Joshua 19:20

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

והרבית וְהָרַבִּית

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

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

רבית

Rabbîyth

Definition

Rabbith, a place in Palestine

Root

from H7231 (רבב); multitude;

Exhaustive

from רבב; multitude; Rabbith, a place in Palestine; Rabbith.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7245

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רַבִּית

noun proper • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1316

Great town. Noun proper (n. p.) of a city in Issachar.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H7245:

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וקשיון וְקִשְׁיוֹן

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

קשיון

Qishyôwn

Definition

Kishjon, a place in Palestine

Root

from H7190 (קשי); hard ground;

Exhaustive

from קשי; hard ground; Kishjon, a place in Palestine; Kishion, Keshon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7191

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קַשְׁיוֹן

noun proper • Consonantal / Low • Page 1304

n. p. of a locality in Issachar (hard ground).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: κισων

LXX Usage Statistics

H7191:

κισων 2× (100.0%)

ואבץ וָאָבֶץ׃

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

אבץ

ʼEbets

Definition

Ebets, a place in Palestine

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to gleam; conspicuous;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to gleam; conspicuous; Ebets, a place in Palestine; Abez.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H77

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶבֶץ

noun proper • Root אבץ • Strongs_Numbers • Page 56

Proper name of a city in the tribe of Issachar (Josh. 19, 20). Meaning: height or tin.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0077:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Babbith and Kishion and Abez.

LITV Translation:
and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Anaharath, and Dabiron, and Kishion, and Ebez,