Joshua 12:24

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

מלך מֶלֶךְ

a king

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מלך

melek

Definition

a king

Root

from H4427 (מלך);

Exhaustive

from מלך; a king; king, royal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4428

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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.

Noun common both singular construct

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%)

תרצה תִּרְצָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תרצה

Tirtsâh

Definition

Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess

Root

from H7521 (רצה); delightsomeness;

Exhaustive

from רצה; delightsomeness; Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess; Tirzah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8656

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תִּרְצָה

noun proper • Root רצה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1533

(from רָצָה; delight) n. p. 1. of a place in the kingdom of Israel, which was its capital for a long time (1 KINGS 14, 17); celebrated for its pleasant situation (SONG OF SOL. 6, 4). 2. (delight) n. p. f. NUM. 26, 33.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תִּרְצָה

proper name • Page 727

(pleasantness) Proper name of a city in the kingdom of Israel, residence of kings from Jeroboam to Omri. References: Josh. 12:24; 1 K. 14:17; Cant. 6:4.

Noun proper name

LXX: θερσα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8656:

θερσα 14× (72.8%)

אחד אֶחָד

one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחד

ʼechâd

Definition

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Root

a numeral from H258 (אחד);

Exhaustive

a numeral from אחד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H259

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶחָד

numeral cardinal • Root אחד • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

One; unus; first (primus).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶחָד

m. const. • Page 37

1. one; freq. 2. first. Only in numbering the days of the month. (feminine form is אַחַת).

Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0259:

No stats available

כל כָּל־

all

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כל

kôl

Definition

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Root

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from H3634 (כלל);

Exhaustive

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from כלל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3605

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּל

noun / masculine • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 695

Properly 'all, whole, totality'. 1. Used adjectivally to mean 'all' or 'the whole of', as in 'all the earth'. 2. Describes a plurality of individual persons or things, translated as 'all'.

כֹּל

substantive / adverb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 696

A substantive meaning all, the whole, every, any. When used with a negative, it means none at all. It can also function as an adverb meaning wholly or altogether.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֹּל

chald. • Page 316

Same as Hebrew (all, every). Often appears with Makkeph as -כֹּל. References: Dan. 2:40, 4:9, 18, 25.

כֹּל

m. verbal • Root כלל • Page 315

A substantive meaning 'all', 'the whole', or 'totality'. Frequently used as an adjective (Jer. 33:8). 1. all. 2. every one.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πάντα πᾶσ πάντεσ πᾶν πάντασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3605:

πάντα 921× (17.0%)

πᾶσ 451× (8.4%)

πάντεσ 441× (8.4%)

πᾶν 351× (6.5%)

πάντασ 297× (5.6%)

πᾶσαν 267× (4.9%)

πάντων 242× (4.4%)

πάσασ 230× (4.4%)

--- 227× (4.5%)

πᾶσα 214× (4.0%)

מלכים מְלָכים

kings

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מלך

melek

Definition

a king

Root

from H4427 (מלך);

Exhaustive

from מלך; a king; king, royal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4428

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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.

Noun common masculine plural 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%)

שלשים שְׁלֹשִׁים

thirty

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שלושים

shᵉlôwshîym

Definition

thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth

Root

or שלשים; multiple of H7969 (שלוש);

Exhaustive

or שלשים; multiple of שלוש; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth; thirty, thirtieth. Compare שליש.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7970

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁלִשִׁים

unknown • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

(Or שְׁלֹשִׁים) Only in Prov. 22, 20 K'ri: sometimes translated three times, threefold, i. e. often.

Matched via consonantal key only

שְׁלֹשִׁים

numeral • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1440

thirty (increase by tens), given by the plural without distinction of gender.

Matched via consonantal key only

שְׁלֹשִׁים

m. plur. • Root שלש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

m. plur. 1. thirty. 2. Same as שְׁלֹשָׁה (2), an association of heroes.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁלִשִׁים

masc. plur. denom. • Root שלש • Page 683

posterity of the third generation, grand-children. Ex. 20: 5. 34: 7. Includes 'great grand-children' Gen. 50: 23.

שְׁלֹשִׁים

com. gen. • Root שלוש • Page 683

thirty. Used as an ordinal, 1 K. 16: 23.

Adjective cardinal number masculine plural absolute

LXX: τριάκοντα ἑκατὸν δύο τριακοστῷ πέντε

LXX Usage Statistics

H7970:

τριάκοντα 133× (51.5%)

ἑκατὸν 26× (9.6%)

δύο 14× (4.8%)

τριακοστῷ 11× (4.0%)

πέντε 10× (3.4%)

πεντεκαιεικοσαετοῦσ 6× (2.2%)

εἴκοσι 4× (1.4%)

τρία 4× (1.3%)

τρεῖσ 4× (1.5%)

ὡσεὶ 3× (1.3%)

ואחדפ וְאֶחָד׃פ

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

אחד

ʼechâd

Definition

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Root

a numeral from H258 (אחד);

Exhaustive

a numeral from אחד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H259

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶחָד

numeral cardinal • Root אחד • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

One; unus; first (primus).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶחָד

m. const. • Page 37

1. one; freq. 2. first. Only in numbering the days of the month. (feminine form is אַחַת).

Conjunction, Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0259:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
None

LITV Translation:
the king of Tirzah, one. All the kings were thirty one.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
the king of Tirzah: all these were twenty-nine kings.