Joshua 18:22

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

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 הערבה

Bêyth hâ-ʻĂrâbâh

Definition

Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6160 (ערבה) with the article interposed; house of the Desert;

Exhaustive

from בית and ערבה with the article interposed; house of the Desert; Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in Palestine; Beth-arabah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲרָבָה

fem. / noun proper feminine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1130

1. A wilderness, a waste, of the destroyed environs of Jerusalem. 2. (steppe-place) n. p. of a locality, perhaps identical with the later עֶרֶב in Galilee.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֲרָבָה

noun feminine • Root ערב • Consonantal / Low • Page 1130

(from עָרַב II.) 1. A thick, dark cloud, on which God moves along. 2. A wilderness, of that between Babylon and Palestine; waste plains and tracts between Moab and Edom.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֲרָבָה

noun • Root ערב • Consonantal / Low • Page 1130

II. A wilderness, of that between Babylon and Palestine (Is. 35, 1), or a steppe generally; specifically applied to the waste neighbourhood of the Dead Sea.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַרְבָה

noun feminine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1131

Willow tree, willow; valley, low ground; a richly watered meadow, particularly of the Jordan-mead; pasture.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: θαραβααμ βαιθαραβα

LXX Usage Statistics

H1026:

θαραβααμ 2× (25.6%)

βαιθαραβα 2× (25.6%)

הערבה הָעֲרָבָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בית הערבה

Bêyth hâ-ʻĂrâbâh

Definition

Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6160 (ערבה) with the article interposed; house of the Desert;

Exhaustive

from בית and ערבה with the article interposed; house of the Desert; Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in Palestine; Beth-arabah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲרָבָה

fem. / noun proper feminine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1130

1. A wilderness, a waste, of the destroyed environs of Jerusalem. 2. (steppe-place) n. p. of a locality, perhaps identical with the later עֶרֶב in Galilee.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֲרָבָה

noun feminine • Root ערב • Consonantal / Low • Page 1130

(from עָרַב II.) 1. A thick, dark cloud, on which God moves along. 2. A wilderness, of that between Babylon and Palestine; waste plains and tracts between Moab and Edom.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֲרָבָה

noun • Root ערב • Consonantal / Low • Page 1130

II. A wilderness, of that between Babylon and Palestine (Is. 35, 1), or a steppe generally; specifically applied to the waste neighbourhood of the Dead Sea.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַרְבָה

noun feminine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1131

Willow tree, willow; valley, low ground; a richly watered meadow, particularly of the Jordan-mead; pasture.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Particle definite article, Noun proper name both

LXX: θαραβααμ βαιθαραβα

LXX Usage Statistics

H1026:

θαραβααμ 2× (25.6%)

βαιθαραβα 2× (25.6%)

וצמרים וּצְמָרַיִם

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

צמרים

Tsᵉmârayim

Definition

Tsemarajim, a place in Palestine

Root

dual of H6785 (צמר); double fleece;

Exhaustive

dual of צמר; double fleece; Tsemarajim, a place in Palestine; Zemaraim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6787

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צְמָרַיִם

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1237

(double-mount forest); 1. A city in Benjamin. 2. A mountain belonging to the mountains of Ephraim.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צֶמָרַיִם

proper name • Page 571

Proper name of a city in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 18: 22; 2 Chr. 13: 4).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6787:

No stats available

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־אל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H410 (אל); house of God;

Exhaustive

from בית and אל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1008

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

abbreviation • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

to, towards, ad, etc. expressing direction or mere tendency in a local view; denoting nothing but local motion or direction.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 128

Preposition denoting motion, direction, or reference: to, towards, into (entering); at, by, near (place/rest); regarding, with respect to, on account of. Also used in idiomatic constructions expressing limits (from... to) or reciprocal action (one to another).

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

pronoun demonstrative • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(I) Pronominal stem/demonstrative pronoun. A gentle reference to a thing and emphasizing of it, weaker than זֶה. Hence arises its modification into the article in Arabic, and in some Hebrew remains.

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

negative particle • Root לא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(II) A negative word/particle expressing subjective negation, unwillingness, or prohibition (dissuasively 'do not', 'let not'). Distinct from the objective negative לֹא. Used in commands, wishes, and to denote dissuasion.

Matched via consonantal key only

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: βαιθηλ pεἰσ --- pἐν ισραηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1008:

βαιθηλ 113× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 25× (14.8%)

--- 8× (4.7%)

pἐν 6× (3.6%)

ισραηλ 4× (1.7%)

οἴκῳ 4× (1.8%)

οἶκοσ 3× (1.8%)

θεοῦ 3× (1.4%)

d? 2× (0.7%)

ων 2× (0.7%)

אל אֵל׃

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית־אל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H410 (אל); house of God;

Exhaustive

from בית and אל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1008

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

abbreviation • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

to, towards, ad, etc. expressing direction or mere tendency in a local view; denoting nothing but local motion or direction.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 128

Preposition denoting motion, direction, or reference: to, towards, into (entering); at, by, near (place/rest); regarding, with respect to, on account of. Also used in idiomatic constructions expressing limits (from... to) or reciprocal action (one to another).

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

pronoun demonstrative • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(I) Pronominal stem/demonstrative pronoun. A gentle reference to a thing and emphasizing of it, weaker than זֶה. Hence arises its modification into the article in Arabic, and in some Hebrew remains.

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

negative particle • Root לא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(II) A negative word/particle expressing subjective negation, unwillingness, or prohibition (dissuasively 'do not', 'let not'). Distinct from the objective negative לֹא. Used in commands, wishes, and to denote dissuasion.

Matched via consonantal key only

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 proper name

LXX: βαιθηλ pεἰσ --- pἐν ισραηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1008:

βαιθηλ 113× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 25× (14.8%)

--- 8× (4.7%)

pἐν 6× (3.6%)

ισραηλ 4× (1.7%)

οἴκῳ 4× (1.8%)

οἶκοσ 3× (1.8%)

θεοῦ 3× (1.4%)

d? 2× (0.7%)

ων 2× (0.7%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the House of the Desert, and Zemaraim, and the House of God,

LITV Translation:
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,