Joshua 15:28

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 שועל

Chătsar Shûwʻâl

Definition

Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine

Root

from H2691 (חצר) and H7776 (שועל); village of (the) fox;

Exhaustive

from חצר and שועל; village of (the) fox; Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine; Hazar-shual.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2705

גיר

gîyr

Definition

lime

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1615 (גר);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to גר; lime; plaster.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1528

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

noun proper • Root חצר • Strongs / High • Page 520

(Court of jackals) A proper name of a city in Simeon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּיר

noun masculine • Page 138

chalk, lime. Is. 27:9.

גִּיר

chald. n. • Page 138

idem (chalk, lime). Dan. 5:5.

גֵּיר

noun • Root גר • Page 138

i. q. גֵּר a stranger. 2 Chr. 2:16.

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

proper name • Page 244

(court of foxes) in the tribe of Simeon. Josh. 15:28. 19:3. 1 Chr. 4:28. Neh. 11:27.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: χολασεωλα '' εσηρσουαλ αρσωλα

LXX Usage Statistics

H2705:

χολασεωλα 2× (25.0%)

'' 2× (25.0%)

εσηρσουαλ 2× (25.0%)

αρσωλα 2× (25.0%)

Hazar-shual_§Hazar-shual@Jos.15.28+:

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שועל שׁוּעָל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חצר שועל

Chătsar Shûwʻâl

Definition

Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine

Root

from H2691 (חצר) and H7776 (שועל); village of (the) fox;

Exhaustive

from חצר and שועל; village of (the) fox; Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine; Hazar-shual.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2705

גיר

gîyr

Definition

lime

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1615 (גר);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to גר; lime; plaster.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1528

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

noun proper • Root חצר • Strongs / High • Page 520

(Court of jackals) A proper name of a city in Simeon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּיר

noun masculine • Page 138

chalk, lime. Is. 27:9.

גִּיר

chald. n. • Page 138

idem (chalk, lime). Dan. 5:5.

גֵּיר

noun • Root גר • Page 138

i. q. גֵּר a stranger. 2 Chr. 2:16.

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

proper name • Page 244

(court of foxes) in the tribe of Simeon. Josh. 15:28. 19:3. 1 Chr. 4:28. Neh. 11:27.

Noun proper name

LXX: χολασεωλα '' εσηρσουαλ αρσωλα

LXX Usage Statistics

H2705:

χολασεωλα 2× (25.0%)

'' 2× (25.0%)

εσηρσουαλ 2× (25.0%)

αρσωλα 2× (25.0%)

Hazar-shual_§Hazar-shual@Jos.15.28:

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ובאר וּבְאֵר

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

באר שבע

Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ

Definition

Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine

Root

from H875 (באר) and H7651 (שבע) (in the sense of H7650 (שבע)); well of an oath;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H884

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

proper noun • Root שבע • Strongs_Numbers • Page 1375

Beer-Sheba, the name of a place (well of the oath or seven springs).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂבַע

verb • Root שבע • Page 634

3. rich or abounding in any thing. Deut. 33:23. Job 14:1. 10:15.

שָׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

1. satiety. Ex. 16:3. 2. fullness. Ps. 16:11.

שֹׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

satiety, hence abundance, plenty. Prov. 3: 10. Gen. 41:29 ff.

שָׂבַע and שָׂבֵעַ

verb • Page 633

1. To be satisfied, satiated, or filled, particularly with food (Am. 4:8, Prov. 30:16, Ps. 104:16). 2. To be tired, weary, or disgusted (Is. 1:11, Job 7:4, Prov. 25:17). Includes Pi'el and Hiph'il forms meaning 'to satisfy' (Ezek. 7:19, Ps. 107:9).

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

proper name • Page 85

Well of the oath; a place on the southern boundary of Palestine (Gen. 21:31, 26:33, 2 Sam. 17:11).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0884:

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שבע שֶׁבַע

seven

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

באר שבע

Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ

Definition

Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine

Root

from H875 (באר) and H7651 (שבע) (in the sense of H7650 (שבע)); well of an oath;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H884

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

proper noun • Root שבע • Strongs_Numbers • Page 1375

Beer-Sheba, the name of a place (well of the oath or seven springs).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂבַע

verb • Root שבע • Page 634

3. rich or abounding in any thing. Deut. 33:23. Job 14:1. 10:15.

שָׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

1. satiety. Ex. 16:3. 2. fullness. Ps. 16:11.

שֹׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

satiety, hence abundance, plenty. Prov. 3: 10. Gen. 41:29 ff.

שָׂבַע and שָׂבֵעַ

verb • Page 633

1. To be satisfied, satiated, or filled, particularly with food (Am. 4:8, Prov. 30:16, Ps. 104:16). 2. To be tired, weary, or disgusted (Is. 1:11, Job 7:4, Prov. 25:17). Includes Pi'el and Hiph'il forms meaning 'to satisfy' (Ezek. 7:19, Ps. 107:9).

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

proper name • Page 85

Well of the oath; a place on the southern boundary of Palestine (Gen. 21:31, 26:33, 2 Sam. 17:11).

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0884:

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ובזיותיה וּבִזְיוֹתְיָה׃

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

בזיותיה

bizyôwthᵉyâh

Definition

Bizjothjah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H959 (בזה) and H3050 (יה); contempts of Jah;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H964

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0964:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Hazor-Shual and the Well of the Oath, and Bizjothjah,

LITV Translation:
and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Bizjothjah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Cholaseola, and Beersheba; and their villages, and their hamlets,