Joshua 19:44

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואלתקה וְאֶלְתְּקֵה

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

אלתקא

ʼEltᵉqêʼ

Definition

Eltekeh or Elteke, a place in Palestine

Root

or (more properly) אלתקה; of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

xlit ʼEltᵉqê corrected to ʼEltᵉqêʼ; or (more properly) אלתקה; of uncertain derivation; Eltekeh or Elteke, a place in Palestine; Eltekeh.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H514

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶלְתְּקֵא

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 146

Proper name of a Levitical city in the tribe of Dan.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0514:

No stats available

וגבתון וְגִבְּתוֹן

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

גבתון

Gibbᵉthôwn

Definition

Gibbethon, a place in Palestine

Root

intensive from H1389 (גבעה); a hilly spot;

Exhaustive

intensive from גבעה; a hilly spot; Gibbethon, a place in Palestine; Gibbethon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1405

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גִּבְּתוֹן

noun proper • Root גבה • Strongs / High • Page 301

A proper name of a city in Dan.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּבְּתוֹן

proper name • Page 128

A Philistine city in the limits of the tribe of Dan. Josh. 19:44; 21:23; 1 K. 15:27.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: γαβαθων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1405:

γαβαθων 4× (70.5%)

ובעלת וּבַעֲלָת׃

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

בעלת

Baʻălâth

Definition

Baalath, a place in Palestine

Root

a modification of H1172 (בעלה); mistressship;

Exhaustive

a modification of בעלה; mistressship; Baalath, a place in Palestine; Baalath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1191

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּעֲלַת

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 265

(dedicated to Baaltis) 1. n.p. of a place.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּעֲלַת

noun feminine • Root בעלה • Page 109

A city in mt. Lebanon. 1 K. 9:18. 2 Chr. 8:6. Also Josh. 19:44.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: βααλαθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1191:

βααλαθ 2× (50.0%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Eltekah and Gibbethon and Baalath,

LITV Translation:
and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Gebeelan,