Joshua 15:29

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

בעלה בַּעֲלָה

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בעלה

Baʻălâh

Definition

Baalah, the name of three places in Palestine

Root

the same as H1172 (בעלה);

Exhaustive

the same as בעלה; Baalah, the name of three places in Palestine; Baalah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1173

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּעֲלָה

noun feminine / noun proper • Root בעל • Strongs / High • Page 265

1. mistress, possessor, an enchantress (female magician). 2. dominion, possession, property (of Baal), or dwellers. a) n. p. of a city on the northern border of Judah (Baal-city). 3. (With article הַבַּעֲלָה) n. p. of a mountain in Judah. 4. n. p. of a place in the south of Judah. 5. The female deity corresponding to Baal (Baaltis).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּעֲלָה

fem. of בַּעַל • Root בעל • Page 108

1. female owner or possessor. 1 K. 17:17. בַּעֲלַת אוֹב sorceress. 2. a city in the tribe of Judah, otherwise called Kirjath Jearim. Josh. 15: 9. 1 Chr. 13: 6.

Noun proper name

LXX: βαλα βααλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1173:

βαλα 2× (29.6%)

βααλ 2× (27.2%)

ועיים וְעִיּים

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

עיים

ʻÎyîym

Definition

Ijim, a place in the Desert.

Root

plural of H5856 (עי); ruins;

Exhaustive

plural of עי; ruins; Ijim, a place in the Desert.; Iim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5864

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עִיִּים

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1080

A city in Judah (a lair of wild beasts), in the mountains, known for rocks and fissures.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5864:

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ועצם וָעָצֶם׃

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

עצם

ʻEtsem

Definition

Etsem, a place in Palestine

Root

the same as H6106 (עצם); bone;

Exhaustive

the same as עצם; bone; Etsem, a place in Palestine; Azem, Ezem.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6107

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֶצֶם

noun masculine • Root עצם • Strongs / High • Page 1121

1. The hard, the firm, a pile of wood. 2. Commonly, a bone, often referring to the bone of a dead person.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֶצֶם

m. verbal • Root עצם • Page 522

1. strength (Deut. 8:17, Job 30:21). 2. body, frame (Ps. 139:15).

עֶצֶם

f. verbal from עָצַם • Root עצם • Page 521

1. a bone. Gen. 2:23. 2. body, form, appearance. Lam. 4:7. 3. the same, very, itself, in reference to things; e.g. עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה (the self-same day).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: ασομ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6107:

ασομ 2× (52.3%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Baalah and Iim and Azem,

LITV Translation:
Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Baalah and Bacoc, and Ezem,