach inanimate things; d) to come upon, to fall upon (suddenly), e.g., of an enemy or calamity; e) to come to pass, to be fulfilled (of wishes, promises); f) of inanimate things, to come near; g) applied to time; h) with the preposition בְּ, to come with somewhat, i.e., to bring.

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 225

To go in, to enter, to come; to arrive; to go down (of the sun).

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to come to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Page 88

1. to go or come in, to enter. Gen. 6:18. Frequently opposed to יָצָא. 2. to lie with a woman, inire feminam. Gen. 16:2. 3. spoken of the sun, to set, go down (below the horizon). Gen. 15:17. 28:11.

בּוֹא

verb • Page 89

To go in, to enter, to come. Includes many specific idioms: to conduct oneself (Josh. 15:18); to come in as revenue (1 K. 10:14); to enter into a covenant (2 Chr. 15:12); to come upon someone or befall them (Lam. 1:10); to come to pass or be fulfilled (Prov. 13:12); to bring something (with ב, Ps. 66:13); to obtain (Ps. 69:28). Hiphil: to bring in, carry in, or lead (2 Sam. 9:10). Hophal: passive (Lev. 10:18).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0935:

No stats available

בשנה בַשָּׁנָה

within the Duplication

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

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

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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

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.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common feminine singular 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%)

השמועה הַשְּׁמוּעָ֗ה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

שמועה

shᵉmûwʻâh

Definition

something heard, i.e. an announcement

Root

feminine passive participle of H8074 (שמם);

Exhaustive

feminine passive participle of שמם; something heard, i.e. an announcement; bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8052

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁמוּעָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1445

Report, rumour, news, promise, an announcement of punishment, or a message of salvation, a disquieting report.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁמוּעָה

f. verbal • Root שמע • Page 684

1. news, tidings. 1 Sam. 4:19. Either of good (Prov. 15:30; 25:25) or of evil (Jer. 49:23; Ps. 112:7). Particularly of the approach of a formidable enemy, Jer. 10:22.

Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἀγγελίαν ἀκοὴν '' ἀκοὴ ἀκοῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8052:

ἀγγελίαν 6× (22.7%)

ἀκοὴν 4× (15.3%)

'' 3× (10.1%)

ἀκοὴ 3× (8.9%)

ἀκοῆσ 2× (7.4%)

ἀγγελία 2× (6.8%)

ἀκοήν 2× (6.8%)

ואחריו וְאַחֲרָיו

and behind himself

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

אחר

ʼachar

Definition

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

Root

from H309 (אחר);

Exhaustive

from אחר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H310

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַחַר

noun masculine / adv. / preposition • Root אחר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 103

Properly hinder, later, after. Commonly used as: 1. An adverb of time (after, then, thereupon) or place (behind). 2. A preposition (after, behind). The construct state plural אַחֲרֵי (acharei) is frequently used as an adverb of time (afterward), an adverb of place/preposition (after, behind), or in a substantive meaning (hinder part, e.g., of a spear).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַחֲרֵי

preposition • Root אחר • Page 41

after, as in Heb. Dan. 2:29.

אַחֲרֵי

adjective • Page 41

another. Dan. 2:39. 7:5, 6.

אַחַר

substantive / adv. / preposition • Page 40

1. originally a subst. the hinder part. 2 Sam. 2: 23. 2. adv. behind (Gen. 22: 13) or more frequently afterwards (Gen. 18: 5). 3. prep. (Plur. אַחֲרֵי) after, behind. Ex. 3: 1.

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

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0310a:

No stats available

בשנה בַּשָּׁנָה

within the Duplication

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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

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.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common feminine singular 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%)

השמועה הַשְּׁמוּעָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

שמועה

shᵉmûwʻâh

Definition

something heard, i.e. an announcement

Root

feminine passive participle of H8074 (שמם);

Exhaustive

feminine passive participle of שמם; something heard, i.e. an announcement; bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8052

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁמוּעָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1445

Report, rumour, news, promise, an announcement of punishment, or a message of salvation, a disquieting report.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁמוּעָה

f. verbal • Root שמע • Page 684

1. news, tidings. 1 Sam. 4:19. Either of good (Prov. 15:30; 25:25) or of evil (Jer. 49:23; Ps. 112:7). Particularly of the approach of a formidable enemy, Jer. 10:22.

Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἀγγελίαν ἀκοὴν '' ἀκοὴ ἀκοῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8052:

ἀγγελίαν 6× (22.7%)

ἀκοὴν 4× (15.3%)

'' 3× (10.1%)

ἀκοὴ 3× (8.9%)

ἀκοῆσ 2× (7.4%)

ἀγγελία 2× (6.8%)

ἀκοήν 2× (6.8%)

וחמס וְחָמָס

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

חמס

châmâç

Definition

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

Root

from H2554 (חמס);

Exhaustive

from חמס; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain; cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2555

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָמָס

noun masculine • Root חמס • Strongs / High • Page 498

violence, oppression.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָמָס

m. verbal noun • Root חמס • Page 235

1. Violence, wrong (Gen. 6:11, 13, 49:5). 2. Ill-gotten wealth (Am. 3:10, Prov. 4:17).

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀδικίαν ἀσεβείασ ἀδικίασ ἄδικον ἀνομίασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2555:

ἀδικίαν 6× (10.1%)

ἀσεβείασ 4× (6.4%)

ἀδικίασ 4× (6.1%)

ἄδικον 3× (5.2%)

ἀνομίασ 3× (5.2%)

ἀσέβεια 3× (5.2%)

ἀδίκου 3× (4.9%)

ἀδικία 3× (4.7%)

ἀσέβειαν 3× (4.1%)

ἀνομίαν 2× (3.5%)

בארץ בָּאָרֶץ

in the Earthly One

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

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

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.

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.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0776:

No stats available

ומשל וּמֹשֵׁל

and ruler

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

משל

mâshal

Definition

to rule

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4910

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

I. To be hard, powerful, strong, mighty; Metaphor. to rule, reign, govern, command, have power; to rule over, to manage.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

II. (Kal not used) to compare, to put together or beside one another for comparison, two things, from the fundamental signification to bind, to unite, to weave or twist together.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְשֹׁל

an infin. used as a noun • Root משל • Page 414

equivalent to משל no. 4. Job 17:6.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

I. to rule, to be master. Prov. 6:7. Construed with בְּ, Gen. 3:16; 4:7; Is. 3:4. more rarely with עַל, Prov. 28:15. Sometimes it signifies to be placed over any thing, Gen. 24:2. Construed with לְ and an infin. to have power to do any thing, Ex. 21:8. Hiph. הִמְשִׁיל to cause to rule, to appoint ruler. Ps. 8:7; Dan. 11:39. used substantively, dominion, Job 25:2.

מָשַׁל

verb qal • Root משל • Page 414

II. 1. to utter a metaphor or comparison. Ezek. 24:3. 2. to utter a proverb. Ezek. 12:23; 17:2; 18:2, 3. 3. to sing satires. Joel 2:17. Niph. to be or become similar, to be like; construed with לְ, Is. 14:10; with כְּ, Ps. 28:1; 143:7; with בְּ, Ps. 49:13, 21. Pi. to speak in parables. Ezek. 21:5. Hiph. to compare. Is. 46:5. Hithpa. to be like, similar; construed with בְּ. Job 30:19.

מָשָׁל

m. prim. • Root משל • Page 414

1. a comparison, similitude, parable. Ezek. 17:2; 24:3. 2. a sentiment, maxim, expressed for the most part by the orientalists in a pithy comparison. Prov. 26:1, 2, 3... 3. a proverb. Sam. 10:12; Ezek. 18:2, 3... 4. figurative discourse generally; hence a song, poem. Num. 23:7, 18; Job 27:1; 29:1. Particularly a satiric song, or a song of triumph over the destruction of enemies, Is. 14:4; Mic. 2:4; Hab. 2:6.

מֹשֶׁל

m. verbal • Root משל • Page 414

I. dominion. Zech. 9:10.

מֹשֶׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

II. something like or similar. Job 41:25.

Conjunction, Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ἄρχων κρατήσει δεσπόζει ἡγούμενοσ ἀρχόντων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4910:

ἄρχων 6× (6.8%)

κρατήσει 3× (3.5%)

δεσπόζει 3× (3.5%)

ἡγούμενοσ 3× (3.3%)

ἀρχόντων 3× (3.3%)

ἄρχοντα 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

κυριεύσουσιν 2× (2.5%)

ἡγουμένων 2× (2.5%)

ἄρξει 2× (2.5%)

על עַל־

upon/against/yoke

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Preposition

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

משל מֹשֵׁל׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משל

mâshal

Definition

to rule

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4910

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

I. To be hard, powerful, strong, mighty; Metaphor. to rule, reign, govern, command, have power; to rule over, to manage.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

II. (Kal not used) to compare, to put together or beside one another for comparison, two things, from the fundamental signification to bind, to unite, to weave or twist together.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְשֹׁל

an infin. used as a noun • Root משל • Page 414

equivalent to משל no. 4. Job 17:6.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

I. to rule, to be master. Prov. 6:7. Construed with בְּ, Gen. 3:16; 4:7; Is. 3:4. more rarely with עַל, Prov. 28:15. Sometimes it signifies to be placed over any thing, Gen. 24:2. Construed with לְ and an infin. to have power to do any thing, Ex. 21:8. Hiph. הִמְשִׁיל to cause to rule, to appoint ruler. Ps. 8:7; Dan. 11:39. used substantively, dominion, Job 25:2.

מָשַׁל

verb qal • Root משל • Page 414

II. 1. to utter a metaphor or comparison. Ezek. 24:3. 2. to utter a proverb. Ezek. 12:23; 17:2; 18:2, 3. 3. to sing satires. Joel 2:17. Niph. to be or become similar, to be like; construed with לְ, Is. 14:10; with כְּ, Ps. 28:1; 143:7; with בְּ, Ps. 49:13, 21. Pi. to speak in parables. Ezek. 21:5. Hiph. to compare. Is. 46:5. Hithpa. to be like, similar; construed with בְּ. Job 30:19.

מָשָׁל

m. prim. • Root משל • Page 414

1. a comparison, similitude, parable. Ezek. 17:2; 24:3. 2. a sentiment, maxim, expressed for the most part by the orientalists in a pithy comparison. Prov. 26:1, 2, 3... 3. a proverb. Sam. 10:12; Ezek. 18:2, 3... 4. figurative discourse generally; hence a song, poem. Num. 23:7, 18; Job 27:1; 29:1. Particularly a satiric song, or a song of triumph over the destruction of enemies, Is. 14:4; Mic. 2:4; Hab. 2:6.

מֹשֶׁל

m. verbal • Root משל • Page 414

I. dominion. Zech. 9:10.

מֹשֶׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

II. something like or similar. Job 41:25.

Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ἄρχων κρατήσει δεσπόζει ἡγούμενοσ ἀρχόντων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4910:

ἄρχων 6× (6.8%)

κρατήσει 3× (3.5%)

δεσπόζει 3× (3.5%)

ἡγούμενοσ 3× (3.3%)

ἀρχόντων 3× (3.3%)

ἄρχοντα 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

κυριεύσουσιν 2× (2.5%)

ἡγουμένων 2× (2.5%)

ἄρξει 2× (2.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And lest your heart shall be faint and ye be afraid for the report being heard in the land; and a report came in a year, and after it in a year a report, and violence in the land, dominion against dominion.

LITV Translation:
And that your heart not faint, and you fear the report that shall be heard in the land, the report shall come in a year. And after that the report shall come in another year, and there shall be violence in the land, ruler against ruler.