Joshua 15:22

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וקינה וְקִינָה

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

קינה

Qîynâh

Definition

Kinah, a place in Palestine

Root

the same as H7015 (קינה);

Exhaustive

the same as קינה; Kinah, a place in Palestine; Kinah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7016

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קִינָה

noun feminine • Root קינ • Strongs / High • Page 1275

1. A song of complaint or mourning, an elegy. 2. (smithy) n. p. of a city in Judah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קִינָה

f. verbal • Root קון • Page 586

A lamentation (Jer. 7:29, 9:9, Josh. 15:22).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

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H7016:

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ודימונה וְדִימוֹנָה

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

דימונה

Dîymôwnâh

Definition

Dimonah, a place in Palestine

Root

feminine of H1775 (דימון);

Exhaustive

feminine of דימון; Dimonah, a place in Palestine; Dimonah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1776

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דִּימוֹנָה

proper name of a city • Root דיבון • Page 163

proper name of a city in the tribe of Judah. Josh. 15:22. Neh. 11: 25.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

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H1776:

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ועדעדה וְעַדְעָדָה׃

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

עדעדה

ʻĂdʻâdâh

Definition

Adadah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5712 (עדה); festival;

Exhaustive

from עדה; festival; Adadah, a place in Palestine; Adadah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5735

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲדָעָדָה

noun proper • Root עדה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1058

A city in Judah (meaning bordering, out of עֲדַד, from עָדָה).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

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H5735:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Kinah and Dinonah and Adadah,

LITV Translation:
and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Icam, and Regma, and Aruel,