Joshua 12:8

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

בהר בָּהָר

in the mountain

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

הר

har

Definition

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

Root

a shortened form of H2042 (הרר);

Exhaustive

a shortened form of הרר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2022

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הַר

noun / masculine • Root הרר • Strongs / High • Page 411

1. a mountain, a hill. 2. Figuratively, a great power, kingdom, or obstacle. 3. A mountain-district or hill country.

הַר

noun • Root הרר • Strongs / High • Page 412

A mountain, height. The noun comes from a stem meaning to be high or elevated. It is used to refer to mountainous districts and in combination with place names.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַר

noun masculine • Page 192

a mountain, often a chain of mountains, mountainous country (Gen. 14:10). Plural: הָרִים.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὄροσ ὄρουσ ὄρει ὄρη ὀρέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H2022:

ὄροσ 157× (27.0%)

ὄρουσ 100× (17.5%)

ὄρει 92× (14.0%)

ὄρη 79× (14.2%)

ὀρέων 46× (8.1%)

ὄρεσιν 14× (2.2%)

--- 10× (2.0%)

ὀρεινὴν 7× (1.0%)

pεἰσ 6× (1.2%)

ὀρέων 5× (0.8%)

ובשפלה וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה

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

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

שפלה

shᵉphêlâh

Definition

Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine

Root

from H8213 (שפל);

Exhaustive

from שפל; Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine; low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8219

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁפֵלָה

adjective / noun feminine • Root שפל • Strongs / High • Page 1471

adj. m. and fem. low; fig. insignificant; subst. something low; often describing a humble spirit (רוּחַ).

שְׁפֵלָה

noun feminine • Root שפל • Strongs / High • Page 1471

fem. depression, plain or sunk country (geographic term); commonly referring to the particular plain stretching from Jaffa to Gaza.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πεδινῇ σεφηλα πεδινῆσ πεδινὴν πεδίον

LXX Usage Statistics

H8219:

πεδινῇ 6× (26.8%)

σεφηλα 4× (20.5%)

πεδινῆσ 2× (11.4%)

πεδινὴν 2× (9.4%)

πεδίον 2× (8.4%)

ובערבה וּבָעֲרָבָה

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

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

ערבה

ʻărâbâh

Definition

a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea

Root

from H6150 (ערב) (in the sense of sterility);

Exhaustive

from ערב (in the sense of sterility); a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea; Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also בית הערבה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6160

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲרָבָה

fem. / noun proper feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1130

1. A wilderness, a waste, of the destroyed environs of Jerusalem. 2. (steppe-place) n. p. of a locality, perhaps identical with the later עֶרֶב in Galilee.

עֲרָבָה

noun feminine • Root ערב • Strongs / High • Page 1130

(from עָרַב II.) 1. A thick, dark cloud, on which God moves along. 2. A wilderness, of that between Babylon and Palestine; waste plains and tracts between Moab and Edom.

עֲרָבָה

noun • Root ערב • Strongs / High • Page 1130

II. A wilderness, of that between Babylon and Palestine (Is. 35, 1), or a steppe generally; specifically applied to the waste neighbourhood of the Dead Sea.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲרָבָה

noun feminine • Root ערב • Page 525

1. A plain (Ezek. 47:8). 2. A waste, desert (Is. 33:9; Jer. 50:12). 3. With the article (הָעֲרָבָה), the region between the Dead Sea and the Elanitic gulf (Deut. 1:1; Josh. 12:1). 4. A city in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 18:18).

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: αραβα αραβωθ δυσμῶν --- δυσμὰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6160:

αραβα 13× (20.0%)

αραβωθ 8× (12.3%)

δυσμῶν 8× (12.0%)

--- 5× (8.8%)

δυσμὰσ 3× (4.2%)

'' 2× (3.0%)

ἔρημον 2× (3.0%)

δυσμαῖσ 2× (2.5%)

μωαβ 2× (2.5%)

ובאשדות וּבָאֲשֵׁדוֹת

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

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

אשדה

ʼăshêdâh

Definition

a ravine

Root

feminine of H793 (אשד);

Exhaustive

feminine of אשד; a ravine; springs.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H794

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲשֵׁדָה

noun feminine • Root אשד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 196

A sloping place where torrents flow together; the bed of a valley, a ravine, then foot of a mountain

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲשֵׁדָה

plur. אֲשֵׁדוֹת • Page 75

The foot of a mountain. Josh. 10:40. 12:8. אֲשֵׁדּוֹת הַפִּסְגָּה the foot of Pisgah, Deut. 3:17. 4:49. Strictly the place where torrents run down and collect.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0794:

No stats available

ובמדבר וּבַמִּדְבָּר

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

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

מדבר

midbâr

Definition

a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)

Root

from H1696 (דבר) in the sense of driving;

Exhaustive

from דבר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4057

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִדְבָּר

noun • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 351

Wilderness, pasture. Derived from דָּבַר II (to lead cattle to pasture).

מִדְבָּר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 810

1. pasture, pasture land, a plain where grass plots are dried up from want of rain; then a steppe. 2. a dry, sterile wilderness. 3. lodge; then a desert generally, an uninhabited, forsaken place.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִדְבָּר

m. verbal / dec. ii. b. • Root דבר • Page 355

1. Speech (Cant. 4:3). 2. A wilderness, uncultivated barren country (Ps. 65:13). 3. An actual waste, a sandy desert (Is. 32:15).

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἐρήμῳ ἔρημον ἐρήμου ἔρημοσ pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4057b:

ἐρήμῳ 128× (40.3%)

ἔρημον 60× (21.3%)

ἐρήμου 42× (15.1%)

ἔρημοσ 10× (4.2%)

pεἰσ 7× (3.0%)

ὡσ 6× (2.7%)

'' 6× (2.3%)

--- 2× (0.9%)

πεδίον 2× (0.8%)

ובנגב וּבַנֶּגֶב

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

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

נגב

negeb

Definition

the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)

Root

from an unused root meaning to be parched;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to be parched; the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine); south (country, side, -ward).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5045

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נֶגֶב

noun masculine • Root נגב • Strongs / High • Page 940

A dry, parched quarter; the south, the southern quarter, so called from its dryness and heat; the southern part of Palestine.

נֶגֶב

noun / masculine / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 941

The south, a dry country; the southern district of Palestine. By extension, it can refer to Judah or Egypt. Also used to mean south-storms. As an adverb, it means 'in the south' or 'southward'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֶגֶב

noun masculine • Root נגב • Page 424

the south. the southern boundary (Josh. 15:4). on the south side (Num. 35:5). Hence אֶרֶץ נֶגֶב a south land (Josh. 15:19; Ps. 126:4). Particularly (1.) the southern part of Palestine (Gen. 20:1; 24:62; 13:3; Deut. 34:3). (2.) Egypt (Dan. 11:5 ff).

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: νότον λίβα ναγεβ αἰγύπτου νότου

LXX Usage Statistics

H5045:

νότον 26× (20.0%)

λίβα 20× (14.5%)

ναγεβ 10× (7.8%)

αἰγύπτου 9× (8.3%)

νότου 6× (4.8%)

λιβόσ 6× (4.7%)

λιβὸσ 6× (4.5%)

ἔρημον 5× (3.2%)

ἀπέναντι 4× (3.7%)

pκατὰ 3× (2.8%)

החתי הַחִתִּי

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

חת

Chêth

Definition

Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite

Root

from H2865 (חתת); terror;

Exhaustive

from חתת; terror; Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite; Heth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2845

חתי

Chittîy

Definition

a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth

Root

patronymically from H2845 (חת);

Exhaustive

patronymically from חת; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth; Hittite, Hittities.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2850

בית דבלתים

Bêyth Diblâthayim

Definition

Beth-Diblathajim, a place East of the Jordan

Root

from H1004 (בית) and the dual of H1690 (דבלה); house of (the) two figcakes;

Exhaustive

from בית and the dual of דבלה; house of (the) two figcakes; Beth-Diblathajim, a place East of the Jordan; Beth-diblathaim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1015

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֵת

noun proper • Root חתת • Strongs / High • Page 544

(giant, prop. terror) 1. n. p. of a son of Canaan. 2. Collective designation of a race, the Hittites.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חִתִּי

patronymic noun • Root חת • Strongs / High • Page 545

A patronymic from the proper name חֵת (Heth); a Hittite.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּּיִת

noun • Page 97

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

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: χετταίου χετταῖον t? χετ χετταῖοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2845:

χετταίου 10× (13.7%)

χετταῖον 10× (13.7%)

t? 10× (12.0%)

χετ 9× (14.7%)

χετταῖοσ 7× (9.3%)

χετταίων 6× (8.4%)

χετταίουσ 3× (3.4%)

--- 2× (3.3%)

χετταία 2× (3.3%)

ευαίου 2× (2.8%)

H2850:

No stats available

Heth@Gen.10.15:

No stats available

האמרי הָאֱמֹרִי

the Westerners (Amorai)

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

אמרי

ʼĔmôrîy

Definition

an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes

Root

probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from H559 (אמר) in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer;

Exhaustive

probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from אמר in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Amorite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H567

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱמֹרִי

noun gent. m. • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 157

Amorite, i.e. mountaineer; name of one of the greatest and most important of the races of the Canaanite or Phenician people.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱמֹרִי

noun masculine • Page 59

Amorite, or collect. Amorites, a Canaanitish people inhabiting the mountainous parts of Judea. (Gen. 14:7, 13; 48:22; 2 Sam. 21:2).

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0567:

No stats available

והכנעני וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

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

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כנעני

Kᵉnaʻanîy

Definition

a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)

Root

patrial from H3667 (כנען);

Exhaustive

patrial from כנען; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans); Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3669

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כְּנַעֲנִי

gentile noun • Root כנען • Page 321

a Canaanite. Judg. 1: 1 ff. Sometimes has a more special signification (merchant), as in Gen. 13: 7; 15: 20; Num. 13: 30.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: χαναναῖον χαναναίων χαναναῖοσ χαναναίου χανααν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3669a:

χαναναῖον 18× (23.9%)

χαναναίων 13× (17.7%)

χαναναῖοσ 10× (12.5%)

χαναναίου 5× (6.7%)

χανααν 4× (6.3%)

χαναναίουσ 4× (5.1%)

χαναναίῳ 3× (3.8%)

χαναναῖοι 3× (2.8%)

χανανισ 2× (2.7%)

χαναναίοισ 2× (2.2%)

הפרזי הַפְּרִזִּי

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

פרזי

Pᵉrizzîy

Definition

a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes

Root

for H6521 (פרזי); inhabitant of the open country;

Exhaustive

for פרזי; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Perizzite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6522

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פְּרִזִּי

noun masculine • Root פרז • Strongs / High • Page 1192

n. Gent. m. the name of a Canaanitish but subordinate tribe driven out by the Judeans and Ephraimites.

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: φερεζαῖον φερεζαίων φερεζαίου φερεζαίουσ φερεζαῖοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H6522:

φερεζαῖον 9× (38.5%)

φερεζαίων 3× (13.9%)

φερεζαίου 3× (11.5%)

φερεζαίουσ 2× (8.5%)

φερεζαῖοι 2× (7.7%)

החוי הַחִוּי

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

חוי

Chivvîy

Definition

a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine

Root

perhaps from H2333 (חוה); a villager;

Exhaustive

perhaps from חוה; a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine; Hivite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2340

בית האלי

Bêyth hâ-ʼĔlîy

Definition

a Beth-elite, or inhabitant of Bethel

Root

patrial from H1008 (בית־אל) with the article interposed;

Exhaustive

patrial from בית־אל with the article interposed; a Beth-elite, or inhabitant of Bethel; Bethelite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1017

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חַוִּי

gentilic noun • Root חוה • Consonantal / Low • Page 464

A dweller in a hamlet, inhabitant of a nomadic village; the name of a Canaanite tribe (the Hivites).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּּיִת

noun • Page 97

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

חִוִּי

gentile noun • Page 217

the Hivites, a Canaanitish tribe at the foot of mount Hermon. Josh. 11:3, Judg. 3:3.

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: ευαῖον ευαίου ευαίων '' ευαίουσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2340:

ευαῖον 9× (33.6%)

ευαίου 5× (18.1%)

ευαίων 3× (12.1%)

'' 2× (8.1%)

ευαίουσ 2× (7.4%)

Hivite_§Hivite@Gen.10.17:

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והיבוסיפ וְהַיְבוּסִי׃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

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

יבוסי

Yᵉbûwçîy

Definition

a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus

Root

patrial from H2982 (יבוס);

Exhaustive

xlit Yebûwçîy corrected to Yᵉbûwçîy; patrial from יבוס; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus; Jebusite(-s).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2983

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְבוּסִי

noun proper • Root יבוס • Strongs / High • Page 571

A Jebusite; the Phenician tribe that dwelt in and about Jebus (Jerusalem).

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: ιεβουσαῖον ιεβουσαίου ιεβουσαῖοσ ιεβουσαίων t?

LXX Usage Statistics

H2983:

ιεβουσαῖον 12× (29.2%)

ιεβουσαίου 8× (18.7%)

ιεβουσαῖοσ 5× (10.3%)

ιεβουσαίων 4× (10.0%)

t? 3× (6.6%)

ιεβουσ 2× (5.5%)

ιεβουσαῖοι 2× (4.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
In the mountain and in the plain and in the desert, and in the ravines and in the desert, and in the south, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite:

LITV Translation:
in the mountains, and in the Lowlands, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the Negeb; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
in the mountain, and in the plain, and in Arabah, and in Asedoth, and in the wilderness, and Negeb; the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.