Joshua 13:20

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובית וּבֵית

and the house

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

בית פעור

Bêyth Pᵉʻôwr

Definition

Beth-Peor, a place East of the Jordan

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6465 (פעור); house of Peor;

Exhaustive

from בית and פעור; house of Peor; Beth-Peor, a place East of the Jordan; Bethpeor.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1047

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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

בֵּית פְּעוֹר

noun • Page 97

A city of Moab, not far from Jordan, celebrated for the worship of Baal-Peor. Deut. 3:29. 34:6.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: οἴκου φογωρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1047:

οἴκου 5× (45.7%)

φογωρ 5× (38.8%)

פעור פְּעוֹר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית פעור

Bêyth Pᵉʻôwr

Definition

Beth-Peor, a place East of the Jordan

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6465 (פעור); house of Peor;

Exhaustive

from בית and פעור; house of Peor; Beth-Peor, a place East of the Jordan; Bethpeor.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1047

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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

בֵּית פְּעוֹר

noun • Page 97

A city of Moab, not far from Jordan, celebrated for the worship of Baal-Peor. Deut. 3:29. 34:6.

Noun proper name

LXX: οἴκου φογωρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1047:

οἴκου 5× (45.7%)

φογωρ 5× (38.8%)

ואשדות וְאַשְׁדּוֹת

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

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, Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0794:

No stats available

הפסגה הַפִּסְגָּה

the Summit

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

פסגה

Piçgâh

Definition

Pisgah, a Mountain East of Jordan

Root

from H6448 (פסג); a cleft;

Exhaustive

from פסג; a cleft; Pisgah, a Mountain East of Jordan; Pisgah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6449

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פִּסְגָּה

noun proper • Root פסג • Strongs / High • Page 1181

(prop. a piece, part, like the Aram. פִּסְנָא, hence a point, a mountain-peak) n. p. of a mountain ridge in Moab, south of Sihon, of which בֶּן forms a part Num. 21, 20; 23, 14; Deut. 3, 17 27; 4, 49; the ancient interpreters render it בַּעֲיָה.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פִּסְגָּה

proper name • Root פסג • Page 548

*Name of a mountain peak* in the territory of Moab, the southern limit of the kingdom of Sihon. (Num. 21:20; 23:14; Deut. 3:27; 34:1; Josh. 12:3).

Particle definite article, Noun proper name

LXX: φασγα λελαξευμένου

LXX Usage Statistics

H6449:

φασγα 4× (49.0%)

λελαξευμένου 3× (39.3%)

ובית וּבֵית

and the house

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

בית הישימות

Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth

Definition

Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan

Root

from H1004 (בית) and the plural of H3451 (ישימה) with the article interposed; house of the deserts;

Exhaustive

from בית and the plural of ישימה with the article interposed; house of the deserts; Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan; Beth-jeshimoth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: ἀνὰ οἶκον μέσον ασιμουθ βαιθασιμωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1020:

ἀνὰ 2× (16.0%)

οἶκον 2× (16.0%)

μέσον 2× (13.6%)

ασιμουθ 2× (13.6%)

βαιθασιμωθ 2× (13.6%)

αισιμωθ 2× (11.2%)

הישמות הַיְשִׁמוֹת׃

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

בית הישימות

Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth

Definition

Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan

Root

from H1004 (בית) and the plural of H3451 (ישימה) with the article interposed; house of the deserts;

Exhaustive

from בית and the plural of ישימה with the article interposed; house of the deserts; Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan; Beth-jeshimoth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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

Particle definite article, Noun proper name

LXX: ἀνὰ οἶκον μέσον ασιμουθ βαιθασιμωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1020:

ἀνὰ 2× (16.0%)

οἶκον 2× (16.0%)

μέσον 2× (13.6%)

ασιμουθ 2× (13.6%)

βαιθασιμωθ 2× (13.6%)

αισιμωθ 2× (11.2%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the house of Peor, and the ravines of Pisgah, and the house of Jeshimoth,

LITV Translation:
and Beth-peor, and the Slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Beth-peor, and Asedoth Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,