Joshua 7:22

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וישלח וַיִּשְׁלַח

and he is sending

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שלח

shâlach

Definition

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7971

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁלַח

verb • Root שלח • Strongs / High • Page 1431

To stretch out, spread, extend, pour out, or make spring forth (Kal); to be sent, dismissed, or let go; to be free, unrestrained; to be hunted, scared away, or forsaken.

שָׁלַח

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1432

The little brook flowing southward out of the fountain, referring to Siloah/Shelach, and the pool of Siloah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁלַח

verb • Root שלח • Page 677

To send, stretch out, or set free. Continued from previous page: 2. to send a commission or charge (Prov. 26:6, Gen. 38:25). 3. to commission (2 Sam. 11:22, Is. 55:11). 4. to stretch out or put forth (Is. 58:9, Ps. 110:2, Gen. 3:22, Job 1:11). 5. to set free or let loose (Ps. 50:19).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀπέστειλεν ἐξαπέστειλεν ἐξαποστελῶ ἀπέστειλα ἐξέτεινεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7971:

ἀπέστειλεν 228× (24.0%)

ἐξαπέστειλεν 62× (6.6%)

ἐξαποστελῶ 25× (2.6%)

ἀπέστειλα 23× (2.5%)

ἐξέτεινεν 23× (2.4%)

ἀπέστειλαν 21× (2.1%)

αὐτούσ 19× (1.8%)

ἐξαποστεῖλαι 19× (2.1%)

ἀπέστειλέν 18× (2.1%)

ἀποστελῶ 17× (1.9%)

יהושע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ

He is Salvation

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהושוע

Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ

Definition

Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader

Root

or יהושע; from H3068 (יהוה) and H3467 (ישע); Jehovah-saved;

Exhaustive

or יהושע; from יהוה and ישע; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader; Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare הושע, ישוע.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3091

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

noun proper masculine • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 593

(Yehô is help); a proper name, also appears as יֵשׁוּעַ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

noun masculine • Page 276

and יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (the help of Jehovah; comp. אֲבִישׁוּעַ, אֱלִישׁוּעַ.) 1. proper name of a son of Nun, servant and armourbearer of Moses, and afterwards his successor, and leader of the Israelites. Ex. 17:9. 24:13. He was called at first הוֹשֵׁעַ, Num. 13:16. 2. also of a high-priest after the exile. Zech. 3:1. Hag. 1:1, 12.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ἰησοῦσ ἰησοῦν ἰησοῖ ἰησοῦ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3091:

ἰησοῦσ 124× (57.7%)

ἰησοῦν 39× (18.0%)

ἰησοῖ 18× (7.5%)

ἰησοῦ 13× (5.9%)

'' 7× (2.8%)

--- 5× (2.4%)

ιησου 2× (0.9%)

ωσηε 2× (0.9%)

̓ιησοῦσ 2× (0.8%)

מלאכים מַלְאָכִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מלאך

mălʼâk

Definition

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

Root

from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher); ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4397

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַלְאָךְ

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 853

Properly abstract, execution, service, performance, sending; usually concrete: 1. A messenger, one sent, chiefly human, a herald, a royal messenger. 2. Metaphorically, an angel (ἄγγελος), i.e. a messenger or representative of God; sometimes referring to the Deity Himself; also an interceding angel or angel of destruction; also a prophet or priest.

Matched via consonantal key only

מַלְאָךְ

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 853

The same (Aramaic form, used in Dan. 3, 28; 6, 23).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַלְאָךְ

m. verbal • Root לאך • Page 378

1. a messenger. Job 1:14. 1 Sam. 11:3. 2. particularly a messenger of God; an angel. Gen. 16:7. 21:17. 22:11,15. (2.) a prophet, or a priest. Hag. 1:13. Mal. 2:7. 3:1. Ecc. 5:5. (3.) the Israelitish people. Is. 42:19.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἄγγελοσ ἀγγέλουσ ἄγγελον ἄγγελοι ἀγγέλων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4397:

ἄγγελοσ 77× (34.0%)

ἀγγέλουσ 46× (22.7%)

ἄγγελον 23× (10.1%)

ἄγγελοι 18× (8.1%)

ἀγγέλων 9× (4.0%)

ἀγγέλου 6× (3.0%)

ἀγγέλῳ 6× (2.6%)

--- 5× (2.5%)

ἀγγέλοισ 4× (1.7%)

πρέσβεισ 3× (1.5%)

וירצו וַיָּרֻצוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

רוץ

rûwts

Definition

to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush); break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7323

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רוּץ

verb • Root רוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1329

II. to bruise or rub in pieces, grain, to grind.

רוּץ

verb • Root רוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1329

to flow or run off, to precipitate; hence to run, to rush along, to hasten; to hunt; to seek protection from one.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רוּץ

verb • Page 177

To run.

רוּץ

verb • Page 613

1. To run; metaphorically to pursue with ardour. 2. To rush upon, to assail. Participle plural: runners, state-couriers, or royal bodyguards. Prov. 18:10, Ps. 119:32, 1 Sam. 22:17.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἔδραμεν ἔδραμον παρατρεχόντων δράμε δραμοῦμαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H7323:

ἔδραμεν 11× (10.1%)

ἔδραμον 6× (5.7%)

παρατρεχόντων 5× (4.5%)

δράμε 5× (5.1%)

δραμοῦμαι 4× (4.0%)

παρατρέχοντεσ 4× (3.5%)

--- 3× (3.1%)

τρέχουσιν 3× (3.1%)

δραμοῦνται 3× (3.1%)

τρέχοντα 3× (3.1%)

האהלה הָאהֱלָה

the Tent of herself

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

אהל

ʼôhel

Definition

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

Root

from H166 (אהל);

Exhaustive

from אהל; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H168

ה

Definition

to

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9011

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 73

1. tent of nomads; Isrealite sanctuary; dwelling-place, citadel. 2. metaphorically: people who inhabit a tent, race, family.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Page 29

1. tent, or tabernacle of meeting; 2. the temple, because it took the place of the tabernacle; 3. habitation generally. (Ex. 26:1, 7, 36:8, 14, 19; Ezek. 41:1; Prov. 14:11; Ps. 52:7, 91:10; Is. 16:5).

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute, Suffix directional he

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0168:

No stats available

והנה וְהִנֵּה

And behold!

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

הנה

hinnêh

Definition

lo!

Root

prolongation for H2005 (הן);

Exhaustive

prolongation for הן; lo!; behold, lo, see.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2009

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הִנֵּה

adverb / interjection / demonstrative pronoun • Root הן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 408

A demonstrative particle, functioning as an adverb or interjection. Its primary meanings are there, here, behold!, lo!. It points to a definite existence or presence (e.g., 'is there', 'was there'), and is frequently used with suffixes (הִנְנִי, behold me; הִנְךָ, behold you). Before participles, it adds demonstrative liveliness. It can also function as a mere exclamation or mean 'if'.

Matched via consonantal key only

הֵנָּה

personal pronoun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 408

They (feminine). A 3rd person plural feminine personal pronoun. Related to הֵן I.

Matched via consonantal key only

הֵנָּה

adverb • Root הן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 408

An adverb of place and time. 1. hither, to this place, often used after verbs of motion or to add the idea of motion. Can also mean 'thus far' or 'of time till now'. 2. here, in this place.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הִנֵּה

interjection • Page 191

see! behold! Very frequent. (Gen. 19:2; Dan. 12:5; 1 K. 20:40).

Conjunction, Particle interjection

LXX: ἰδοὺ --- ἰδού '' ἦν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2009:

ἰδοὺ 634× (73.5%)

--- 25× (3.1%)

ἰδού 14× (1.6%)

'' 12× (1.3%)

ἦν 9× (0.9%)

ἐστιν 8× (0.8%)

ὅτι 7× (0.9%)

ἰδου 7× (0.8%)

νῦν 6× (0.7%)

ὧδε 6× (0.7%)

טמונה טְמוּנָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

טמן

ṭâman

Definition

to hide (by covering over)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); hide, lay privily, in secret.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2934

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

טָמַן

verb • Root טמן • Strongs / High • Page 562

To conceal, to hide; to make invisible; to keep or preserve; to withdraw from light; to sink; to lay a snare, set a net, or make a pit.

טָמַן

verb • Root טמן • Strongs / High • Page 563

To hide, conceal, prepare, and lay up for one. Nif: to hide oneself. Hif: to keep, to preserve.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

טָמַן

verb • Root טמן • Page 264

1. To hide, conceal, or bury in the ground (Gen. 35:4; Ex. 2:12; Josh. 7:21, 22). 2. To hide generally (Josh. 2:6; Job 31:33). 3. To put in or dip in (Prov. 19:24).

Verb Qal participle passive feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἔκρυψαν αὐτὸ ἔκρυψάν --- ἔκρυψεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2934:

ἔκρυψαν 5× (15.2%)

αὐτὸ 3× (6.8%)

ἔκρυψάν 2× (6.1%)

--- 2× (6.1%)

ἔκρυψεν 2× (5.6%)

κατάκρυψον 2× (5.2%)

αὐτοὺσ 2× (4.2%)

באהלו בְּאָהֳלוֹ

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אהל

ʼôhel

Definition

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

Root

from H166 (אהל);

Exhaustive

from אהל; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H168

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 73

1. tent of nomads; Isrealite sanctuary; dwelling-place, citadel. 2. metaphorically: people who inhabit a tent, race, family.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Page 29

1. tent, or tabernacle of meeting; 2. the temple, because it took the place of the tabernacle; 3. habitation generally. (Ex. 26:1, 7, 36:8, 14, 19; Ezek. 41:1; Prov. 14:11; Ps. 52:7, 91:10; Is. 16:5).

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0168:

No stats available

והכסף וְהַכֶּסֶף

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

כסף

keçeph

Definition

silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

Root

from H3700 (כסף);

Exhaustive

from כסף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3701

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 723

silver, so called from its whitish-grey, pale colour. It is used to denote silver as a metal, a shekel of silver, silver-ore, money, or what is bought for money.

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 723

Aramaic word for silver, money.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Page 324

1. silver. Gen. 23: 15. 2. money generally. Gen. 23: 13. Deut. 23: 20.

כְּסַף

chald. • Page 324

Chald. idem. (equivalent to silver). Dan. 2: 35. 5: 2, 4, 23.

כָּסַף

verb • Page 324

1. to be greedy or long for any thing. Ps. 17: 12. 2. to have compassion. Job 14: 15. Niph. to long for; to blush or be ashamed. Gen. 31: 30. Zeph. 2: 1.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀργύριον ἀργυρίου ἀργυρίῳ ἀργυρᾶν ἀργυρᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3701:

ἀργύριον 156× (36.0%)

ἀργυρίου 104× (25.5%)

ἀργυρίῳ 18× (4.1%)

ἀργυρᾶν 15× (3.9%)

ἀργυρᾶ 11× (2.7%)

'' 11× (2.5%)

ἀργυροῦν 11× (2.8%)

ἀργυραῖ 9× (2.3%)

ἀργυρᾶσ 7× (1.8%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

תחתיה תַּחְתֶּיהָ׃

underneath herself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תחת

tachath

Definition

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.

Root

from the same as H8430 (תוח);

Exhaustive

from the same as תוח; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8478

ה

Definition

her, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9034

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תָּחַת

unknown • Root נחת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1507

(not used) intr. same as הִין II., and so fig. to be humble, modest. Deriv. the proper name תַּחַת.

Matched via consonantal key only

תַּחַת

noun feminine / preposition / conj. / noun proper • Root חתת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1509

Derived forms include תַּחְתִּי, תַּחְתִּית (f.). 1. (n. f.) A depression, sinking, the deep, the under part, base, or support (Job 40:12; Hab. 3:16). 2. (prep.) Under, below, at the foot of (Gen. 7:19; Ex. 24:4); in place of, instead of (Ex. 21:26); between (Job 30:7). 3. (conj.) For that, because, eo quod (Deut. 21:14). 4. (n. p.) A station of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:26). 5. (n. p. m.) Humility, modesty (1 Chr. 6:9).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תְּחֹת

chald. • Page 714

Chaldee equivalent of the Hebrew word תַּחַת (tahat), meaning 'under' or 'from under'. Cited in Dan. 4:11 [4:14].

תַּחַת

noun masculine • Page 713

1. what is under or below. Used as an accusative adverbially, below, beneath. In the construct state used as a preposition: under. Ex. 20:4, Gen. 1:7. 2. what is under a person, a place, spot. Zech. 6:12. (1) as an accusative used adverbially, on or in the place or spot. Ex. 16:29. (2) in the place of, instead of, loco. Lev. 16:32. Est. 2:17.

Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: ὑποκάτω ὑπὸ ἀντὶ ἀντ' ὑπο

LXX Usage Statistics

H8478:

ὑποκάτω 74× (15.9%)

ὑπὸ 58× (13.0%)

ἀντὶ 58× (13.0%)

ἀντ' 56× (12.5%)

ὑπο 33× (7.4%)

ὑποκάτωθεν 18× (4.0%)

'' 16× (3.0%)

ἀνθ' 12× (2.7%)

--- 12× (2.7%)

ὧν 11× (2.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Joshua will send messengers, and they will run to the tent, and behold, the hiding in his tent, and the silver under it.

LITV Translation:
And sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent, and the silver under it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent into the camp; and these things were hidden in his tent, and the silver under them.