Joshua 19:28

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ועברן וְעֶבְרֹן

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

עברן

ʻEbrôn

Definition

Ebron, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5676 (עבר); transitional;

Exhaustive

from עבר; transitional; Ebron, a place in Palestine; Hebron. Perhaps a clerical error for עבדון.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5683

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֶבְרֹן

noun proper • Root עבר • Strongs / High • Page 1050

(Ferry, ford). Name of a city in Asher.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5683:

No stats available

ורחב וּרְחֹב

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

רחב

Rᵉchôb

Definition

Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite

Root

or רחוב; the same as H7339 (רחב);

Exhaustive

or רחוב; the same as רחב; Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite; Rehob.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7340

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רְחֹב

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1332

a roomy place, a wide space, in a city; hence a street, a large, open place, forum, vestibule, at the gate where the people assembled.

רְחֹב

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1332

Rehob, n. p. of a part of Syria (Aram), identified with Beth Rehob.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: ρααβ ροωβ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7340:

ρααβ 5× (53.4%)

ροωβ 4× (36.9%)

וחמון וְחַמּוֹן

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

חמון

Chammôwn

Definition

Chammon, the name of two places in Palestine

Root

from H2552 (חמם); warm spring;

Exhaustive

from חמם; warm spring; Chammon, the name of two places in Palestine; Hammon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2540

הוד

hôwd

Definition

grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)

Root

from an unused root;

Exhaustive

from an unused root; grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance); beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1935

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חַמּוֹן

noun proper • Root חמם • Strongs / High • Page 497

A town in Sicily, Thermae; also the earlier name of Thessalonica. A city on the borders of Asher and Naphtali.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הוֹד

noun masculine • Page 182

1. ornament, decoration. Zech. 10:3. 2. splendour, glory, majesty; spoken of God (Ps. 21:6, 96:6) and of a king (1 Chr. 29:25). 3. bloom of youth, comeliness. Dan. 10:8, Hos. 14:7.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: δόξαν ἐξομολόγησισ δόξα

LXX Usage Statistics

H2540:

No stats available

Hammath@Jos.19.35:

δόξαν 5× (21.0%)

ἐξομολόγησισ 3× (12.4%)

δόξα 2× (8.7%)

וקנה וְקָנָה

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

קנה

Qânâh

Definition

Kanah, the name of a stream and of a place in Palestine

Root

feminine of H7070 (קנה); reediness;

Exhaustive

feminine of קנה; reediness; Kanah, the name of a stream and of a place in Palestine; Kanah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7071

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָנָה

verb intransitive • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1283

I. (Not used) Intransitive: same as קָנָא.

קָנָה

verb • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1283

II. 1. To bring to oneself, to procure (e.g., a wife), to appropriate or get, to get by purchase, to buy. 2. To possess, to rule over, hence applied to God, Possessor of heaven and earth.

קָנָה

verb • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

To buy, acquire, purchase. (Nif: to be bought; Hif: to buy/acquire, often bond-men for field-labour).

קָנָה

verb • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

(Not used) intr. to overtop, to mount up, to rise up, to be set up straight or stiff, to be grown, of a reed, a lance.

קָנָה

noun proper • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

1. (From Qanah III, meaning 'place of reeds') Name of a brook on the confines of Ephraim and Manasseh (Wady Kânah).

קָנָה

noun proper • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

2. (Possession, from Qanah II) Name of a city in Asher.

קָנָה

noun proper masculine • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

3. (Possessor, from Qanah II), only used in the proper name masculine.

קָנָה

verb • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

(Not used) tr. same as קָנַץ (according to some, meaning 'to hunt'); also compared to Arab. root meaning to incline or bend, leading to a possible noun derivative meaning 'bend, turn, side, declivity, or flank'.

קָנָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1283

I. (not used) intr. same as קָנָא, prop. to glow.

קָנָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1283

II. trans. 1. To bring to oneself, to procure (a wife); to appropriate, get, acquire, buy, possess, rule over; applied to God, Possessor of heaven and earth. 2. To possess, to rule over.

קָנָה

verb • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

To buy, purchase (verb). Forms include Nif. (to be bought) and Hif. (to buy, acquire bond-men).

קָנָה

verb intransitive • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

Intransitive verb (not used): to overtop, to mount up, to rise up, to be set up straight or stiff, to be grown, of a reed, a lance.

קָנָה

noun proper • Root קנה • Strongs / High • Page 1284

Proper noun: 1. Name of a brook on the confines of Ephraim and Manasseh (Wady Kânah). 2. Name of a city in Asher. 3. A possessor (masculine proper name).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָנָה

verb • Page 589

1. to get, gain, acquire (Prov. 4:7). 2. to buy (Gen. 25:10). 3. to redeem, ransom (Is. 11:11). 4. to obtain for a possession (Gen. 4:1). 5. to own, possess (Is. 1:3). 6. to prepare, form, make (Ps. 139:13).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H7071:

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עד עַד

until/perpetually/witness

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עד

ʻad

Definition

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

Root

properly, the same as H5703 (עד) (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as עד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5704

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַד

particle • Strongs / High • Page 1053

A particle expressing continuance, progress, or duration; until, unto, as far as, up to, during, even, exceedingly. Denotes limits in space, time (till now, forever), or degree (highest limit).

עַד

noun • Root עדה ערה • Strongs / High • Page 1053

Progress, advance (in space); duration, perpetuitas; hence, eternity, perpetuity, everlasting.

עַד

adverb / preposition • Root עוד • Strongs / High • Page 1060

Adverb: again, once more (repetition); continuedly, continually (continuance of action); longer, further, advanced state. Also Preposition/Conjunction: till, now, during (a time), while still.

עַד

preposition / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1054

1. (Of space) To, unto, as far as, even to; also like, as. 2. (Of time/Conj.) Till now, whilst that, until, so that, to the degree that. 3. (Particle) Even (used to intensify meaning).

עַד

noun masculine • Root עדה • Strongs / High • Page 1054

Booty, spoil (parallel to plunder).

עַד

noun masculine • Root עדה • Strongs / High • Page 1054

Dress, ornament (found only in proper names).

עַד

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1054

Witness, testimony (collateral form of עֵד).

עַד

aram. prep. (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 1054

(Aramaic, same as Hebr. עַד 2) During, until, till at the last; to the intent that.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַד

m. subst. / preposition / conj. • Root עדה • Page 491

1. as a subst. eternity, duration. Ps. 9: 19. 19: 10. 2. as a subst. booty, prey. Gen. 49: 27. 3. as a prep. unto, until, spoken of time and space. Hab. 1: 2. 4. as a prep. during, while. Judg. 3: 26. 5. as a conj. until, construed with a pret. Josh.

עַד

chald. prep. and conj. • Page 492

As in Hebrew (preceding page).

Preposition

LXX: ἕωσ εἰσ '' ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H5704:

ἕωσ 1013× (78.3%)

εἰσ 28× (2.2%)

'' 26× (1.7%)

--- 24× (1.9%)

ἕωσ 22× (1.7%)

μέχρι 12× (0.9%)

ἔτι 11× (0.8%)

ἐπὶ 9× (0.7%)

dἕωσ 7× (0.5%)

πρὸσ 7× (0.6%)

צידון צִידוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צידון

Tsîydôwn

Definition

Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine

Root

or צידן; from H6679 (צוד) in the sense of catching fish; fishery;

Exhaustive

or צידן; from צוד in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine; Sidon, Zidon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6721

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צִידוֹן

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1227

Name of the first-born of Canaan and city founded by the Phenicians on the Mediterranean (Sidon).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צִידוֹן

f. prop. n. • Page 567

Sidon, the proper name of a celebrated commercial city in Phenicia. Gen. 10: 15.

Noun proper name

LXX: σιδῶνοσ σιδῶνα σιδωνίων σιδώνιοι σιδών

LXX Usage Statistics

H6721:

σιδῶνοσ 7× (19.3%)

σιδῶνα 6× (15.6%)

σιδωνίων 5× (13.6%)

σιδώνιοι 4× (9.1%)

σιδών 3× (8.0%)

רבה רַבָּה׃

multitudinous

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רב

rab

Definition

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

Root

by contracted from H7231 (רבב);

Exhaustive

by contracted from רבב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7227

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רַב

adjective / adv. / substantive • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1313

Adjective meaning many, numerous; great, extended, wide, long (of time), violent, strong, or grievous. Also used as an adverb meaning much, in great number, enough, strongly, or richly. Used substantively meaning a great one, a mighty one, or oldest.

רַב

adjective / noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1314

great, large, numerous, much, abundant; also meaning chief, head, commander, captain, president, chamberlain, master; principal persons, judges, nobility; fullness, multitude, mass, quantity, totality. Used as adj. and sometimes adverbially.

רַב

aram. adj. m. (aramaic) • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1314

Aramaic adjective (masc. and fem. רַבָּא) meaning great, in the widest sense, of kingdom, gold, stone, God; large.

רַב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1314

multitude, mass, plenty, great quantity, fullness, totality (singular collective noun). Plur. constr. רַבֵּי.

רַב

adjective • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

Many, numerous; great, large. (Aramaic equivalent: רַבָּא).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רַב

verb • Root רבב • Page 604

1. Much, many, numerous (Num. 32:1). Also as adv. much, exceedingly, enough (Ps. 123:3, Gen. 33:9). 2. Great, mighty (Ps. 31:20, Is. 63:1). 3. Older, major natu (Gen. 25:23). 4. As a subst. a chief, captain, leader (2 K. 25:8, Dan. 1:3).

רַב

chald. • Root רבב • Page 604

1. Great (Dan. 2:10, 31). 2. Subst. a chief, head, captain (Dan. 5:11, 2:48). Plur. רַבְרְבִין (Dan. 3:33).

Adjective adjective feminine singular absolute

LXX: πολλὰ πολλῶν πολλοὶ πολὺ πολλοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7227a:

πολλὰ 37× (7.8%)

πολλῶν 30× (6.3%)

πολλοὶ 28× (5.7%)

πολὺ 18× (3.6%)

πολλοῖσ 17× (3.4%)

'' 17× (3.1%)

πλείουσ 15× (3.1%)

ἀρχιμάγειροσ 15× (2.7%)

πολὺσ 15× (3.1%)

--- 14× (3.0%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, even to great Zidon;

LITV Translation:
and Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah to great Sidon.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah to great Sidon.