Joshua 19:43

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואילון וְאֵילוֹן

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

אילון

ʼÊylôwn

Definition

Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites

Root

or (shortened) אלון ; or אילן ; from H352 (איל); oak-grove;

Exhaustive

or (shortened) אלון ; or אילן ; from איל; oak-grove; Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites; Elon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H356

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵילוֹן

noun proper • Root איל • Strongs_Numbers • Page 114

oak-grove, oak-bush; 1. proper noun of a town in the tribe of Dan; 2. proper noun of a Hittite; 3. proper noun of a judge belonging to Zebulun

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵילוֹן

proper name • Root איל • Page 44

(as if deer pasture) proper name. 1. a Levitical city in Dan (Josh. 10:12). 2. a city in the tribe of Zebulun (Judg. 12:12).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0356:

No stats available

ותמנתה וְתִמְנָתָה

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

תמנה

Timnâh

Definition

Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine

Root

from H4487 (מנה); a portion assigned;

Exhaustive

from מנה; a portion assigned; Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine; Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8553

ה

Definition

to

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9011

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תִּמְנָתָה

unknown • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1519

see תִּמְנָה.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תִּמְנָה

proper name • Page 720

Proper name of a city in the tribe of Judah. Josh. 15:10, 57. 2 Chr. 28:18. In Greek Θάμνα.

תִּמְנָתָה

f. proper name • Page 720

Proper name of a city in the territory of the Philistines, Judg. 14:1. which was assigned to the tribe of Dan, Josh. 19:43. In Greek Θαμναθά, 1 Macc. 9:50. Hence the gentile noun תִּמְנִי Judg. 15:6.

Conjunction, Noun proper name , Suffix directional he

LXX: θαμναθα θαμνα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8553:

θαμναθα 7× (58.9%)

θαμνα 4× (32.9%)

ועקרון וְעֶקְרוֹן׃

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

עקרון

ʻEqrôwn

Definition

Ekron, a place in Palestine

Root

from H6131 (עקר); eradication;

Exhaustive

from עקר; eradication; Ekron, a place in Palestine; Ekron.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6138

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֶקְרוֹן

noun proper • Root עקר • Strongs / High • Page 1126

n. p. of a Philistine tribe naturalised in Palestine; then of a Philistine territory.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֶקְרוֹן

proper name • Page 523

one of the 5 cities of the Philistines. Josh. 15: 45.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: ακκαρων pεἰσ ἀσκαλῶνα

LXX Usage Statistics

H6138:

ακκαρων 18× (67.5%)

pεἰσ 3× (12.3%)

ἀσκαλῶνα 3× (10.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Ailon and Timnath and Ekron,

LITV Translation:
and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron;