Judges 8:11

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויעל וַיַּעַל

and he is climbing up

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

עלה

ʻâlâh

Definition

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5927

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָלָה

verb intransitive • Strongs / High • Page 1091

I. To be high, above, aloft, to be elevated, raised high. To go to a height, to ascend, to go up (opposite יָרַד). To shoot up, of plants, to sprout. To go or come up, often applied to going from a low to a higher region.

עָלָה

verb intransitive • Strongs / High • Page 1091

II. The reverse of יָרַד; specifically used for going to Assyria, or going into a desert, or pilgrimages to holy places (usually higher).

עָלָה

verb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

To go up, ascend, rise. Used for: going to a higher place, overcoming, subduing, overflowing (river), spreading upwards, leading up, mounting up, increasing, prancing, springing upon, crying out, reaching, or amounting to.

עָלָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1093

To offer a burnt-offering (context of the usage of the verb regarding sacrifice).

עָלָה

intransitive verb • Strongs / High • Page 1093

II. 1. To glow, burn, blaze (of sacrifices, flame, anger, wrath). 2. To sprout, grow (of plants). 3. To lighten, shine (of dawn).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָלָה

verb • Page 508

To go up, ascend, mount. Applied to people (ascending to a country or place of judgment), things (roads leading, countries extending, lots coming up), plants (shooting or growing up), or metaphorically (rising in value, advancing, excelling, coming to mind). Includes derived forms: Niph. (to be brought up, driven away, or exalted) and Hiph. (to lead or bring up, present an offering, take away, or enroll). (Is. 14:14, Ex. 24:13, Gen. 49:4, Prov. 21:22, Gen. 13:1, Jer. 48:15, Job 36:33, Prov. 24:31, Am. 8:8, 1 K. 22:35, Deut. 28:43, Ezra 1:11, Ps. 47:10, Gen. 37:28, Is. 57:6, Lev. 14:20).

עִלָּה

chald. n.f. • Root עלל • Page 509

A cause, occasion, or pretext. Found in Dan. 6: 5, 6.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀνέβη ἀνέβησαν ἀναβήσεται ἀνάβηθι ἀνήνεγκεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5927:

ἀνέβη 144× (15.2%)

ἀνέβησαν 56× (5.8%)

ἀναβήσεται 42× (4.5%)

ἀνάβηθι 29× (3.3%)

ἀνήνεγκεν 23× (2.3%)

ἀναβῆναι 18× (1.9%)

ἀνήγαγεν 18× (1.9%)

ἀνάβητε 16× (1.8%)

--- 15× (1.7%)

ἀναβῇ 14× (1.6%)

גדעון גִּדְע֗וֹן

Feller / Gideon

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גדעון

Gidʻôwn

Definition

Gidon, an Israelite

Root

from H1438 (גדע); feller (i.e. warrior);

Exhaustive

from גדע; feller (i.e. warrior); Gidon, an Israelite; Gideon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1439

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גִּדְעוֹן

noun proper • Root גדע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 307

feller i. e. warrior; a shophet or judge.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּדְעוֹן

proper name • Page 131

proper name of a judge in Israel. Judg. 6:11. 7:1 ff. Sept. Γεδεών.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: γεδεων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1439:

γεδεων 37× (100.0%)

דרך דֶּ֚רֶךְ

road

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דרך

derek

Definition

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

Root

from H1869 (דרך);

Exhaustive

from דרך; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1870

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּרַךְ

verb • Root דרך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 377

prop. to go along, to advance, to ascend. Hence 1. intr. to go, to wander, to walk. 2. tr. to tread, to tread down, an enemy.

Matched via consonantal key only

דֶּרֶךְ

noun / common gender • Root דרך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 378

A derivative of the verb דָּרַךְ. 1. A going, walking, journey. 2. A way, path, via. 3. An accessible, level road. 4. Metaphorically, conduct, undertaking, or way of acting.

Matched via consonantal key only

דָּרַךְ

verb • Root דרך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 378

To tread, to walk. Specific uses include treading a wine-press, stretching or bending a bow by treading on it. Figuratively, to spur, drive, urge on, or in a bad sense, to despise.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דֶּרֶךְ

com. gen. • Page 174

1. way, the place to which the way leads; 2. walk, manner of life, conduct; 3. religious walk, devotion to God, religion; 4. way, manner, method; 5. work.

דָּרַךְ

verb • Page 173

1. To tread, to tread on; often used with an accusative or various prepositions (Job 22: 15, Judg. 5: 21, Ps. 91: 13). 2. To bend or stretch a bow by resting it on the ground and treading on it (Ps. 7: 13, 11: 3, 37: 14, 1 Chr. 5: 18).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὁδὸν ὁδῷ ὁδοὺσ ὁδοῦ ὁδοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1870:

ὁδὸν 148× (20.8%)

ὁδῷ 125× (15.6%)

ὁδοὺσ 59× (8.0%)

ὁδοῦ 57× (7.4%)

ὁδοῖσ 54× (6.7%)

ὁδόν 41× (5.5%)

ὁδὸσ 35× (4.9%)

ὁδούσ 25× (3.3%)

ὁδοὶ 19× (2.8%)

ὁδόσ 13× (1.7%)

השכוני הַשְּׁכוּנֵי

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

שכן

shâkan

Definition

to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 (שכב) through the idea of lodging; compare H5531 (סכלות), H7925 (שכם));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to שכב through the idea of lodging; compare סכלות, שכם); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively); abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7931

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁכַן

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1423

To sink, to let oneself down, to abide, to lie down, to rest at ease, or to dwell.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁכֵן

participial noun • Root שכן • Page 673

A participial noun from שָׁכַן, meaning a dweller or neighbor.

שָׁכֵן

noun masculine • Root שכן • Page 674

1. an inhabitant. Is. 33: 24. Hos. 10: 5. 2. a neighbour. Prov. 27: 10. Spoken also of neighbouring states, cities, Jer. 50: 40. 49: 18. Ps. 44: 14. 79: 12.

שֶׁכֶן

noun masculine • Root שכן • Page 674

a dwelling. Once Deut. 12: 5.

שְׁכַן

chald. v. • Root שכן • Page 673

Chald. idem [the same as Hebrew שָׁכַן]. Dan. 4: 18. Pa. (שַׁכִּן) to let dwell (Ezra 6: 12).

שָׁכַן

verb • Root שכן • Page 673

1. to let itself down, to rest (Num. 9: 17, 22). 2. to encamp, to lie quietly, to rest (Num. 24: 2, Deut. 33: 20). 3. to dwell (Gen. 9: 27, 2 Sam. 7: 10). 4. pass. to be inhabited (Jer. 50: 39). 5. metaphorically to possess or be familiar with a thing (Prov. 8: 12). Pi. and Hiph. to cause to dwell (Jer. 7: 7, Gen. 3: 24). Root of the term שְׁכִינָה (the Shechinah), the presence of God.

Particle definite article, Verb Qal participle active masculine plural construct

LXX: κατασκηνώσει ἐπικληθῆναι κατασκηνώσω κατεσκήνωσεν κατασκηνῶσαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H7931:

κατασκηνώσει 15× (11.3%)

ἐπικληθῆναι 8× (6.3%)

κατασκηνώσω 6× (4.1%)

κατεσκήνωσεν 5× (3.7%)

κατασκηνῶσαι 5× (3.6%)

'' 4× (2.7%)

---% 4× (2.1%)

κατασκηνώσουσιν 4× (2.9%)

κατεσκήνωσα 3× (2.3%)

κατοικήσει 3× (2.3%)

באהלים בָאֳהָלִים

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

אהל

ʼôhel

Definition

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

Root

from H166 (אהל);

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H168

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 73

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

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Page 29

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

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0168:

No stats available

מקדם מִקֶּדֶם

from in front

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

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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.

Prep-M, 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%)

לנבח לְנֹבַח

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

נבח

Nôbach

Definition

Nobach, the name of an Israelite, and of a place East of the Jordan

Root

from H5024 (נבח); a bark;

Exhaustive

from נבח; a bark; Nobach, the name of an Israelite, and of a place East of the Jordan; Nobah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5025

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נֹבַח

proper name • Strongs / High • Page 937

Proper name of a man from the tribe of Manasseh who conquered and named the city Kenath.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֹבַח

proper name • Page 422

proper name of a city in Gilead. (Once Judg. 8:11.)

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5025:

No stats available

ויגבהה וְיָגְבֳּהָה

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

יגבהה

Yogbᵉhâh

Definition

Jogbehah, a place East of the Jordan

Root

feminine from H1361 (גבה); hillock;

Exhaustive

feminine from גבה; hillock; Jogbehah, a place East of the Jordan; Jogbehah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3011

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָגְבְּהָה

noun proper • Root גבה • Consonantal / Low • Page 575

Proper name of a city in Gad.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָגְבְּהָה

proper noun • Root גבה • Page 269

a place in the tribe of Gad. Num. 32: 35. Judg. 8: 11. (Likely Hoph. of גָּבַהּ, 'he is lifted up').

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3011:

No stats available

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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המחנה הַמַּחֲנה

the Camp

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

מחנה

machăneh

Definition

an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)

Root

from H2583 (חנה);

Exhaustive

from חנה; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4264

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַחֲנֶה

noun masculine • Root חנה • Strongs / High • Page 837

1. A place where persons encamp, an encampment, a military camp, a camp of nomads. 2. What encamps: an army, a host, a line of warriors or non-warriors, of locusts; a division. 3. Used in the proper name מַחֲנֵה־דָן (Dan's camp).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַחֲנֶה

noun masculine • Root חנה • Page 369

1. An encampment of an army or nomadic tribe (Gen. 32:8; Ex. 16:13). 2. A host, army, or company of men (Ex. 14:24; Gen. 50:9; Joel 2:11). Dual: מַחֲנַיִם. Plur: מַחֲנוֹת.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: παρεμβολῆσ παρεμβολὴν παρεμβολῇ παρεμβολήν παρεμβολὴ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4264:

παρεμβολῆσ 74× (35.6%)

παρεμβολὴν 30× (14.2%)

παρεμβολῇ 28× (11.6%)

παρεμβολήν 17× (7.9%)

παρεμβολὴ 14× (6.2%)

παρεμβολὰσ 6× (2.9%)

'' 5× (2.4%)

παρεμβολῶν 5× (2.4%)

--- 4× (2.2%)

παρεμβολάσ 3× (1.6%)

והמחנה וְהַמַּחֲנֶה

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

מחנה

machăneh

Definition

an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)

Root

from H2583 (חנה);

Exhaustive

from חנה; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4264

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַחֲנֶה

noun masculine • Root חנה • Strongs / High • Page 837

1. A place where persons encamp, an encampment, a military camp, a camp of nomads. 2. What encamps: an army, a host, a line of warriors or non-warriors, of locusts; a division. 3. Used in the proper name מַחֲנֵה־דָן (Dan's camp).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַחֲנֶה

noun masculine • Root חנה • Page 369

1. An encampment of an army or nomadic tribe (Gen. 32:8; Ex. 16:13). 2. A host, army, or company of men (Ex. 14:24; Gen. 50:9; Joel 2:11). Dual: מַחֲנַיִם. Plur: מַחֲנוֹת.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: παρεμβολῆσ παρεμβολὴν παρεμβολῇ παρεμβολήν παρεμβολὴ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4264:

παρεμβολῆσ 74× (35.6%)

παρεμβολὴν 30× (14.2%)

παρεμβολῇ 28× (11.6%)

παρεμβολήν 17× (7.9%)

παρεμβολὴ 14× (6.2%)

παρεμβολὰσ 6× (2.9%)

'' 5× (2.4%)

παρεμβολῶν 5× (2.4%)

--- 4× (2.2%)

παρεμβολάσ 3× (1.6%)

היה הָיָה

he has become

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

Verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

בטח בֶטַח׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בטח

beṭach

Definition

properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely

Root

from H982 (בטח);

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H983

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֶּטַח

noun masculine • Root בטח • Strongs_Numbers • Page 234

Security, fearlessness, confidence; also used as adverb: without danger, securely, unconcernedly.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Gideon will go up the way of those dwelling in tents from the east to Nobah and Jogbehah, and he will smite the camp; and the camp was secure.

LITV Translation:
And Gideon went up the way of those who live in tents, on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army was at ease.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, eastward of Nobah and Jogbehah; and he smote the host, and the host was secure.