Joshua 15:41

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וגדרות וּגְדֵר֕וֹת

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

גדרות

Gᵉdêrôwth

Definition

Gederoth, a place in Palestine

Root

plural of H1448 (גדרה); walls;

Exhaustive

plural of גדרה; walls; Gederoth, a place in Palestine; Gederoth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1450

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גְּדֵרוֹת

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 308

(wall-work) n. p. of a city in Judah.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1450:

No stats available

בית בֵּית־

house

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית־דגון

Bêyth-Dâgôwn

Definition

Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H1712 (דגון); house of Dagon;

Exhaustive

from בית and דגון; house of Dagon; Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine; Beth-dagon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1016

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּית

verb • Root בית • Consonantal / Medium • Page 230

To pass the night.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Consonantal / Medium • Page 237

house in the widest sense, consequently also tent, hut, tower, palace, temple

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 239

The same [as Hebrew 'house']; king's house; temple; treasury; banquet-house.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּּיִת

noun • Page 97

A city of Moab, Is. 15:2. Elsewhere written more in full as בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן.

Noun proper name

LXX: βαγαδιηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1016:

βαγαδιηλ 2× (47.9%)

דגון דָּגוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית־דגון

Bêyth-Dâgôwn

Definition

Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H1712 (דגון); house of Dagon;

Exhaustive

from בית and דגון; house of Dagon; Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine; Beth-dagon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1016

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּית

verb • Root בית • Consonantal / Medium • Page 230

To pass the night.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Consonantal / Medium • Page 237

house in the widest sense, consequently also tent, hut, tower, palace, temple

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 239

The same [as Hebrew 'house']; king's house; temple; treasury; banquet-house.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּּיִת

noun • Page 97

A city of Moab, Is. 15:2. Elsewhere written more in full as בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן.

Noun proper name

LXX: βαγαδιηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1016:

βαγαδιηλ 2× (47.9%)

ונעמה וְנַעֲמָה

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

נעמה

Naʻămâh

Definition

Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine

Root

feminine of H5277 (נעם); pleasantness;

Exhaustive

feminine of נעם; pleasantness; Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine; Naamah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5279

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָעֳמָה

noun / proper / feminine • Root נעם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 977

Grace. A feminine proper name; also a name of cities in Judah and Idumea, and a mythological name for the mother of the gods and the star Venus.

Matched via consonantal key only

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5279b:

No stats available

ומקדה וּמַקֵּדָה

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

מקדה

Maqqêdâh

Definition

Makkedah, a place in Palestine

Root

from the same as H5348 (נקד) in the denominative sense of herding (compare H5349 (נקד)); fold;

Exhaustive

from the same as נקד in the denominative sense of herding (compare נקד); fold; Makkedah, a place in Palestine; Makkedah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4719

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַקֵּדָה

noun proper • Root נקד • Strongs / High • Page 898

Place of shepherds; a proper name of a Phenician city that belonged afterwards to Judah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַקֵּדָה

noun proper • Page 400

proper name of a city in the plain of the tribe of Judah, formerly the seat of a Canaanitish king. Josh. 10:10. 12:16. 15:41.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: μακηδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H4719:

μακηδα 8× (88.4%)

ערים עָרִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עיר

ʻîyr

Definition

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Root

or (in the plural) ער; or עיר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עור)

Exhaustive

or (in the plural) ער; or עיר; (Judges 10:4), from עור; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5892

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Fürst Lexicon

עִיר

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1061

Proper name masculine meaning 'one setting up, strengthening'.

עִיר

noun feminine • Root עור • Strongs / High • Page 1083

1. An enclosed, fenced place, proceeding from the verb-idea 'to fence round, encircle, enclose'; hence town, city. 2. dwelling.

עִיר

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1084

1. A tower, a castle, a tower of watch; 2. A city generally, also a village, hamlet, or encampment; 3. Part of a city; 4. Metaphor for the inhabitants of a city.

עִיר

noun masculine • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

Heat, anger, wrath.

עִיר

noun proper masculine • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

A proper name (a man mentioned in 1 Chr. 7, 12).

עִיר

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

A watcher (Aram.), referring to archangels, good angels, or fallen ones.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הֵעִיר

verb • Root עור • Page 498

1. To awaken from sleep. Zech. 4:1. 2. To stir up (e.g., the leviathan). Job 41:2; Deut. 32:11. 3. intrans. to awake. Ps. 35:23; Job 8:6.

עִיר

noun feminine • Page 505

I. a city. References include city of God (Ps. 46: 5), the holy city (Neh. 11: 1), and several proper names like city of salt and city of palms (Jericho).

עִיר

noun • Page 505

II. perhaps anger, hostile attack. Jer. 15:8; Hos. 11:9. Comp. Arab. med. Vav to attack, assault.

עִיר

m. chald. • Page 505

a watcher, a name of angels in the later Jewish demonology, so called because they watch over the souls of men. Dan. 4: 10, 14, 20.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: πόλεισ πόλιν πόλεωσ πόλει πόλισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5892b:

πόλεισ 250× (22.9%)

πόλιν 200× (17.5%)

πόλεωσ 192× (17.0%)

πόλει 120× (9.9%)

πόλισ 83× (7.5%)

πόλεσιν 76× (6.1%)

πόλεων 50× (4.4%)

'' 35× (3.1%)

--- 26× (2.7%)

pεἰσ 16× (1.7%)

שש שֵׁשׁ־

six

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שש

shêsh

Definition

six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth

Root

masculine ששה; a primitive number; compare H7797 (שוש)

Exhaustive

masculine ששה; a primitive number; compare שוש; six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth; six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8337

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁשׁ

numeral • Strongs / High • Page 1041

Six (Comparative example for interchange with Ayin, corresponding to 'sex' in context)

שֵׁשׁ

numeral • Root שש • Strongs / High • Page 1488

(Numeral) Six. Includes feminine form (שִׁשָׁה), construct form (שֵׁשֶׁת), and denotes sixty (שִׁשִּׁים).

שֵׁשׁ

numeral • Strongs / High • Page 1489

six (numeral).

שֵׁשׁ

noun masculine • Root שוש • Strongs / High • Page 1489

1. white marble, for pillars. 2. fine white linen, Egyptian byssus or cotton, used for priestly garments.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׁשׁ

m. 1. • Root שוש • Page 702

1. white marble. Est. 1: 6. Cant. 5: 15. elsewhere שַׁיִשׁ. 2. byssus, fine white Egyptian cotton, also cloth made of it. Gen. 41: 42. Ex. 26: 1. 27: 9, 18. 28: 39. Prov. 31: 22. The later name is בּוּץ q. v. Under each of them linen is sometimes included.

שֵׁשׁ

f. and שִׁשָּׁה / const. שֵׁשֶׁת / m. • Root שדש • Page 702

six, a contraction of שֶׁדֶשׁ (like לֶדֶת by contraction מִלֶּדֶת, to bring forth.) Plur. שִׁשִׁים com. gen. sixty.

Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX: ἓξ ἑξακόσιοι δέκα ἑξακόσια ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H8337:

ἓξ 45× (21.8%)

ἑξακόσιοι 36× (16.3%)

δέκα 10× (4.2%)

ἑξακόσια 8× (3.9%)

'' 7× (2.9%)

τριάκοντα 7× (2.8%)

ἑκκαίδεκα 7× (3.2%)

πεντήκοντα 7× (2.7%)

εἴκοσι 6× (2.6%)

ἑξήκοντα 6× (2.3%)

עשרה עֶשְׂרֵה

ten

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עשר

ʻâsâr

Definition

ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth

Root

for H6235 (עשר);

Exhaustive

for עשר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6240

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Fürst Lexicon

הֶעֱשִׁיר

hif. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(Hif.) to make rich, with accusat. of the person; to gain or acquire riches.

Matched via consonantal key only

הַעֲשֵׂר

verb hifil • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Hifil, Infinitive Construct) Used specifically in reference to tithing/giving the tenth part.

Matched via consonantal key only

עֹ֫שֶׁר

noun masculine • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Riches; wealth. Sometimes coupled with words for glory, possessions, or produce. Also refers to strength/power.

Matched via consonantal key only

עֲשַׂר

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Aramaic masculine form, same as Hebrew עֶשֶׂר (ten). Also used specifically in the number twelve.

Matched via consonantal key only

עִשֵׂר

verb piel • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Piel) To give the tenth part, with accusative of the object.

Matched via consonantal key only

עִשֵּׁר

pih. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(Pih.) to make many; i. e. to build many ships; to make rich, with accusat. of the person; to gain or acquire riches.

Matched via consonantal key only

עֶשֶׂר

numeral • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

Ten (masculine form, used generally as a numeral, sometimes denoting weight or with collectives).

Matched via consonantal key only

עָשַׂר

verb qal • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1144

(Qal) A denominative verb meaning to tithe, i. e. to take the tenth part of a thing (as a tax).

Matched via consonantal key only

עָשַׁר

verb / adjective • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1142

To be rich. (The definition lists the derived adjective עָשִׁיר: A rich man, the noble, the influential, mighty, one who rules over the poor.)

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עָשַׂר

verb transitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

I. (not used) 1. transitive: same as עָשַׁר II. to put together, to bind, to unite, into a whole; to associate, to join together, of the married, companions, friends.

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עָשַׂר

verb intransitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

2. intransitive: to be brought together, united, bound, of a heap, connected with עָשַׁר I. Deriv. עֶשֶׂר, denom. עָשְׂרָה, עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה, עֶשְׂרִים, עֲשִׂירִי, מַעְשַׂר, עִשָּׂרוֹן, עָשִׂיר.

Matched via consonantal key only

עָשָׂר

substantive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

ten, only in the numbers 11 to 19 compounded with one to 9; and without Vav. (Refers to number 10, masculine form).

Matched via consonantal key only

עָשַׁר

verb intransitive • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

I. intransitive: to be large, to be heaped together, brought together in abundance, of goods, property, and so to be rich.

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עָשַׁר

verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

II. to over-flow, to be copious, heaped; (of space) to extend, to stretch afar.

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עָשַׁר

intrans. verb • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

II. (not used) intransitive: to be united, joined, in a sexual relation; to be intimate, to be associated, of friendship and alliance; completely identical with אָשַׁר.

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עָשַׁר

aram. verb (aramaic) • Root עשר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1143

(not used) Aram. same as Hebr. עָשַׂר (which see).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲשַׂר

chald. f. • Page 531

ten (Dan. 7:7). Plur. עֶשְׂרִין (twenty, Dan. 6:2).

עֶשֶׂר

noun feminine • Page 531

ten. Plur. עֲשָׂרוֹת m. tens (Ex. 18:21, Deut. 1:15).

עָשַׂר

verb • Root עשר • Page 531

to impose tithes, take the tenth part (1 Sam. 8:15). Pi. to pay tithes (Gen. 28:22). Hiph. to pay or give tithes (Deut. 26:12).

עָשָׂר

noun masculine • Page 531

ten; used in composition for numbers 11-19 (like -teen). Examples: אַחַד עָשָׂר (eleven). Plur. עֶשְׂרִים (twenty).

עָשַׁר

verb • Page 532

to be or become rich. Job 15: 29. Hos. 12: 9. Hiph. to enrich, to make rich. Gen. 14: 23. Ps. 65: 10. Hithpa. to represent one's self as rich. Prov. 13: 7.

עֹשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root עשר • Page 532

riches. 1 Sam. 17: 25.

Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX: δέκα δώδεκα δύο τέσσαρασ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6240:

δέκα 86× (21.6%)

δώδεκα 75× (19.5%)

δύο 32× (7.3%)

τέσσαρασ 12× (3.0%)

τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ 12× (2.8%)

ἑνδεκάτῳ 11× (2.4%)

ἕνδεκα 11× (2.7%)

πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ 11× (2.3%)

δωδεκάτῳ 9× (1.9%)

πεντεκαίδεκα 8× (2.1%)

וחצריהןס וְחַצְרֵיהֶן׃ס

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

châtsêr

Definition

a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)

Root

(masculine and feminine); from H2690 (חצר) in its original sense;

Exhaustive

(masculine and feminine); from חצר in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls); court, tower, village.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2691

הן

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person feminine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9029

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָצֵר

verb / intransitive • Root חצר • Strongs / High • Page 519

An intransitive verb not used in the Kal stem with two primary meanings: 1. to sound shrill, to clang, to peal, of a voice or musical instrument. 2. to bloom, to be green, to sprout forth.

חָצֵר

noun / common gender • Root חצר • Strongs / High • Page 520

1. A court, atrium, of a palace or temple; an uncovered enclosed space, a court-yard. Also a guard-court or prison. 2. A village, a hamlet, a villa, enclosed within itself, often belonging to city districts.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָצֵר

noun masculine • Root חצר • Page 244

1. court before a building. Neh. 8:16. Est. 5:2. especially of the tabernacle and temple, Ex. 27:9 ff. 2. a small place, village, such as were attached to larger towns. Josh. 13:23, 28.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine plural

LXX: αὐλῆσ αὐλὴν αὐλῇ αὐλαῖσ κῶμαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H2691b:

αὐλῆσ 47× (25.7%)

αὐλὴν 26× (13.9%)

αὐλῇ 23× (11.2%)

αὐλαῖσ 13× (6.6%)

κῶμαι 12× (5.4%)

ἐπαύλεισ 10× (5.3%)

--- 9× (5.8%)

'' 8× (4.4%)

αὐλήν 6× (3.1%)

αὐλὴ 5× (3.0%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Gederoth, the House of Dagon, and Naamath and Makedah; sixteen cities and their enclosures:

LITV Translation:
and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah, sixteen cities and their villages;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Gederoth, and Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities, and their villages;