Joshua 15:58

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

חלחול חַלְחוּל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חלחול

Chalchûwl

Definition

Chalchul, a place in Palestine

Root

by reduplication from H2342 (חול); contorted;

Exhaustive

by reduplication from חול; contorted; Chalchul, a place in Palestine; Halhul.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2478

גלל

gâlâl

Definition

a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of

Root

from H1556 (גלל);

Exhaustive

from גלל; a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of; because of, for (sake).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1558

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חַלְחוּל

noun proper • Root חלל • Strongs / High • Page 488

A city in Judah, among the mountains.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בִּגְלַל

preposition • Root גלל • Page 86

On account of, see גָּלַל.

Noun proper name

LXX: διὰ δι' ἕνεκεν ὑμᾶσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2478:

No stats available

Halhul_§Halhul@Jos.15.58:

διὰ 3× (25.1%)

δι' 2× (16.7%)

ἕνεκεν 2× (16.7%)

ὑμᾶσ 2× (14.2%)

בית בֵּית־

house

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית צור

Bêyth Tsûwr

Definition

Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6697 (צור); house of (the) rock;

Exhaustive

from בית and צור; house of (the) rock; Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine; Beth-zur.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1049

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

בֵּית צוּר

noun • Page 97

(house of the rock.) a strong city in the mountainous country of the tribe of Judah, between Jerusalem and Hebron. Josh. 15:58. Neh. 3:16. 1 Chr. 2:45. 2 Chr. 11:7.

Noun proper name

LXX: βαιθσουρ βαιθσουρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H1049:

βαιθσουρ 4× (52.1%)

βαιθσουρα 2× (19.7%)

צור צוּר

rock/cliff

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית צור

Bêyth Tsûwr

Definition

Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6697 (צור); house of (the) rock;

Exhaustive

from בית and צור; house of (the) rock; Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine; Beth-zur.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1049

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

בֵּית צוּר

noun • Page 97

(house of the rock.) a strong city in the mountainous country of the tribe of Judah, between Jerusalem and Hebron. Josh. 15:58. Neh. 3:16. 1 Chr. 2:45. 2 Chr. 11:7.

Noun proper name

LXX: βαιθσουρ βαιθσουρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H1049:

βαιθσουρ 4× (52.1%)

βαιθσουρα 2× (19.7%)

וגדור וּגְדוֹר׃

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

גדר

Gᵉdôr

Definition

Gedor, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites

Root

or (fully) גדור; from H1443 (גדר); inclosure;

Exhaustive

or (fully) גדור; from גדר; inclosure; Gedor, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites; Gedor.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1446

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גְּדוּר

proper noun • Consonantal / Low • Page 304

n. p. of a city in Judah, so called perhaps originally from the Gadda-worship.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: γεδωρ γεδουρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1446:

γεδωρ 3× (44.5%)

γεδουρ 2× (26.6%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Halhnl, the House of Zur, and Gedor,

LITV Translation:
Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Halhul, and Beth-zur, and Gedor,