Joshua 15:53

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וינים וְיָנִים

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

ינים

Yânîym

Definition

Janim, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5123 (נום); asleep;

Exhaustive

from נום; asleep; Janim, a place in Palestine; Janum (from the margin).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3241

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָשָׂא עֵינַיִם

verb • Root נשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 755

to lift up the eyes

נָשָׂא עֵינַיִם

verb • Root נשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 992

To lift up the eyes; with prepositions אֶל or לְ, to look upon one with pleasure or longing.

עֵינַיִם

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1083

(double fountain) n. p. of a place in the plain of Judah on the road to Timnah, identical with עֵין עֵינָם.

פְּנִינִים

m. pl. • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1177

Corals (The usual K'ri spelling for the word meaning red corals).

שֵׁינֵים

pl. • Root שין • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1416

Urine (occurs only in plural, with suffix).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3241:

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ובית וּבֵית־

and the house

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

בית תפוח

Bêyth Tappûwach

Definition

Beth-Tappuach, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H8598 (תפוח); house of (the) apple;

Exhaustive

from בית and תפוח; house of (the) apple; Beth-Tappuach, a place in Palestine; Beth-tappuah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1054

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָת

aramaic / masculine (aramaic) • Root ית • Consonantal / Low • Page 663

Aramaic masculine word, also in the weakened form יַת, meaning person, body, essence, or being. Used as a sign of the accusative case.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: βαιθαχου

LXX Usage Statistics

H1054:

βαιθαχου 2× (100.0%)

תפוח תַּפּוּחַ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית תפוח

Bêyth Tappûwach

Definition

Beth-Tappuach, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H8598 (תפוח); house of (the) apple;

Exhaustive

from בית and תפוח; house of (the) apple; Beth-Tappuach, a place in Palestine; Beth-tappuah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1054

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָת

aramaic / masculine (aramaic) • Root ית • Consonantal / Low • Page 663

Aramaic masculine word, also in the weakened form יַת, meaning person, body, essence, or being. Used as a sign of the accusative case.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Noun proper name

LXX: βαιθαχου

LXX Usage Statistics

H1054:

βαιθαχου 2× (100.0%)

ואפקה וַאֲפֵקָה׃

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

אפקה

ʼĂphêqâh

Definition

Aphekah, a place in Palestine

Root

feminine of H663 (אפק); fortress;

Exhaustive

feminine of אפק; fortress; Aphekah, a place in Palestine; Aphekah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H664

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲפֵקָה

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 177

Proper name of a city in the tribe of Judah

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲפֵקָה

proper name. • Page 67

a city in the mountainous district of Judah. Once Jos. 15:53.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0664:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Janum, and the House of Tappuah, and Aphekah,

LITV Translation:
and Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Janim, and Beth-achu, and Aphekah,