Judges 7:12

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ומדין וּמִדְיָן

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

מדין

Midyân

Definition

Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants

Root

the same as H4079 (מדין);

Exhaustive

the same as מדין; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants; Midian, Midianite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4080

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִדְיָן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 813

A son of Abraham by Keturah; also an Arabian tribe, the Midianites.

מִדְיָן

noun masculine / noun proper • Root דין • Strongs / High • Page 814

1. Contention (only in plural). 2. Proper name of a son of Abraham by Keturah; then of a tribe.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִדְיָן

noun masculine • Root דין • Page 357

Found only in the plur. מִדְיָנִים, strife, contention. Prov. 18: 18. 19: 13.

מִדְיָן

f. pr. name • Page 357

Midian, proper name of an Arabian tribe, near mount Sinai. Gen. 37: 28. Judg. 7: 12.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: μαδιαμ μαδιαν μαδιηναῖοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H4080:

μαδιαμ 48× (73.4%)

μαδιαν 8× (12.3%)

μαδιηναῖοι 2× (2.2%)

ועמלק וַעֲמָלֵק

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

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

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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).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: αμαληκ αμαληκίτου t?

LXX Usage Statistics

H6002:

αμαληκ 36× (71.3%)

αμαληκ 6× (11.1%)

αμαληκίτου 3× (6.4%)

t? 2× (3.8%)

וכל וְכָל־

and every/all

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

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

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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.

Conjunction, 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%)

בני בְּנֵי־

sons/my 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

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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 masculine plural 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%)

קדם קֶדֶם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קדם

qedem

Definition

the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)

Root

or קדמה; from H6923 (קדם);

Exhaustive

or קדמה; from קדם; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קדמה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6924

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קֶדֶם

noun masculine / adv. • Root קדם • Strongs / High • Page 1259

What is before; pars antica; 1. the east, or the quarter of the heavens determined by directing the face to the east. 2. The regions east of Palestine (Arabia, Mesopotamia). 3. Things of the east (sorcery). 4. Former times, the past, old time, everlasting time, eternity. (Also used adverbially: aforetime, early).

קֶדֶם

noun masculine / adv. of motion • Root קדם • Strongs / High • Page 1259

The east; towards the east, eastward (used with the 'A' of motion, קֵדְמָה).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קֶדֶם

m. verbal • Root קדם • Page 579

1. strictly what is before or in front; as an adv. before (Ps. 139: 5). 2. the east, the east country (Job 23: 8; Gen. 2: 8; 12: 8; 3: 24). בְּנֵי קֶדֶם the sons of the east, i.e. Bedouin Arabs (Job 1: 3; Is. 11: 14; Jer. 49: 28). 3. spoken of time, former times (Ps. 44: 2; Is. 23: 7). As an adv.: (1.) aforetime (Jer. 30: 20). (2.) a long time (Ps. 55: 20).

קֶדֶם

noun masculine • Page 580

towards the east, Gen 25: 6. Ex. 27: 13.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀνατολῶν ἀρχῆσ ἀνατολὰσ ἀπ' ἀνατολάσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6924a:

ἀνατολῶν 20× (18.8%)

ἀρχῆσ 12× (10.0%)

ἀνατολὰσ 9× (7.6%)

ἀπ' 7× (6.6%)

ἀνατολάσ 7× (6.0%)

ἀπέναντι 5× (5.1%)

κατ' 5× (5.1%)

ἀρχαίων 5× (5.1%)

ὡσ 4× (4.1%)

κεδεμ 3× (3.0%)

נפלים נֹפְלִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נפל

nâphal

Definition

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פלל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5307

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נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 979

I. (not used) intr. to be large, tall, thick, strong, powerful, of the body.

נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 980

To fall, sink down, lie prostrate. Can refer to people, objects (buildings, mountains), lightning, etc. Metaphorically: to perish in war or by famine; to befall or happen to someone; to fail (a promise); to be cast (a lot); to prostrate oneself in worship or submission; to encamp; to defect to an enemy.

נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 981

To fall, lie, be prostrate, perish; to be allotted; to cast lots; to make the countenance fall, look gloomy; to let a promise fall, i.e., not to fulfil it; generally to let fall, to desist from.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֵפֶל

noun masculine • Root נפל • Page 450

Verbal from נָפַל; an untimely birth, an abortion (Job 3:16, Ps. 58:9, Ecc. 6:3). Comp. Arabic abortus.

נָפַל

verb • Page 449

1. to fall (spoken of a house, city, or in war); to fall sick (Ex. 21: 18). 2. to descend as a revelation; to fall on one (sleep or terror); to fall away; to be cast as a lot; to fall to anyone in a division; to be inferior to; to be vain or fruitless; to fall out (turn out); to fall/sink in despondency; to fall into ruin. 3. (voluntary) to fall on the neck (embrace); to prostrate one's self; to fall on a sword; to fall upon (attack). Refs: Gen. 15: 12; 33: 4; Num. 34: 2; Job 1: 15; Ps. 78: 64.

נָפַל

verb • Page 450

To surprise (Josh. 11:7); to leap down, alight (Gen. 24:64, 2 K. 5:21); to encamp, spoken of a host (Judg. 7:12); to dwell (Gen. 25:18); also to be accepted (Jer. 37:20, 42:2). Hiphil (הִפִּיל): to let fall (Num. 35:23); to throw down (Deut. 25:2, Dan. 11:12); to fell, as trees (2 K. 3:19, 25); to cast, as the lot (Ps. 22:19); to distribute (Josh. 13:6, Ezek. 45:1); to cause to be unfulfilled (1 Sam. 3:19); to present a prayer (Jer. 38:26, Dan. 9:18); to let the countenance fall, to look gloomy (Jer. 3:12); to bring forth (Is. 26:19); to leave off, to cease (Judg. 2:19). Hithpael: to throw one's self down (Deut. 9:18, 25); to fall on any one (Gen. 43:18).

Verb Qal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἔπεσεν πεσοῦνται πεσεῖται ἔπεσαν ἔπεσον

LXX Usage Statistics

H5307:

ἔπεσεν 49× (10.4%)

πεσοῦνται 46× (10.2%)

πεσεῖται 30× (6.6%)

ἔπεσαν 23× (4.9%)

ἔπεσον 13× (2.7%)

'' 13× (2.6%)

ἐμπεσεῖται 11× (2.5%)

ἐπέπεσεν 11× (2.5%)

--- 9× (2.1%)

πέσῃ 6× (1.4%)

בעמק בָּעֵמֶק

in the valley

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

עמק

ʻêmeq

Definition

a vale (i.e. broad depression)

Root

from H6009 (עמק);

Exhaustive

from עמק; a vale (i.e. broad depression); dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also בית העמק.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6010

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עֵמֶק

noun masculine • Root עמק • Strongs / High • Page 1107

Plantations of trees, for flowers and for sowing on; a furrowed deep place; a plain; a valley; also for drawing up an army in battle. Poetic periphrasis for Jerusalem.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵמֶק

noun masculine • Root עמק • Page 515

1. a valley, liter. a low plain, as a cultivated place, (Job 39: 10. Ps. 65: 14. Cant. 2: 1.) as a place for combat (Job 39: 21). Applied to various specific valleys: עֵמֶק יִזְרְעֶאל, עֵמֶק הַמֶּלֶךְ etc. Gen. 14: 17. 2 Sam. 18: 18. 2. an inhabitant of the valley, i. q. אִישׁ הָעֵמֶק. 1 Chr. 12: 15.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: κοιλάδι κοιλάδα φάραγγα --- κοιλάδων

LXX Usage Statistics

H6010:

κοιλάδι 20× (26.8%)

κοιλάδα 11× (15.8%)

φάραγγα 3× (4.8%)

--- 2× (3.7%)

κοιλάδων 2× (3.5%)

'' 2× (3.2%)

φάραγγι 2× (2.9%)

κοιλάδοσ 2× (2.9%)

κοιλὰσ 2× (2.9%)

ενακιμ 2× (2.8%)

כארבה כָּאַרְבֶּה

as the Locust

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

ארבה

ʼarbeh

Definition

a locust (from its rapid increase)

Root

from H7235 (רבה);

Exhaustive

from רבה; a locust (from its rapid increase); grasshopper, locust.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H697

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אֲרֻבָּה

noun feminine • Root ארב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 183

Properly the latticed, enclosed, hence generally window (e.g. of heaven), flood-gate; dove-cote; chimney or hole for smoke.

אַרְבֶּה

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 183

A locust, especially that species which appears in swarms (gryllus gregarius).

אָרְבָּה

noun feminine • Root ארב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 183

Properly noose, hence figuratively plot; also signifies wrist or joint.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲרֻבָּה

f. verbal • Root ארב • Page 69

strictly a grate, lattice. Hence: 1. window. Ecc. 12:3. 2. windows or sluices of heaven. Gen. 7:11. 3. dove-hole. Is. 60:8. 4. chimney. Hos. 13:3.

אַרְבֶּה

m. verbal • Root רבה • Page 69

the locust. Ex. 10. 4 ff. Lev. 11: 22. Joel 1: 4. Ps. 78: 46. Denotes a particular species, perhaps the common migratory locust, (gryllus gregarius, Linn.)

אָרְבָּה

noun • Root ארב • Page 69

Is. 25: 11. Interpreted as the craft of his hands, or the tying, closing, or clinching of the hand i.e. the fist, as an emblem of violence.

Preposition -Like Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0697:

No stats available

לרב לָרב

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

רב

rôb

Definition

abundance (in any respect)

Root

from H7231 (רבב);

Exhaustive

from רבב; abundance (in any respect); abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7230

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רַב

adjective / adv. / substantive • Root רבב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1313

Adjective meaning many, numerous; great, extended, wide, long (of time), violent, strong, or grievous. Also used as an adverb meaning much, in great number, enough, strongly, or richly. Used substantively meaning a great one, a mighty one, or oldest.

רַב

adjective / noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1314

great, large, numerous, much, abundant; also meaning chief, head, commander, captain, president, chamberlain, master; principal persons, judges, nobility; fullness, multitude, mass, quantity, totality. Used as adj. and sometimes adverbially.

רַב

aram. adj. m. (aramaic) • Root רבב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1314

Aramaic adjective (masc. and fem. רַבָּא) meaning great, in the widest sense, of kingdom, gold, stone, God; large.

רַב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1314

multitude, mass, plenty, great quantity, fullness, totality (singular collective noun). Plur. constr. רַבֵּי.

רַב

adjective • Root רבה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1315

Many, numerous; great, large. (Aramaic equivalent: רַבָּא).

רָב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1324

1. for רַב (from רָבַב I.). 2. same as רִיב strife, in the bones, i. e. fever-heat.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֹב

m. dec. viii. h. • Root רבב • Page 604

According to the versions, an arrow, or an archer. See רָבַב no. II. Job 16:13.

רֹב

noun masculine / infin. • Root רבב • Page 604

Strictly an infin. from רָבַב. [Entry continues onto next page].

רֹב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Page 605

1. multitude, number (Lev. 25:16, Is. 1:11). לָרֹב abundantly, very much (Gen. 30:30, 48:16, Deut. 1:10). 2. greatness. רָב-כֹּחַ greatness of strength (Ps. 33:16, 51:3).

Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πλῆθοσ πλήθει πλήθουσ πολλὰ πολλῇ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7230:

πλῆθοσ 52× (33.5%)

πλήθει 21× (13.4%)

πλήθουσ 20× (12.7%)

πολλὰ 5× (3.4%)

πολλῇ 5× (3.0%)

--- 4× (3.2%)

πολλά 3× (2.4%)

πολλὴν 3× (2.3%)

πολλὴ 2× (1.6%)

πολλή 2× (1.6%)

ולגמליהם וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם

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

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

גמל

gâmâl

Definition

a camel

Root

apparently from H1580 (גמל) (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing);

Exhaustive

apparently from גמל (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel; camel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1581

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

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גָּמַל

verb • Root גמל • Consonantal / Low • Page 755

to deal, requite

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

גָּמַל

verb • Root גמל • Consonantal / Low • Page 332

I. To bring to an end, make ready, complete; to do completely, to deal with one (well or ill), to requite; to wean a child; to make ripe, bring to maturity. Niph. to be weaned.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

גָּמַל

verb • Root גמל • Consonantal / Low • Page 332

II. (not used) intransitive, to bear a burden, to labour.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

גָּמָל

proper name component • Consonantal / Low • Page 332

I. Used in the proper name גְּמַלִיאֵל (Gamaliel).

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

גָּמָל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 332

II. Camel, the grown one, contrasted with בֶּכֶר (the young one). A well-known strong animal of Palestine, Arabia, Egypt, and Syria.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: καμήλουσ κάμηλοι καμήλων καμήλοισ καμήλου

LXX Usage Statistics

H1581:

καμήλουσ 17× (31.8%)

κάμηλοι 11× (20.8%)

καμήλων 10× (18.4%)

καμήλοισ 8× (13.3%)

καμήλου 4× (7.1%)

κάμηλον 2× (3.6%)

אין אֵין

there is not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אין

ʼayin

Definition

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

Root

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist;

Exhaustive

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אין.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H369

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אַיִן

adverb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 115

I. Interrogative adverb: where? Correlative to the words אָן and אֵי.

אַיִן

adv. / adjective • Strongs_Numbers • Page 115

II. A word of negation; primitive meaning sometimes an adverb (not, non), sometimes an adjective (none).

אַיִן

substantive / adv. • Strongs_Numbers • Page 116

Nothing, not, there is not; negation of existence. (Absolute state)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵין

substantive / adv. of negation • Root אין • Page 45

Properly a substantive meaning nothingness, defect, or non-existence. Used as an adverb of negation: 1. not, including the verb 'to be' (Gen. 37:29, Num. 14:42). 2. Used to signify 'to not be' or 'not to exist' (1 Sam. 9:4, 1 K. 18:10). 3. nothing (Ps. 19:7). 4. without (Ex. 21:11, Joel 1:6). 5. Combined with prepositions (Prov. 8:24, Ezek. 38:11).

אֵין

adv. of interr. • Root אי • Page 45

Where? Equivalent to אֵי or אַי with paragogic ן. Found only with the prefix מִ, as in מֵאַיִן meaning 'whence?' (Gen. 29:4).

אֵין

adverb • Page 45

Found only in 1 Sam. 21:9. Equivalent to the negative אֵין, but used interrogatively for הַאֵין meaning 'is there not?'.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0369:

No stats available

מספר מִסְפָּר

a number/he who counts

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מספר

miçpâr

Definition

a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration

Root

from H5608 (ספר);

Exhaustive

from ספר; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration; [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4557

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מִסְפָּר

noun / masculine • Root ספר • Strongs / High • Page 878

1. A telling, narrative. 2. A number. 3. What can be numbered, hence few or small. 4. A proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִסְפָּר

m. verbal from סָפַר • Root ספר • Page 389

1. Number. Used adverbially to mean 'by number' (Ex. 16:16; Job 1:5). Phrases like אֵין מִסְפָּר mean 'without number, innumerable' (Gen. 41:49; Job 5:9). 2. A relation, narration (Judg. 7:15).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀριθμὸν ἀριθμὸσ ἀριθμόσ ἀριθμῷ κατ'

LXX Usage Statistics

H4557:

ἀριθμὸν 56× (35.0%)

ἀριθμὸσ 19× (12.7%)

ἀριθμόσ 15× (11.3%)

ἀριθμῷ 15× (10.4%)

κατ' 5× (3.5%)

ἀριθμον 3× (2.3%)

pκατ' 3× (2.3%)

---% 3× (1.8%)

--- 2× (1.5%)

ἀριθμητὰ 2× (1.4%)

כחול כַּחוֹל

None

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

חול

chôwl

Definition

sand (as round or whirling particles)

Root

from H2342 (חול);

Exhaustive

from חול; sand (as round or whirling particles); sand.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2344

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חוֹל

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

II. The name of a bird, traditionally identified as the phoenix, a mythical bird that burns itself and is reborn from its ashes.

חוֹל

noun • Root חול • Strongs / High • Page 466

sand; also mentioned as an alternative reading for ashes in Job 29, 18.

חוֹל

noun masculine • Root חול • Strongs / High • Page 467

sand, prop. the small round stones that roll about; a figure of what is weighty and of multitude.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חוֹל

noun masculine • Root חול • Page 218

1. sand (Ex. 2:12); often in the phrase חול ימים, חול הים, sand of the sea (Gen. 32:13, Job 6:3). 2. Job 29:18, according to Jewish commentators, the bird phoenix.

Preposition -Like Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὡσ ἄμμοσ ἄμμον ὥσπερ ὡσεὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2344:

ὡσ 10× (30.3%)

ἄμμοσ 10× (22.4%)

ἄμμον 8× (18.1%)

ὥσπερ 3× (9.2%)

ὡσεὶ 2× (5.7%)

שעל שֶׁעַל־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ש

še

Definition

which

Root

Abbreviated from H834 Derived terms של‎ (shel) של־‎ (shel'-)

Exhaustive

who, which. An abbreviation used as a prefix.אשר

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

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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).

Particle relative, 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%)

שפת שְׂפַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שפה

sâphâh

Definition

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

Root

or (in dual and plural) שפת; probably from H5595 (ספה) or H8192 (שפה) through the idea of termination (compare H5490 (סוף));

Exhaustive

or (in dual and plural) שפת; probably from ספה or שפה through the idea of termination (compare סוף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8193

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שֵׁפֶת

noun masculine • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

Masculine noun meaning hooks, in walls, for hanging up slaughtered animals.

Matched via consonantal key only

שְׁפַת

verb transitive • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

Transitive verb: to set, lay, put; to put to (the fire); to bring to the grave; figuratively, to set salvation, i.e., to ordain it permanently.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁפַת

unknown • Root שפת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1474

The dual may be explained by their two-pronged fork-form (measure/implement, Ezek. 40, 43).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂפָה

noun feminine • Page 642

1. a lip. 'אִישׁ שְׂפָתַיִם' a man of lips, a babbler, Job 11:2. 'דְּבַר שְׂפָתַיִם' idle talk, 2 K. 18:20. Tropically: speech, words; e.g. 'שִׂפְתֵי-שֶׁקֶר' lying lips, false words, Prov. 10:18.

שָׁפַת

verb • Root שפת • Page 696

to set, put, place. 2 K. 4: 38. Ezek. 24: 3. Ps. 22: 16 thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: χείλη χειλέων χείλεσιν χείλουσ χεῖλοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8193:

χείλη 52× (26.3%)

χειλέων 32× (15.8%)

χείλεσιν 16× (8.0%)

χείλουσ 15× (7.2%)

χεῖλοσ 14× (6.7%)

'' 9× (4.4%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (2.9%)

--- 5× (2.9%)

pδιὰ 4× (2.3%)

χείλεσίν 4× (1.9%)

הים הַיָּם

the Sea

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

ים

yâm

Definition

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

Root

from an unused root meaning to roar;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3220

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יָם

noun / masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 613

A heap, conflux, or collection of water; a sea. The plural form יַמִּים is also used poetically for the singular. Figuratively, it can refer to a 'sea of clouds' or great rivers such as the Nile and the Euphrates. The construct state is יַם.

יָם

noun / masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 614

Sea, lake; specifically used for bodies of water like the Red Sea, the Jordan, the Mediterranean, and the Dead Sea. Also refers to the west, a large basin (the brazen sea), streams, and figuratively, a mass of people or an army.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָם

m. prim. • Page 284

A sea, an inland sea, or a lake. Specifically: the sea of Chinnereth (Num. 34:11), the Salt sea (Gen. 14:3), the Dead sea (Deut. 3:17), the sea of Reeds/Red sea (Ex. 15:4), and the Great sea/Mediterranean.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: θάλασσαν θαλάσσησ θάλασσα θαλάσσῃ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3220:

θάλασσαν 144× (32.9%)

θαλάσσησ 126× (29.8%)

θάλασσα 39× (9.2%)

θαλάσσῃ 19× (4.2%)

'' 8× (1.9%)

θαλασσῶν 6× (1.6%)

--- 6× (1.6%)

ὕδωρ 6× (1.5%)

ἐρυθρὰν 5× (1.1%)

pεἰσ 4× (1.1%)

לרב לָרֹב׃

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

רב

rôb

Definition

abundance (in any respect)

Root

from H7231 (רבב);

Exhaustive

from רבב; abundance (in any respect); abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7230

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רַב

adjective / adv. / substantive • Root רבב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1313

Adjective meaning many, numerous; great, extended, wide, long (of time), violent, strong, or grievous. Also used as an adverb meaning much, in great number, enough, strongly, or richly. Used substantively meaning a great one, a mighty one, or oldest.

רַב

adjective / noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1314

great, large, numerous, much, abundant; also meaning chief, head, commander, captain, president, chamberlain, master; principal persons, judges, nobility; fullness, multitude, mass, quantity, totality. Used as adj. and sometimes adverbially.

רַב

aram. adj. m. (aramaic) • Root רבב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1314

Aramaic adjective (masc. and fem. רַבָּא) meaning great, in the widest sense, of kingdom, gold, stone, God; large.

רַב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1314

multitude, mass, plenty, great quantity, fullness, totality (singular collective noun). Plur. constr. רַבֵּי.

רַב

adjective • Root רבה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1315

Many, numerous; great, large. (Aramaic equivalent: רַבָּא).

רָב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1324

1. for רַב (from רָבַב I.). 2. same as רִיב strife, in the bones, i. e. fever-heat.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֹב

m. dec. viii. h. • Root רבב • Page 604

According to the versions, an arrow, or an archer. See רָבַב no. II. Job 16:13.

רֹב

noun masculine / infin. • Root רבב • Page 604

Strictly an infin. from רָבַב. [Entry continues onto next page].

רֹב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Page 605

1. multitude, number (Lev. 25:16, Is. 1:11). לָרֹב abundantly, very much (Gen. 30:30, 48:16, Deut. 1:10). 2. greatness. רָב-כֹּחַ greatness of strength (Ps. 33:16, 51:3).

Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πλῆθοσ πλήθει πλήθουσ πολλὰ πολλῇ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7230:

πλῆθοσ 52× (33.5%)

πλήθει 21× (13.4%)

πλήθουσ 20× (12.7%)

πολλὰ 5× (3.4%)

πολλῇ 5× (3.0%)

--- 4× (3.2%)

πολλά 3× (2.4%)

πολλὴν 3× (2.3%)

πολλὴ 2× (1.6%)

πολλή 2× (1.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Midain and Amalek, and all the sons of the east, encamping in the valley, as the locust for multitude; and to their camels no number, as the sand which is upon the lip of the sea for multitude.

LITV Translation:
And Midian and Amalek, and all the sons of the east, were lying in the valley, as the locusts for multitude. And there was no number of their camels being as the sand on the lip of the sea for multitude.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east were scattered in the valley, as the locust for multitude; and there was no number to their camels, but they were as the sand on the seashore for multitude.