Judges 12:15

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וימת וַיָּמָת

and he is dying

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

מות

mûwth

Definition

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4191

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מוּת

verb • Root מות • Strongs / High • Page 829

(Qal) To be stretched, extended, or stiffen, as the limbs of an expiring body; hence to die, of men or animals. Metaphorically, to decay, be waste, be destroyed, or disappear.

מוּת

verb • Root מות • Strongs / High • Page 830

A verb root meaning to die, to expire. The lexicon provides extensive etymological background, connecting it to Arabic, Greek, Sanskrit, and other languages.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מוּת

verb • Page 365

1. to die (1 Sam. 25: 37; Gen. 45: 27). 2. to perish, be destroyed; spoken of a state (Am. 2: 2), or to become wretched (Prov. 15: 10). Pil. and Hiph. to kill, slay (1 Sam. 14: 13). Hoph. to be killed (Deut. 21: 22).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀπέθανεν θανάτῳ ἀποθανεῖται ἀποθάνῃ ἀποθανοῦνται

LXX Usage Statistics

H4191:

ἀπέθανεν 120× (13.8%)

θανάτῳ 54× (6.7%)

ἀποθανεῖται 48× (6.0%)

ἀποθάνῃ 35× (4.2%)

ἀποθανοῦνται 23× (2.9%)

θανατῶσαι 22× (2.6%)

τέθνηκεν 21× (2.6%)

ἐθανάτωσεν 20× (2.3%)

ἀποθανῇ 18× (2.3%)

ἐτελεύτησεν 15× (1.7%)

עבדון עַבְדּוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עבדון

ʻAbdôwn

Definition

Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites

Root

from H5647 (עבד); servitude;

Exhaustive

from עבד; servitude; Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites; Abdon. Compare עברן.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5658

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲבָדוֹן

noun proper masculine • Root עבד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1045

Proper name, masculine. 1. Worshipper, devotee (of Jah). 2. A city in Asher.

Matched via consonantal key only

עַבְדּוֹן

proper name • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1043

Proper name.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַבְדּוֹן

proper name • Root עבד • Page 487

Proper name of a Levitical city in the tribe of Asher. Josh. 21 : 30. 1 Chr. 6: 59.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αβαδων λαβδων

LXX Usage Statistics

H5658:

αβαδων 3× (40.1%)

λαβδων 2× (28.2%)

בן בֶּן־

builder/son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

הלל הִלֵּל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הלל

Hillêl

Definition

Hillel, an Israelite

Root

from H1984 (הלל); praising (namely God);

Exhaustive

from הלל; praising (namely God); Hillel, an Israelite; Hillel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1985

בצלות

Batslûwth

Definition

Batsluth or Batslith, an Israelite

Root

or בצלית; from the same as H1211 (בצל)xlit bᵉtsel corrected to betsel; a peeling;

Exhaustive

or בצלית; from the same as בצלxlit bᵉtsel corrected to betsel; a peeling; Batsluth or Batslith, an Israelite; Bazlith, Bazluth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1213

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הִלֵּל

verb • Root הלל • Strongs / High • Page 403

To sing, to sing praises, to celebrate; to diffuse clearness, to make shining; in a bad sense, to boast, to be proud.

הִלֵּל

proper name • Root הלל • Strongs / High • Page 403

A proper name, Hillel.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σελλημ βασαλωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1985:

σελλημ 2× (100.0%)

Hillel_§Hillel@Jdg.12.13:

βασαλωθ 2× (100.0%)

הפרעתוני הַפִּרְעָתוֹני

None

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

פרעתון

Pirʻâthôwn

Definition

Pirathon, a place in Palestine

Root

from H6546 (פרעה); chieftaincy;

Exhaustive

from פרעה; chieftaincy; Pirathon, a place in Palestine; Pirathon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6552

פרעתוני

Pirʻâthôwnîy

Definition

a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon

Root

or פרעתני; patrial from H6552 (פרעתון);

Exhaustive

or פרעתני; patrial from פרעתון; a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon; Pirathonite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6553

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פִּרְעָתוֹן

proper name • Page 555

a city in the tribe of Ephraim. Judg. 12:15. In Greek Φαραθωνι 1 Macc. 9:50. The gentile noun is פִּרְעָתוֹנִי Judg. 12:13, 15.

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: φρααθωνίτησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6552:

φρααθωνίτησ 2× (30.1%)

H6553:

No stats available

ויקבר וַיִּקָּבֵר

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

קבר

qâbar

Definition

to inter

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to inter; [idiom] in any wise, bury(-ier).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6912

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָבַר

verb transitive • Root קבר • Strongs / High • Page 1256

to dig, to dig through, to hollow out, to dig out, commonly to bury (Qal).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָבַר

verb • Page 578

fut. יִקְבֹּר, to bury. Gen. 23: 4, 19; 25: 9. Niph. pass. Ruth 1: 17. Pi. i. q. Kal. 1 K. 11: 15.

conjunctive, Verb Niphal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔθαψαν ἐτάφη θάψαι '' θάπτουσιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6912:

ἔθαψαν 36× (26.2%)

ἐτάφη 25× (17.6%)

θάψαι 8× (5.9%)

'' 5× (3.5%)

θάπτουσιν 5× (3.5%)

θάπτεται 5× (3.5%)

θάψον 4× (3.3%)

--- 3× (2.5%)

θάψω 3× (2.2%)

θάπτων 3× (2.1%)

בפרעתון בְּפִרְעָתוֹן

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

פרעתון

Pirʻâthôwn

Definition

Pirathon, a place in Palestine

Root

from H6546 (פרעה); chieftaincy;

Exhaustive

from פרעה; chieftaincy; Pirathon, a place in Palestine; Pirathon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6552

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פִּרְעָתוֹן

proper name • Page 555

a city in the tribe of Ephraim. Judg. 12:15. In Greek Φαραθωνι 1 Macc. 9:50. The gentile noun is פִּרְעָתוֹנִי Judg. 12:13, 15.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: φρααθωνίτησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6552:

φρααθωνίτησ 2× (30.1%)

בארץ בְּאֶרֶץ

in the Earthly One

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

ארץ

ʼerets

Definition

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H776

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

(Not used) To be hard, firm, dense. (Root of the following noun)

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

Earth, as firm land i.e. a dense firm mass, in opposition to water. Includes meanings: a) the earth in opposition to heaven; b) earth as an element/material; c) the ground; d) piece of land/field; e) land of habitation or fatherland.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

noun masculine • Page 73

Earth, land. (masc. rarely, Gen. 13: 6; Is. 9: 18).

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Page 74

1. earth; also inhabitants of the earth, Gen. 6:11. 11:1. 2. land; e.g. אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם the land of Egypt. Sometimes Palestine, Joel 1:2. 3. jurisdiction of a city. Josh. 8:1. Plur. אֲרָצוֹת lands.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0776:

No stats available

אפרים אֶפְרַיִם

Dual Fruit ("Ephraim")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אפרים

ʼEphrayim

Definition

Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Root

dual of masculine form of H672 (אפרת); double fruit;

Exhaustive

dual of masculine form of אפרת; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Ephraim, Ephraimites.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H669

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶפְרַיִם

noun proper • Root פרה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 178

Ephraim: 1. Proper name of the second son of Joseph. 2. The tribe named after him. 3. The kingdom of the ten tribes. 4. Proper name of a city.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶפְרַיִם

proper name. • Page 67

1. Joseph's second son, the tribe descended from him, or their territory. Jos. 16:5—10. 2. the whole kingdom of Israel. Hos. 12:1, etc. Note: As the name of a country, it is of the fem. gen. Hos. 5:9.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0669:

No stats available

בהר בְּהַר

in the mountain

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

הר

har

Definition

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

Root

a shortened form of H2042 (הרר);

Exhaustive

a shortened form of הרר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2022

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הַר

noun / masculine • Root הרר • Strongs / High • Page 411

1. a mountain, a hill. 2. Figuratively, a great power, kingdom, or obstacle. 3. A mountain-district or hill country.

הַר

noun • Root הרר • Strongs / High • Page 412

A mountain, height. The noun comes from a stem meaning to be high or elevated. It is used to refer to mountainous districts and in combination with place names.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַר

noun masculine • Page 192

a mountain, often a chain of mountains, mountainous country (Gen. 14:10). Plural: הָרִים.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ὄροσ ὄρουσ ὄρει ὄρη ὀρέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H2022:

ὄροσ 157× (27.0%)

ὄρουσ 100× (17.5%)

ὄρει 92× (14.0%)

ὄρη 79× (14.2%)

ὀρέων 46× (8.1%)

ὄρεσιν 14× (2.2%)

--- 10× (2.0%)

ὀρεινὴν 7× (1.0%)

pεἰσ 6× (1.2%)

ὀρέων 5× (0.8%)

העמלקיפ הָעֲמָלֵקִי׃פ

None

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

עמלק

ʻĂmâlêq

Definition

Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country

Root

probably of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country; Amalek.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6002

עמלקי

ʻĂmâlêqîy

Definition

an Amalekite (or collectively the Amalekites) or descendants of Amalek

Root

patronymically from H6002 (עמלק);

Exhaustive

patronymically from עמלק; an Amalekite (or collectively the Amalekites) or descendants of Amalek; Amalekite(-s).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6003

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲמָלֵק

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1105

Name of a primitive Arabian people, an ancient Semitic people who dwelt from Shur before Egypt to Havilah.

עֲמָלֵק

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1106

N. p. m. of an ancient tribe inhabiting the desert bordering on the S. of Palestine; also used as a collective noun.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲמָלֵק

m. proper name • Page 514

Amalek and the Amalekites (עֲמָלֵקִים), a people between Palestine and Arabia (Gen. 14:7; Ex. 17:13).

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: αμαληκ αμαληκίτου t?

LXX Usage Statistics

H6002:

αμαληκ 36× (71.3%)

αμαληκ 6× (11.1%)

αμαληκίτου 3× (6.4%)

t? 2× (3.8%)

H6003:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
None

LITV Translation:
And Abdon the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, died, and was buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the hills of the Amalekites.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Abdon the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalek.