Judges 20:37

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

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:

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החישו הֵחִישׁוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חוש

chûwsh

Definition

to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment; (make) haste(-n), ready.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2363

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חוּשׁ

verb • Root חוש • Strongs / High • Page 469

A verb root. Grammatical forms listed include perfect חָשׁ, future יָחוּשׁ. (Definition is not on the visible part of the page).

חוּשׁ

verb • Root חוש • Strongs / High • Page 470

To flee, to make haste, to haste away; identical with צָוַח, צָרַח. Then to haste, with ל of person. To go quickly, to hasten. 2. Of the movement and raising of the spirit, to feel, be sensitive.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חוּשׁ

verb • Page 220

1. to make haste, to hasten (Is. 8:1). 2. to move violently, to rage (Job 20:2). Hiph. 1. to urge on (Is. 5:19). 2. intrans. as in Kal, to make haste (Judg. 20:37). 3. to be afraid, to flee (Is. 23:16).

חוּשׁ

verb • Page 220

As in Chaldaic, to perceive by the senses, to feel, for example, pain, joy, pleasure. Ecc. 2:25.

Verb Hiphil perfect third person common plural

LXX: πρόσχεσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2363a:

πρόσχεσ 4× (23.2%)

ויפשטו וַיִּפְשְׁטוּ

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

פשט

pâshaṭ

Definition

to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.); fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6584

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָּשַׁט

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1201

Intr. to spread out, to extend, to roam about, for plunder; to move against a person or thing.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פָּשַׁט

verb • Page 557

1. to put off garments (Lev. 6: 4); 2. to pillage, plunder, fall on (2 Chr. 25: 13); 3. to spread one's self out, spoken of a hostile army (1 Chr. 14: 9, 13).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἐξέδειραν ἐπέθεντο ἐξέδυσαν ἐκδύσονται ἐξεχύθησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6584:

ἐξέδειραν 3× (7.7%)

ἐπέθεντο 3× (7.3%)

ἐξέδυσαν 3× (6.9%)

ἐκδύσονται 2× (5.1%)

ἐξεχύθησαν 2× (4.7%)

ἐξέδυσεν 2× (4.7%)

ἐκδύσουσίν 2× (4.3%)

ἐκδύσεται 2× (4.3%)

אל אֶל־

toward

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

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

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).

אֵל

pronoun • Page 49

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

אֵל

chald. • Page 50

Chald. idem. Ezra 5:15 Keri.

Preposition

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0413:

No stats available

הגבעה הַגִּבְעָה

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

גבעה

Gibʻâh

Definition

Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine

Root

the same as H1389 (גבעה);

Exhaustive

the same as גבעה; Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine; Gibeah, the hill.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1390

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גִּבְעָה

proper noun • Root גבע • Strongs / High • Page 300

(hill) A proper name of a city in Benjamin. It is probably identical with Geba in Judah.

Particle definite article, Noun proper name

LXX: γαβαα pεἰσ βουνοῦ βουνὸν γαβαων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1390:

γαβαα 25× (49.2%)

pεἰσ 4× (9.3%)

βουνοῦ 3× (5.9%)

βουνὸν 3× (4.9%)

γαβαων 2× (4.3%)

γαβεε 2× (3.9%)

βουνῷ 2× (3.2%)

וימשך וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ

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

משך

mâshak

Definition

to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.); draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, [idiom] give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, [idiom] sow, scatter, stretch out.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4900

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶ֫שֶׁךְ

noun masculine • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 919

1. a drawing out, of seed, i.e. what is sown along the furrows. 2. possession. 3. proper name of a son of Japhet, then of a Japhetic race (Meshech). 4. proper name of a branch of the Massaeans.

Matched via consonantal key only

מָשַׁךְ

verb • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 918

1. (transitive) to extend, draw, stretch at length; to draw in, out, after, or to; to lead. 2. (intransitive) to draw forth, draw out (in extended marches). Used in many idiomatic phrases, such as to draw a bow, blow a trumpet continuously, or prolong favor.

Matched via consonantal key only

מָשַׁךְ

verb • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 919

to be long protracted, to be unfulfilled; to be extended, to be tall.

Matched via consonantal key only

מָשַׁךְ

verb • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 919

1. to take, to hold, to lay hold of; to hold fast, to preserve; to hold, i.e. to lead; to possess. 2. (not used) to make fast, to fetter, to bind.

Matched via consonantal key only

מֹשַׁךְ

verb • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 918

(Pual of משך) to be drawn out, extended (inferred from its listed participles מְמֻשָּׁךְ, מְמֻשָּׁכָה).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶשֶׁךְ

noun masculine • Root משך • Page 413

1. possession (Job 28:18). 2. the drawing out of seed, i.e. the scattering of it along (Ps. 126:6). 3. Moschians, the proper name of a nation inhabiting the Moschian mountains (Ps. 120:5; Gen. 10:2; Ezek. 27:13).

מָשַׁךְ

verb • Page 413

1. to seize, take (Ex. 12:21). 2. to hold, to hold fast (Judg. 5:14). 3. to draw (Judg. 4:7); to blow the jubilee horn (Josh. 6:5); to bend or stretch the bow (1 K. 22:34); to draw out seed, i.e. sow it (Am. 9:13); to stretch out the hand (Hos. 7:5). 4. to take or snatch away (Ps. 28:3). 5. to draw out, extend, prolong (Neh. 9:30; Ps. 36:11; Jer. 31:3). 6. to make durable, to strengthen (Ecc. 2:3). 7. to spread out (Judg. 4:6; Judg. 20:37).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἑλκύσαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H4900:

ἑλκύσαι 2× (4.2%)

הארב הָאֹרֵב

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

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.

Particle definite article, Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0693:

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ויך וַיַּךְ

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

נכה

nâkâh

Definition

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5221

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָכָה

verb • Root נך • Strongs / High • Page 969

(Kal not used) tr. to strike, to hurt, to injure, hence to destroy, to kill; figurat. to strike down, to vex. Nif. (נִכָּה) to be smitten or slain. Pih. (נִכָּה) to smite, to make war upon. Puh. (נֻכָּה) to be smitten.

נָכָה

verb • Root נכה • Strongs / High • Page 970

To be smitten, to be beaten down. Hif. (הִכָּה): to strike, smite, chastise, torment, punish, kill, tear in pieces, destroy, afflict. Hof. (הֻכָּה, pass. of Hif.): to be beaten, chastised, punished, visited, killed, stormed, conquered.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָכָה

verb • Page 442

in Kal not used.

conjunctive, Verb Hiphil sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐπάταξεν ἐπάταξαν αὐτοὺσ πατάξῃ πατάξω

LXX Usage Statistics

H5221:

ἐπάταξεν 157× (28.3%)

ἐπάταξαν 38× (6.9%)

αὐτοὺσ 29× (4.3%)

πατάξῃ 19× (3.4%)

πατάξω 18× (3.4%)

πατάξαι 17× (3.3%)

'' 14× (2.4%)

ἐπάταξα 11× (2.1%)

ἐπάταξασ 11× (2.2%)

πατάξεισ 10× (1.8%)

את אֶת־

את-self eternal

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

את

ʼêth

Definition

a hoe or other digging implement

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; a hoe or other digging implement; coulter, plowshare.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H855

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

preposition • Page 82

1. with, together with (Gen. 4:1); 2. with, near by (Gen. 39:6); 3. in or on a place (1 Sam. 7:16); 4. besides (1 K. 11:25); 5. towards, erga (Ruth 2:20, 2 Sam. 16:17).

Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

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H0855:

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כל כָּל־

all

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כל

kôl

Definition

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Root

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from H3634 (כלל);

Exhaustive

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from כלל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3605

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּל

noun / masculine • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 695

Properly 'all, whole, totality'. 1. Used adjectivally to mean 'all' or 'the whole of', as in 'all the earth'. 2. Describes a plurality of individual persons or things, translated as 'all'.

כֹּל

substantive / adverb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 696

A substantive meaning all, the whole, every, any. When used with a negative, it means none at all. It can also function as an adverb meaning wholly or altogether.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֹּל

chald. • Page 316

Same as Hebrew (all, every). Often appears with Makkeph as -כֹּל. References: Dan. 2:40, 4:9, 18, 25.

כֹּל

m. verbal • Root כלל • Page 315

A substantive meaning 'all', 'the whole', or 'totality'. Frequently used as an adjective (Jer. 33:8). 1. all. 2. every one.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πάντα πᾶσ πάντεσ πᾶν πάντασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3605:

πάντα 921× (17.0%)

πᾶσ 451× (8.4%)

πάντεσ 441× (8.4%)

πᾶν 351× (6.5%)

πάντασ 297× (5.6%)

πᾶσαν 267× (4.9%)

πάντων 242× (4.4%)

πάσασ 230× (4.4%)

--- 227× (4.5%)

πᾶσα 214× (4.0%)

העיר הָעיר

the City

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

עיר

ʻîyr

Definition

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Root

or (in the plural) ער; or עיר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עור)

Exhaustive

or (in the plural) ער; or עיר; (Judges 10:4), from עור; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5892

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עִיר

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1061

Proper name masculine meaning 'one setting up, strengthening'.

עִיר

noun feminine • Root עור • Strongs / High • Page 1083

1. An enclosed, fenced place, proceeding from the verb-idea 'to fence round, encircle, enclose'; hence town, city. 2. dwelling.

עִיר

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1084

1. A tower, a castle, a tower of watch; 2. A city generally, also a village, hamlet, or encampment; 3. Part of a city; 4. Metaphor for the inhabitants of a city.

עִיר

noun masculine • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

Heat, anger, wrath.

עִיר

noun proper masculine • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

A proper name (a man mentioned in 1 Chr. 7, 12).

עִיר

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

A watcher (Aram.), referring to archangels, good angels, or fallen ones.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הֵעִיר

verb • Root עור • Page 498

1. To awaken from sleep. Zech. 4:1. 2. To stir up (e.g., the leviathan). Job 41:2; Deut. 32:11. 3. intrans. to awake. Ps. 35:23; Job 8:6.

עִיר

noun feminine • Page 505

I. a city. References include city of God (Ps. 46: 5), the holy city (Neh. 11: 1), and several proper names like city of salt and city of palms (Jericho).

עִיר

noun • Page 505

II. perhaps anger, hostile attack. Jer. 15:8; Hos. 11:9. Comp. Arab. med. Vav to attack, assault.

עִיר

m. chald. • Page 505

a watcher, a name of angels in the later Jewish demonology, so called because they watch over the souls of men. Dan. 4: 10, 14, 20.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πόλεισ πόλιν πόλεωσ πόλει πόλισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5892b:

πόλεισ 250× (22.9%)

πόλιν 200× (17.5%)

πόλεωσ 192× (17.0%)

πόλει 120× (9.9%)

πόλισ 83× (7.5%)

πόλεσιν 76× (6.1%)

πόλεων 50× (4.4%)

'' 35× (3.1%)

--- 26× (2.7%)

pεἰσ 16× (1.7%)

לפי לְפִי־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

פה

peh

Definition

the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to

Root

from H6284 (פאה);

Exhaustive

from פאה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6310

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פֶּה

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1155

1. the mouth, as a breathing organ. 2. as an organ of breathing anger. 3. the jaws, of an animal. 4. the bill, of birds. An organ of consuming and devouring.

פֶּה

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1156

1. Mouth (literally and metaphorically, e.g., for kissing, laughing, speaking, full voice, speaker). 2. Metaphor: A command, behest, proper utterance (e.g., 'according to the command'). 3. Aperture, orifice (of a sack, well, cavern, garment neck opening, city entrance/exit). 4. The edge, sharpness of a sword. 5. Margin, bank, border. 6. A mouthful, hence a portion, part (e.g., the first-born's portion).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פִּי

noun • Page 541

See פֶּה a mouth.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: στόμα στόματοσ στόματι στόματόσ στόματί

LXX Usage Statistics

H6310:

στόμα 143× (26.7%)

στόματοσ 75× (13.5%)

στόματι 68× (11.7%)

στόματόσ 27× (4.9%)

στόματί 21× (3.6%)

--- 14× (3.0%)

προστάγματοσ 13× (2.3%)

αὐτῆσ 12× (1.8%)

'' 12× (2.2%)

κατὰ 11× (2.4%)

חרב חָרֶב׃

a sword/drought

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חרב

chereb

Definition

drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

Root

from H2717 (חרב);

Exhaustive

from חרב; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2719

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֶרֶב

noun / feminine • Root חרב • Strongs / High • Page 524

1. a sword; any sharp instrument like a knife, razor, axe, or chisel. 2. war. 3. dryness or consumption as a disease. 4. grave or mausoleum.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֶרֶב

f. verbal • Root חרב • Page 246

1. a sword (Deut. 13:16, 20:13, Josh. 6:21). 2. other cutting instruments like a knife for circumcising (Josh. 5:2), a razor (Ezek. 5:1), a pickaxe (Ex. 20:25), or a battering ram (Ezek. 26:9). 3. dryness, drought (Deut. 28:22).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ῥομφαίᾳ ῥομφαίαν μάχαιραν μαχαίρᾳ ῥομφαία

LXX Usage Statistics

H2719:

ῥομφαίᾳ 62× (13.7%)

ῥομφαίαν 60× (14.4%)

μάχαιραν 39× (9.4%)

μαχαίρᾳ 35× (8.8%)

ῥομφαία 34× (8.4%)

μαχαίρασ 33× (8.2%)

ῥομφαίασ 28× (7.0%)

μάχαιρα 24× (5.9%)

'' 19× (4.3%)

μαχαίραισ 10× (2.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the ambush hasted, and they will spread out against Gibeah; and the ambush will draw out and will strike all the city with the mouth of the sword.

LITV Translation:
And the ambush hurried and came against Gibeah, and the ambush drew itself out and struck all of the city by the mouth of the sword.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And when they retreated, then the liers in wait rose up, and they moved on toward Gibeah, and the whole ambush came forth, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword.