Joshua 15:50

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וענב וַעֲנָב

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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

ענב

ʻĂnâb

Definition

Anab, a place in Palestine

Root

from the same as H6025 (ענב); fruit;

Exhaustive

from the same as ענב; fruit; Anab, a place in Palestine; Anab.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵנָב

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1109

A ripe grape, properly a round berry; eaten dried or fresh, or pressed for wine; also refers to wild grapes.

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עַנַּב

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1109

(only with suffix) same as עֵנָב.

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עָנַב

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1109

(not used) to be thick, round, hill-shaped, arched. Identical in its organic root with various other roots like נָקַף III. and אָנַף.

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עָנָב

noun proper • Consonantal / Low • Page 1109

(hill) Proper name of a city in the mountains of Judah (Anab).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָנָב

m. dec. iv. b. • Page 516

A grape. Citations: Deut. 32: 14. Plur. עֲנָבִים, const. עִנְּבֵי (with Dagesh forte euphonic,) Lev. 25: 5. Deut. 32: 32.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6024:

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ואשתמה וְאֶשְׁתְּמֹה

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

אשתמע

ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ

Definition

Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in Palestine

Root

or אשתמוע; or אשתמה; from H8085 (שמע) (in the sense of obedience);

Exhaustive

or אשתמוע; or אשתמה; from שמע (in the sense of obedience); Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in Palestine; Eshtemoa, Eshtemoh.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H851

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 208

Same as אֶשְׁתְּמֹה (Eshtemoh).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

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H0851:

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וענים וְעָנִים׃

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

ענים

ʻÂnîym

Definition

Anim, a place in Palestine

Root

for plural of H5869 (עין); fountains;

Exhaustive

for plural of עין; fountains; Anim, a place in Palestine; Anim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6044

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵנִים

noun proper • Root עין • Consonantal / Low • Page 1113

Springs (from עַיִן III.); proper name of a city in Judah. Comp. בֵּית עָנֹת and עֲנָבִים whence עָנָב has arisen.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

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H6044:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim,

LITV Translation:
and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Anab, and Esh, and Man, and Aesam,