Joshua 15:26

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

אמם אֲמָם

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמם

ʼĂmâm

Definition

Amam, a place in Palestine

Root

from H517 (אם); gathering-spot;

Exhaustive

from אם; gathering-spot; Amam, a place in Palestine; Amam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H538

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲמָם

noun proper • Root אמם • Strongs_Numbers • Page 152

(Gathering-place); proper name of a city in the tribe of Judah in the vicinity of Moladah.

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0538:

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ושמע וּשְׁמַע

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

שמע

Shᵉmâʻ

Definition

Shema, a place in Palestine

Root

for H8087 (שמע);

Exhaustive

for שמע; Shema, a place in Palestine; Shema.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8090

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁמַע

verb (aramaic) • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1451

To hear, to obey, to sing (Arab. stem سمع), hence a female singer, music (Aram.).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שְׁמַע

noun proper masculine • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1452

High-lying place; name of a locality in Judah, coupled with חֲצֹר and קְרִיּוֹת. Patronymic plural is also derived.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שֵׁמַע

noun m. • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1451

Masculine fame, rumour.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שֵׁמָע

noun feminine • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1444

Fame, renown (derived from the infin. Kal of שׁוּם II. = שָׁאַף to pant after).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שָׁמַע

verb • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 755

to listen to, hearken

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • 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.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שְׁמָע

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1443

Contracted from שְׁמָעָא; denoting proper names (e.g., שְׁמָעָה, שְׁמֵעָא); fame, renown.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8090:

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ומולדה וּמוֹלָדָה׃

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

מולדה

Môwlâdâh

Definition

Moladah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H3205 (ילד); birth;

Exhaustive

from ילד; birth; Moladah, a place in Palestine; Moladah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4137

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מוֹלָדָה

noun proper • Root ילד • Strongs / High • Page 823

A proper name of a city in the south of Judah, later ceded to Simeon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מוֹלָדָה

proper name • Page 361

A city in the southern part of the tribe of Judah, later transferred to Simeon. Josh. 15: 26, 19: 2, 1 Chr. 4: 28, Neh. 11: 26.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: μωλαδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H4137:

μωλαδα 2× (50.0%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Amam and Shema and Moladah,

LITV Translation:
Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Sen, and Shema, and Moladah,