Joshua 15:40

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וכבון וְכַבּוֹן

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

כבון

Kabbôwn

Definition

Cabon, a place in Palestine

Root

from an unused root meaning to heap up; hilly;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to heap up; hilly; Cabon, a place in Palestine; Cabbon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3522

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בּוּן

unknown • Consonantal / Low • Page 226

belonging to the proper name בַּנּוּי, which see.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

בּוּן

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 227

Properly to split, divide; metaphorically to perceive, to understand, to mark, to know. (Includes Niph. to show oneself discreet; Piel to give heed; Hiph. to teach, inform).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

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H3522:

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ולחמס וְלַחְמָס

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

לחמס

Lachmâç

Definition

Lachmam or Lachmas, a place in Palestine

Root

probably by erroneous transcription for לחמם; from H3899 (לחם); food-like;

Exhaustive

probably by erroneous transcription for לחמם; from לחם; food-like; Lachmam or Lachmas, a place in Palestine; Lahmam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3903

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לַחְמָס

noun proper • Root לחם • Strongs / High • Page 783

A proper name of a locality in the plain of Judah.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

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H3903:

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וכתליש וְכִתְלִישׁ׃

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

כתליש

Kithlîysh

Definition

Kithlish, a place in Palestine

Root

from H3796 (כתל) and H376 (איש); wall of a man;

Exhaustive

lemma כתליש first two vowels, corrected to כתליש; from כתל and איש; wall of a man; Kithlish, a place in Palestine; Kithlish.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3798

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כַּתְלִישׁ

noun proper • Root כתל • Lemma_Lookup • Page 749

Proper name of a city in Judah (Josh. 15:40).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

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H3798:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Cabbon and Lahmam and Kithlish,

LITV Translation:
and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Chabra, and Maches, and Maachos,