Joshua 16:4

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וינחלו וַיִּנְחֲלוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נחל

nâchal

Definition

to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate; divide, have (inheritance), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5157

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָחַל

verb • Root נחל • Strongs / High • Page 960

I. Qal: to take, to take into possession, seize, get as a possession; to inherit. Piel (נִחֵל): to give into possession. Hifil (הִנְחִיל): to give to be possessed, cause to inherit, distribute an inheritance. Hophal (הֻנְחַל): to come into possession (by compulsion), to have allotted. Hithpael (הִתְנַחֵל): to possess oneself of, to receive as possession.

נָחַל

verb • Root נחל • Strongs / High • Page 960

II. (not used) intransitive. to walk along, to flow along, to pour forth. Metaphorically, to be copious, to give copiously, to present.

נָחַל

verb • Root נחל • Strongs / High • Page 960

III. (unused and doubtful) transitive. same as חָלַל to break through, to split.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָחַל

verb • Page 436

1. to inherit, to acquire an inheritance. Judg. 11:2. 2. to acquire a possession, to possess; e.g. reputation, goods. Prov. 3: 35. 11: 29. 28: 10. Frequently used of the acquisition and possession of the land of Canaan by the Israelites, Ex. 23: 30. 32: 13. 3. as in Piel, to divide for a possession, construed with לְ Num. 34: 17. Pi. נִחֵל to divide for a possession. Josh. 13: 32. Hiph. הִנְחִיל 1. to cause to inherit; leave behind as an inheritance (1 Chr. 28: 8) or divide out as an inheritance (Deut. 21: 16). 2. to give into possession. Is. 49: 8. Hoph. to acquire for a possession. Job 7: 3. Hithpa. 1. to acquire for a possession, to possess. Num. 32:18. Is. 14: 2. 2. to divide for an inheritance. Lev. 25: 46.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: κληρονομήσουσιν κατακληρονομήσει κατακληρονομήσετε κατεκληρονόμησεν ἐκληρονόμησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5157:

κληρονομήσουσιν 7× (11.8%)

κατακληρονομήσει 4× (6.5%)

κατακληρονομήσετε 4× (6.2%)

κατεκληρονόμησεν 3× (5.0%)

ἐκληρονόμησαν 3× (4.5%)

κατακληρονομήσεισ 2× (3.4%)

κληρονομήσεισ 2× (3.4%)

κληρονομήσει 2× (3.4%)

καθέξουσιν 2× (3.1%)

בני בְנֵי־

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

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.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

יוסף יוֹסֵף

he is adding

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יוסף

Yôwçêph

Definition

Joseph, the name of seven Israelites

Root

future of H3254 (יסף); let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding);

Exhaustive

future of יסף; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites; Joseph. Compare יהוסף.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3130

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יוֹסֵף

noun proper masculine • Root יסף • Strongs / High • Page 598

Increaser, viz. Jah is; a proper name, Joseph. Also used to refer to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the kingdom of the ten tribes, or the whole nation of Israel.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יוֹסֵף

m. proper name • Root אסף יסף • Page 279

Joseph; the youngest son (except Benjamin) of Jacob. Refers also to the two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh or the kingdom of the ten tribes. Josh. 17:17, Ps. 78:67.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωσηφ --- ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3130:

ιωσηφ 201× (95.3%)

--- 2× (1.0%)

'' 2× (0.8%)

מנשה מְנַשֶּׁה

Forgotten ("Manasseh")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מנשה

Mᵉnashsheh

Definition

Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Root

from H5382 (נשה); causing to forget;

Exhaustive

from נשה; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Manasseh.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4519

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנַשֶּׁה

noun proper masculine • Root נשה • Strongs / High • Page 875

A son of Joseph, adopted by Jacob, and the tribe named after him; also the land assigned to the tribe. Also used as a proper name elsewhere.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנַשֶּׁה

noun masculine • Page 387

(causing to forget, see Gen. 42:51.) Manasseh, the son of Joseph, who, being adopted by his grandfather, inherited equally with the sons of Jacob. Gen. 48:1 ff.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μανασση μανασσησ '' ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H4519:

μανασση 108× (73.9%)

μανασσησ 19× (13.6%)

'' 5× (3.0%)

--- 4× (2.9%)

μανασση 4× (2.5%)

εφραιμ 2× (1.4%)

ואפרים וְאֶפְרָיִם׃

Dual Fruit

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

אפרים

ʼEphrayim

Definition

Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Root

dual of masculine form of H672 (אפרת); double fruit;

Exhaustive

dual of masculine form of אפרת; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Ephraim, Ephraimites.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H669

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶפְרַיִם

noun proper • Root פרה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 178

Ephraim: 1. Proper name of the second son of Joseph. 2. The tribe named after him. 3. The kingdom of the ten tribes. 4. Proper name of a city.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶפְרַיִם

proper name. • Page 67

1. Joseph's second son, the tribe descended from him, or their territory. Jos. 16:5—10. 2. the whole kingdom of Israel. Hos. 12:1, etc. Note: As the name of a country, it is of the fem. gen. Hos. 5:9.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0669:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, will inherit.

LITV Translation:
And Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph, inherited.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, took their inheritance.