Joshua 15:27

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וחצר וַחֲצַר

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

חצר גדה

Chătsar Gaddâh

Definition

Chatsar-Gaddah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H2691 (חצר) and a feminine of H1408 (גד); (the) village of (female) Fortune;

Exhaustive

from חצר and a feminine of גד; (the) village of (female) Fortune; Chatsar-Gaddah, a place in Palestine; Hazar-gaddah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2693

גינת

Gîynath

Definition

Ginath, an Israelite

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; Ginath, an Israelite; Ginath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1527

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גַּדָּה

noun feminine • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

(a fem. form of masc. גָּד I) an epithet of Venus as a fortune-bringing goddess.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

verb • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

I. (not used) intr. to rise, of earth, to swell up on high.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

verb • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

II. (not used) tr. same as גָּדַד I. 1. to cut off, to separate, to sever, to cast out. 2. to measure out, to determine.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

noun feminine • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

I. a heightening of the earth, to enclose water, therefore a bank.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

noun feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

II. same as גַּדְיָה, see גְּדִי I.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

A proper name.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

noun feminine • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

A bank.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֵּדָה / גַּדָּה

ii. plur. const. • Page 128

Found only in the plur. const. גְּדּוֹת banks. Josh. 3:15; 4:18; 12:15; Is. 8:8.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: σερι γωναθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2693:

σερι 2× (100.0%)

Hazar-gaddah_§Hazar-gaddah@Jos.15.27+:

γωναθ 2× (100.0%)

גדה גַּדָּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חצר גדה

Chătsar Gaddâh

Definition

Chatsar-Gaddah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H2691 (חצר) and a feminine of H1408 (גד); (the) village of (female) Fortune;

Exhaustive

from חצר and a feminine of גד; (the) village of (female) Fortune; Chatsar-Gaddah, a place in Palestine; Hazar-gaddah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2693

גינת

Gîynath

Definition

Ginath, an Israelite

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; Ginath, an Israelite; Ginath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1527

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גַּדָּה

noun feminine • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

(a fem. form of masc. גָּד I) an epithet of Venus as a fortune-bringing goddess.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

verb • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

I. (not used) intr. to rise, of earth, to swell up on high.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

verb • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

II. (not used) tr. same as גָּדַד I. 1. to cut off, to separate, to sever, to cast out. 2. to measure out, to determine.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

noun feminine • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

I. a heightening of the earth, to enclose water, therefore a bank.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

noun feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 303

II. same as גַּדְיָה, see גְּדִי I.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

A proper name.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּדָה

noun feminine • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

A bank.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֵּדָה / גַּדָּה

ii. plur. const. • Page 128

Found only in the plur. const. גְּדּוֹת banks. Josh. 3:15; 4:18; 12:15; Is. 8:8.

Noun proper name

LXX: σερι γωναθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2693:

σερι 2× (100.0%)

Hazar-gaddah_§Hazar-gaddah@Jos.15.27:

γωναθ 2× (100.0%)

וחשמון וְחֶשְׁמוֹן

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

חשמון

Cheshmôwn

Definition

Cheshmon, a place in Palestine

Root

the same as H2831 (חשמן); opulent;

Exhaustive

the same as חשמן; opulent; Cheshmon, a place in Palestine; Heshmon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2829

גינת

Gîynath

Definition

Ginath, an Israelite

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; Ginath, an Israelite; Ginath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1527

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חַשְׁמוֹן

noun proper • Root חשם • Consonantal / Low • Page 542

A proper name (fruitfulness, fulness), a place in Judah.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: γωναθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2829:

No stats available

Heshmon_§Heshmon@Jos.15.27:

γωναθ 2× (100.0%)

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 פלט

Bêyth Peleṭ

Definition

Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6412 (פליט); house of escape;

Exhaustive

from בית and פליט; house of escape; Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine; Beth-palet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1046

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָלַט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

Intransitive. Properly, same as מָלַט to glide away, to slip away, to go away in haste, hence to flee, to get off, to escape.

Matched via consonantal key only

פָּלֵט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

(Proper infinitive Pih.) m. deliverance, freedom.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּלֶט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

m. A fugitive, one fleeing.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּלֶט

noun proper masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

1. Proper name masculine (deliverance, freedom, refuge). 2. Proper name of a city in the south of Judah (Beth-Palet).

Matched via consonantal key only

פִּלֵּט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

Pih. To let escape, to let disappear, i.e., to free, to deliver, to rescue. Figuratively, to bring forth easily (of a miscarriage).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פֶּלֶט

m. verbal n. • Root מלט • Page 544

deliverance. Ps. 32: 7 'thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.'

פָּלַט

verb • Page 543

1. to be smooth, slippery. 2. to escape. Ezek. 7: 16. Pi. to let escape (from danger), to deliver. Ps. 18: 3. 3. to bear, bring forth. Job 21: 10.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: '' βαιφαλαδ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1046:

'' 2× (50.0%)

βαιφαλαδ 2× (50.0%)

פלט פָּלֶט׃

he has escaped

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית פלט

Bêyth Peleṭ

Definition

Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6412 (פליט); house of escape;

Exhaustive

from בית and פליט; house of escape; Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine; Beth-palet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1046

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָלַט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

Intransitive. Properly, same as מָלַט to glide away, to slip away, to go away in haste, hence to flee, to get off, to escape.

Matched via consonantal key only

פָּלֵט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

(Proper infinitive Pih.) m. deliverance, freedom.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּלֶט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

m. A fugitive, one fleeing.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּלֶט

noun proper masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

1. Proper name masculine (deliverance, freedom, refuge). 2. Proper name of a city in the south of Judah (Beth-Palet).

Matched via consonantal key only

פִּלֵּט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

Pih. To let escape, to let disappear, i.e., to free, to deliver, to rescue. Figuratively, to bring forth easily (of a miscarriage).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פֶּלֶט

m. verbal n. • Root מלט • Page 544

deliverance. Ps. 32: 7 'thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.'

פָּלַט

verb • Page 543

1. to be smooth, slippery. 2. to escape. Ezek. 7: 16. Pi. to let escape (from danger), to deliver. Ps. 18: 3. 3. to bear, bring forth. Job 21: 10.

Noun proper name

LXX: '' βαιφαλαδ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1046:

'' 2× (50.0%)

βαιφαλαδ 2× (50.0%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Hazor-Gaddah, and Heshmon and the House of Escape,

LITV Translation:
and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Seri, and Beth-pelet,