Judges 16:12

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ותקח וַתִּקַּח

and she is taking hold

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

לקח

lâqach

Definition

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3947

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לָקַח

transitive verb • Root לקח • Strongs / High • Page 791

tr. to take, lay hold of, seize, with the hand; to catch; to take away from a thing.

לָקַח

verb • Root לקח • Strongs / High • Page 792

To take, take from; to take away, as prey, to kill; to conquer; to take along, lead; to procure, bring, fetch; to receive, accept, obtain; to undertake; to buy.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לָקַח

verb • Page 348

1. to take (often pleonastically). Gen. 12:5. 2. to seize or lay hold of. Ezek. 8:3. 3. to take away. Gen. 4:12. 4. to take, capture, occupare. Num. 21:25. 5. to receive, obtain, acquire. Num. 23:20. 6. to admit, take up, receive. Prov. 2:1.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person feminine singular

LXX: ἔλαβεν λαβὲ λήμψῃ ἔλαβον λήμψεται

LXX Usage Statistics

H3947:

ἔλαβεν 254× (24.8%)

λαβὲ 73× (7.8%)

λήμψῃ 57× (5.7%)

ἔλαβον 57× (5.7%)

λήμψεται 50× (5.1%)

λαβεῖν 32× (3.4%)

λήμψονται 30× (3.0%)

λαβὼν 28× (2.7%)

λάβετε 25× (2.7%)

λήμψομαι 21× (2.1%)

דלילה דְּלִילָה

Impoverished Night

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דלילה

Dᵉlîylâh

Definition

Delilah, a Philistine woman

Root

from H1809 (דלל); languishing

Exhaustive

lemma דלילה first vowel, corrected to דלילה; from דלל; languishing; Delilah, a Philistine woman; Delilah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1807

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דְּלִילָה

proper noun / feminine • Strongs / High • Page 369

unfortunate, miserable; yet perhaps like 'languishing'. A proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דְּלִילָה

noun feminine • Page 166

Proper name of a Philistine woman, beloved of Samson. Judg. 16: 4-18.

Noun proper name feminine

LXX: δαλιλα

LXX Usage Statistics

H1807:

δαλιλα 6× (100.0%)

עבתים עֲבֹתִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עבת

ʻăbôth

Definition

something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage

Root

or עבות; or (feminine) עבתה; the same as H5687 (עבת);

Exhaustive

or עבות; or (feminine) עבתה; the same as עבת; something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage; band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5688

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲבֹת

noun masculine • Root עבת • Strongs / High • Page 1051

1. properly what is interwoven, hence a rope, cord, a string, a band. 2. same as עֲבֹטָה (clouds), prop. nothing but a different form.

עֲבֹת

noun • Root עבת • Strongs / High • Page 1050

Derivation of עָבַת, meaning rope, cord, or interlaced work.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲבֹת

verb • Root עבת • Page 490

Something twisted or woven; hence 1. a line, cord (Judg. 15: 13, 14). 2. wreathen work (Ex. 28: 24). 3. a thick branch (Ezek. 19: 11).

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: νεφελῶν ἐμπλόκια καλωδίοισ καλώδια ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5688:

νεφελῶν 3× (11.9%)

ἐμπλόκια 2× (7.4%)

καλωδίοισ 2× (7.4%)

καλώδια 2× (7.4%)

'' 2× (6.8%)

ζυγὸν 2× (6.2%)

חדשים חֲדָשִׁ֜ים

new ones

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חדש

châdâsh

Definition

new

Root

from H2318 (חדש);

Exhaustive

from חדש; new; fresh, new thing.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2319

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָדָשׁ

adjective • Root חדש • Strongs / High • Page 462

New; unknown; substantively, a new or unusual thing. Also, sharp, glittering.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָדָשׁ

verb • Root חדש • Page 216

new, in all its various significations.—Fresh, recens, (antith. יָשָׁן) Lev. 26:10.—new, unheard of, Ecc. 1:9, 10.—חֲדָשָׁה something new, Is. 43:19.

Adjective adjective masculine plural absolute

LXX: καινόν καινὴν καινὰ καινήν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H2319:

καινόν 9× (16.9%)

καινὴν 7× (13.3%)

καινὰ 4× (7.0%)

καινήν 3× (5.7%)

'' 3× (4.9%)

καινή 2× (3.8%)

καινὸσ 2× (3.8%)

καινοῖσ 2× (3.8%)

νέαν 2× (3.8%)

καινὸν 2× (3.8%)

ותאסרהו וַתַּאַסְרֵהוּ

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

אסר

ʼâçar

Definition

to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle; bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H631

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָסַר

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 170

To bind together, fetter, make fast, with cords, chains etc.; to put in prison; to bind (figuratively, e.g., fetters of love); to yoke or harness (horses to a chariot); to bind on a dispute/quarrel (to commence it); to bind oneself with a vow of abstinence.

אָסַר

noun • Root אסר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 170

An Assyrian word, used in compound Assyrian proper names; corresponds to çira in Sanskrit in the sense of commander, leader, head.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָסַר

verb • Root אסר • Page 64

1. to bind (Gen. 49: 11). 2. to bind with fetters (Gen. 42: 24). 3. to imprison. 4. to yoke (1 Sam. 6: 7). 5. with מִלְחָמָה, to join battle (1 K. 20: 14). 6. to take on one's self a vow of abstinence (Num. 30: 3 ff).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person feminine singular, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0631:

No stats available

בהם בָהֶ֗ם

within themselves

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

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Preposition -Within Art, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

ותאמר וַתֹּאמֶר

and she is saying

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

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

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אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person feminine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

אליו אֵלָיו

toward himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אל

ʼêl

Definition

near, with or among; often in general, to

Root

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.

Exhaustive

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H413

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

אֵל

noun • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Strongs_Numbers • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

אֵל

abbreviation • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

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.

אֵל

chald. • Page 50

Chald. idem. Ezra 5:15 Keri.

אֵל

pronoun • Page 49

pronoun plural; i. q. אֵלֶּה [these]. Also appears in the form הָאֵל.

אֵל

m. verbal / dec. i. a. • Root אול • Page 49

1. strong, mighty (Ezek. 31:11). 2. strength, power (Gen. 31:29; Prov. 3:27). 3. most frequently God, applied both to Jehovah and heathen gods (Is. 44:10).

Preposition Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0413:

No stats available

פלשתים פְּלִשְׁתִּים

dual wallowers

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פלשת

Pᵉlesheth

Definition

Pelesheth, a region of Syria

Root

from H6428 (פלש); rolling, i.e. migratory;

Exhaustive

from פלש; rolling, i.e. migratory; Pelesheth, a region of Syria; Palestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistines.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6429

פלשתי

Pᵉlishtîy

Definition

a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth

Root

patrial from H6429 (פלשת);

Exhaustive

patrial from פלשת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6430

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פְּלַשְׁתִּים

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1175

the Philistine Sea, i. e. the Mediterranean (Ex. 23, 31).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פְּלֶשֶׁת

f. proper name • Page 545

Philistia, the proper name of a country in the southwestern part of Palestine. References: Gen. 10:14, Ex. 15:14, Is. 14:28.

Noun gentilic masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἀλλοφύλων ἀλλόφυλοι ἀλλοφύλουσ '' φυλιστιιμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6429:

ἀλλοφύλων 118× (41.1%)

ἀλλόφυλοι 73× (24.7%)

ἀλλοφύλουσ 27× (8.7%)

'' 17× (5.6%)

φυλιστιιμ 11× (3.9%)

ἀλλοφύλοισ 10× (2.7%)

ἀλλόφυλοσ 9× (2.9%)

ἀλλόφυλον 7× (2.3%)

ἀλλόφυλοι 6× (2.2%)

ἀλλοφύλου 6× (2.0%)

H6430:

No stats available

עליך עָלֶיךָ

upon yourself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

ך

Definition

you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9031

Fürst

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עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Preposition Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

שמשון שִׁמְשׁוֹן

Inner Sunlight

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמשון

Shimshôwn

Definition

Shimshon, an Israelite

Root

from H8121 (שמש); sunlight;

Exhaustive

from שמש; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite; Samson.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8123

Fürst

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שִׁמְשׁוֹן

noun proper masculine • Root שמש • Strongs / High • Page 1455

Proper name of a man (Samson), meaning 'the distinguished' or 'the hero,' derived from the verb meaning 'to shine' or 'light-ether.'

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שִׁמְשׁוֹן

proper name • Root שמש • Page 689

Samson, the proper name of an Israelitish judge, the Hercules of the Hebrews. Judg. 13: 24 ff. Diminutive of שֶׁמֶשׁ (the sun).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαμψων

LXX Usage Statistics

H8123:

σαμψων 38× (100.0%)

והארב וְהָאֹרֵב

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

ארב

ʼârab

Definition

to lurk

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to lurk; (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H693

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָרַב

verb • Root ארב • Strongs_Numbers • Page 182

I. To bind, attach, weave; figuratively: to weave plots, to lurk, to lie in wait.

אָרַב

verb • Root ארב • Strongs_Numbers • Page 182

II. (not used) To browse; see אַרְבֶּה.

אָרַב

verb • Root ארב • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to lie in wait

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲרַב

proper name • Page 69

proper name of a city in the hilly country of Judah. Josh. 15: 52. Hence the gentile noun אֲרְבִי, 2 Sam. 23: 35.

אָרַב

verb • Page 69

1. strictly to tie, nectere. 2. figuratively to lay snares, to lie in ambush for any one. Deut. 19: 11, Prov. 1: 11, 18, 24: 15, Judg. 9: 34. etc.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0693:

No stats available

ישב יֹשֵׁב

he who sits

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישב

yâshab

Definition

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3427

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָשַׁב

verb • Root ישב • Strongs / High • Page 656

To sit, remain, dwell. The fundamental meaning is to keep firmly in a place, to hold it firmly, to possess it, and therefore to sit. Piel (יִשֵּׁב): to pitch a dwelling. Hifil (הוֹשִׁיב): to cause to sit, to cause to dwell, to cause to be inhabited. Hophal (הוּשַׁב): to be inhabited, to be made to dwell, to be settled in.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָשַׁב

verb • Root ישב • Page 301

1. To seat one's self, to sit (Ps. 9:8, Ps. 80:2, Is. 37:16). Includes sitting as a judge (Ps. 9:8) or lying in wait (Ps. 10:8). 2. To continue (Gen. 24:55, 29:19, Hos. 3:3). 3. To dwell (Gen. 13:6, Gen. 4:20, Ps. 22:4). 4. Passive: to be inhabited or habitable (Is. 13:20, Jer. 17:6). Niph. נוֹשַׁב to be inhabited (Ex. 16:35).

Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: κατοικοῦντασ κατοικοῦντεσ ἐκάθισεν ἐκάθισαν κατῴκησεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3427:

κατοικοῦντασ 88× (7.4%)

κατοικοῦντεσ 80× (6.4%)

ἐκάθισεν 61× (5.4%)

ἐκάθισαν 37× (3.4%)

κατῴκησεν 34× (3.1%)

ἐκάθητο 29× (2.8%)

κατῴκησαν 28× (2.6%)

κατῴκει 24× (2.3%)

κατοικοῦσιν 23× (2.0%)

κατοικεῖν 23× (2.2%)

בחדר בֶּחָדֶר

None

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

חדר

cheder

Definition

an apartment (usually literal)

Root

from H2314 (חדר);

Exhaustive

from חדר; an apartment (usually literal); ((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2315

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֶ֫דֶר

noun masculine • Root חדר • Consonantal / Low • Page 461

An enclosed place: a chamber, a room, especially an inner, private, or remote room (e.g., sleeping-chamber, sick-chamber, harem, bride-chamber). Figuratively, the innermost part of the body, or the innermost chamber of death (Orcus).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

חֲדַר

verb • Root חדר • Consonantal / Low • Page 459

(not used) Aram. intr. same as אָדַר, שָׂרַר to be mighty, powerful.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

חֲדַר

verb • Root חדר • Consonantal / Low • Page 461

An Aramaic verb (not used in Biblical Hebrew) with the same meaning as Hebrew חָדַר; to wind, to turn about, to return (e.g., of the sun).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

חָדַר

transitive verb • Root חדר • Consonantal / Low • Page 461

To enclose, to surround, whence to exclude. Figuratively, to circle, to swing round (e.g., a sword).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

חָדַר

unknown • Consonantal / Low • Page 1363

Example of aspirate interchange/s-sound prosthesis.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֶדֶר

m. const. • Page 216

1. the inner apartment or chamber of a tent or house. Gen. 34:30. etc. 2. figuratively the remotest south, penetralia austri. 3. the inner-most parts of the belly, Prov. 13:8. 4. the chambers of hades, Prov. 7:27.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ταμίειον ταμίεια ταμιείῳ pεἰσ κοιτῶνοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2315:

ταμίειον 8× (20.2%)

ταμίεια 7× (18.1%)

ταμιείῳ 5× (10.6%)

pεἰσ 4× (12.2%)

κοιτῶνοσ 3× (7.3%)

κοιτῶνα 2× (4.3%)

ταμιείων 2× (4.7%)

ταμιείου 2× (4.7%)

ταμιείοισ 2× (4.3%)

κοιτῶνι 2× (4.3%)

וינתקם וַיְנַתְּקֵם

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

נתק

nâthaq

Definition

to tear off

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to tear off; break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5423

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָתַק

verb • Root נתק • Strongs / High • Page 1001

To pull away, push off, tear off, draw away. (Nif.) to be torn off, broken off, melt away. (Pih.) to tear asunder, tear up, tear open, loosen. (Hif.) to push away, drive away. (Hof.) to be driven away.

נָתַק

verb • Root נתק • Strongs / High • Page 1001

(Not used in Kal) transitive verb meaning to cover, to cover over, to overlay.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָתַק

verb • Page 464

1. To pluck or tear off (Jer. 22:24). 2. To draw off (from a place) in war (Judg. 20:32). 3. Part. pass. נָתוּק: castratus, avulsis testiculis (Lev. 22:24).

conjunctive, Verb Piel sequential imperfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: --- διαρρήξω διέρρηξεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5423:

--- 2× (7.2%)

διαρρήξω 2× (7.2%)

διέρρηξεν 2× (6.6%)

מעל מֵעַל

from upon

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Prep-M, Preposition

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

זרעתיו זְרֹעֹתָיו

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זרוע

zᵉrôwaʻ

Definition

the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force

Root

or (shortened) זרע; and (feminine) זרועה; or זרעה; from H2232 (זרע);

Exhaustive

or (shortened) זרע; and (feminine) זרועה; or זרעה; from זרע; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force; arm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2220

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

זְרוֹעַ

noun masculine • Root זרע • Strongs / High • Page 444

Also spelled זְרֹעַ. The member necessary for lifting and carrying burdens. 1. The arm, the lower arm, brachium; of animals, the shoulder. 2. Metaphorically: power, might, the might of hands, human might, exertion of power, fulness of power, violence, violent deed, helping power, assistance, help; hence army.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זְרוֹעַ

com. gen. • Page 208

1. the arm, in animals the shoulder or fore-leg. Num. 6: 19, 20. Deut. 18: 3. By way of eminence the forepart of the arm (Job 31: 22).

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

LXX: βραχίονι βραχίων βραχίονα βραχίονασ βραχίονά

LXX Usage Statistics

H2220:

βραχίονι 15× (13.6%)

βραχίων 14× (14.5%)

βραχίονα 8× (8.7%)

βραχίονασ 7× (7.5%)

βραχίονά 7× (6.9%)

βραχίονεσ 6× (6.2%)

σπέρμα 6× (6.4%)

βραχιόνων 5× (5.5%)

βραχίονοσ 5× (5.3%)

βραχίονί 4× (3.6%)

כחוט כַּחוּט׃

as a thread

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כ

kə

Definition

like, as

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix Derived terms כאשר‎ (ka'ashér) כמו‎ (k'mó) כמות‎ (k'mót) כש־‎ (k'she-)

Exhaustive

(kaph) — as / like / according to

Core value: correspondence, patterning, resonance
כ never asserts identity. It asserts alignment.
- likeness,
- proportionality,
- conformity to a form.
Aonically, כ signals phase-alignment, not comparison.
not “like X in appearance” but “operating according to the same pattern as X.”
This is why prophetic and poetic language leans heavily on כ: it encodes structural analogy across layers, not metaphor.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חוט

chûwṭ

Definition

a string; by implication, a measuring tape

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to sew;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to sew; a string; by implication, a measuring tape; cord, fillet, line, thread.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2339

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חוּט

verb • Root חוט • Strongs / High • Page 465

A verb, not used in this form, meaning to bind, to encircle, to surround. Closely connected with the roots חָוָה and חָיָה.

חוּט

noun masculine • Root חוט • Strongs / High • Page 465

A thread, a line, or a measuring-line.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חוּט

chald. v. • Page 217

to sew together. Aph. to repair (a wall). Ezra 4:12.

חוּט

noun masculine • Root הוט • Page 217

1. a thread (Ecc. 4:12, Gen. 14:23). 2. a line, cord (Josh. 2:18). 3. a band, fillet (Cant. 4:3).

Preposition -Like Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σπαρτίον ὡσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2339:

σπαρτίον 4× (41.7%)

ὡσ 2× (25.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Delilah will take new cords and will bind him with them, and she will say to him, Philisteim upon thee, Samson, (and the lier in wait dwelling in the chamber.) And he will tear them away from off his arms as a thread.

LITV Translation:
And Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, Samson, the Philistines are upon you! And the ambush was sitting in the inner room. And he tore them off his arms like thread.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Delilah took new ropes, and bound him with them, and the liers in wait came out of the chamber, and she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson: and he broke them off his arms like a thread.