Judges 8:23

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויאמר וַיֹּאמֶר

and he is saying

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

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

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

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

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

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

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

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אלהם אֲלֵהֶם

toward themselves

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

הם

Definition

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

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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 Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0413:

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גדעון גִּדְעוֹן

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%)

לא לֹא־

not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

אמשל אֶמְשֹׁל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משל

mâshal

Definition

to rule

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4910

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

I. To be hard, powerful, strong, mighty; Metaphor. to rule, reign, govern, command, have power; to rule over, to manage.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

II. (Kal not used) to compare, to put together or beside one another for comparison, two things, from the fundamental signification to bind, to unite, to weave or twist together.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְשֹׁל

an infin. used as a noun • Root משל • Page 414

equivalent to משל no. 4. Job 17:6.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

I. to rule, to be master. Prov. 6:7. Construed with בְּ, Gen. 3:16; 4:7; Is. 3:4. more rarely with עַל, Prov. 28:15. Sometimes it signifies to be placed over any thing, Gen. 24:2. Construed with לְ and an infin. to have power to do any thing, Ex. 21:8. Hiph. הִמְשִׁיל to cause to rule, to appoint ruler. Ps. 8:7; Dan. 11:39. used substantively, dominion, Job 25:2.

מָשַׁל

verb qal • Root משל • Page 414

II. 1. to utter a metaphor or comparison. Ezek. 24:3. 2. to utter a proverb. Ezek. 12:23; 17:2; 18:2, 3. 3. to sing satires. Joel 2:17. Niph. to be or become similar, to be like; construed with לְ, Is. 14:10; with כְּ, Ps. 28:1; 143:7; with בְּ, Ps. 49:13, 21. Pi. to speak in parables. Ezek. 21:5. Hiph. to compare. Is. 46:5. Hithpa. to be like, similar; construed with בְּ. Job 30:19.

מָשָׁל

m. prim. • Root משל • Page 414

1. a comparison, similitude, parable. Ezek. 17:2; 24:3. 2. a sentiment, maxim, expressed for the most part by the orientalists in a pithy comparison. Prov. 26:1, 2, 3... 3. a proverb. Sam. 10:12; Ezek. 18:2, 3... 4. figurative discourse generally; hence a song, poem. Num. 23:7, 18; Job 27:1; 29:1. Particularly a satiric song, or a song of triumph over the destruction of enemies, Is. 14:4; Mic. 2:4; Hab. 2:6.

מֹשֶׁל

m. verbal • Root משל • Page 414

I. dominion. Zech. 9:10.

מֹשֶׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

II. something like or similar. Job 41:25.

Verb Qal imperfect first person common singular

LXX: ἄρχων κρατήσει δεσπόζει ἡγούμενοσ ἀρχόντων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4910:

ἄρχων 6× (6.8%)

κρατήσει 3× (3.5%)

δεσπόζει 3× (3.5%)

ἡγούμενοσ 3× (3.3%)

ἀρχόντων 3× (3.3%)

ἄρχοντα 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

κυριεύσουσιν 2× (2.5%)

ἡγουμένων 2× (2.5%)

ἄρξει 2× (2.5%)

אני אֲנִי

myself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אני

ʼănîy

Definition

I

Root

contracted from H595 (אנכי);

Exhaustive

lemma אני second vowel, corrected to אני; contracted from אנכי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H589

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲנִי

pronoun personal • Root אנ • Strongs_Numbers • Page 162

I; the personal pronoun of the first person singular, common gender.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲנִי

pronoun • Page 61

I. Also written אָנֹכִי. The form אֲנִי also occurs in the phrase חַי אָנִי (see חַי).

Pronoun personal first person both singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0589:

No stats available

בכם בָּכם

within yourselves

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

כם

Definition

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

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9036

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

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

בּ

prefix • Page 83

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

Preposition -Within Art, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

ולא וְלֹא־

and not

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

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Conjunction, Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

ימשל יִמְשֹׁל

he is ruling

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משל

mâshal

Definition

to rule

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4910

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

I. To be hard, powerful, strong, mighty; Metaphor. to rule, reign, govern, command, have power; to rule over, to manage.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

II. (Kal not used) to compare, to put together or beside one another for comparison, two things, from the fundamental signification to bind, to unite, to weave or twist together.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְשֹׁל

an infin. used as a noun • Root משל • Page 414

equivalent to משל no. 4. Job 17:6.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

I. to rule, to be master. Prov. 6:7. Construed with בְּ, Gen. 3:16; 4:7; Is. 3:4. more rarely with עַל, Prov. 28:15. Sometimes it signifies to be placed over any thing, Gen. 24:2. Construed with לְ and an infin. to have power to do any thing, Ex. 21:8. Hiph. הִמְשִׁיל to cause to rule, to appoint ruler. Ps. 8:7; Dan. 11:39. used substantively, dominion, Job 25:2.

מָשַׁל

verb qal • Root משל • Page 414

II. 1. to utter a metaphor or comparison. Ezek. 24:3. 2. to utter a proverb. Ezek. 12:23; 17:2; 18:2, 3. 3. to sing satires. Joel 2:17. Niph. to be or become similar, to be like; construed with לְ, Is. 14:10; with כְּ, Ps. 28:1; 143:7; with בְּ, Ps. 49:13, 21. Pi. to speak in parables. Ezek. 21:5. Hiph. to compare. Is. 46:5. Hithpa. to be like, similar; construed with בְּ. Job 30:19.

מָשָׁל

m. prim. • Root משל • Page 414

1. a comparison, similitude, parable. Ezek. 17:2; 24:3. 2. a sentiment, maxim, expressed for the most part by the orientalists in a pithy comparison. Prov. 26:1, 2, 3... 3. a proverb. Sam. 10:12; Ezek. 18:2, 3... 4. figurative discourse generally; hence a song, poem. Num. 23:7, 18; Job 27:1; 29:1. Particularly a satiric song, or a song of triumph over the destruction of enemies, Is. 14:4; Mic. 2:4; Hab. 2:6.

מֹשֶׁל

m. verbal • Root משל • Page 414

I. dominion. Zech. 9:10.

מֹשֶׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

II. something like or similar. Job 41:25.

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἄρχων κρατήσει δεσπόζει ἡγούμενοσ ἀρχόντων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4910:

ἄρχων 6× (6.8%)

κρατήσει 3× (3.5%)

δεσπόζει 3× (3.5%)

ἡγούμενοσ 3× (3.3%)

ἀρχόντων 3× (3.3%)

ἄρχοντα 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

κυριεύσουσιν 2× (2.5%)

ἡγουμένων 2× (2.5%)

ἄρξει 2× (2.5%)

בני בְּני

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

י

Definition

my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

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

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

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

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%)

בכם בָּכֶם

within yourselves

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

כם

Definition

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

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9036

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

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

בּ

prefix • Page 83

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

Preposition -Within Art, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

יהוה יְהוָה

He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

ימשל יִמְשֹׁל

he is ruling

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משל

mâshal

Definition

to rule

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4910

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

I. To be hard, powerful, strong, mighty; Metaphor. to rule, reign, govern, command, have power; to rule over, to manage.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

II. (Kal not used) to compare, to put together or beside one another for comparison, two things, from the fundamental signification to bind, to unite, to weave or twist together.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְשֹׁל

an infin. used as a noun • Root משל • Page 414

equivalent to משל no. 4. Job 17:6.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

I. to rule, to be master. Prov. 6:7. Construed with בְּ, Gen. 3:16; 4:7; Is. 3:4. more rarely with עַל, Prov. 28:15. Sometimes it signifies to be placed over any thing, Gen. 24:2. Construed with לְ and an infin. to have power to do any thing, Ex. 21:8. Hiph. הִמְשִׁיל to cause to rule, to appoint ruler. Ps. 8:7; Dan. 11:39. used substantively, dominion, Job 25:2.

מָשַׁל

verb qal • Root משל • Page 414

II. 1. to utter a metaphor or comparison. Ezek. 24:3. 2. to utter a proverb. Ezek. 12:23; 17:2; 18:2, 3. 3. to sing satires. Joel 2:17. Niph. to be or become similar, to be like; construed with לְ, Is. 14:10; with כְּ, Ps. 28:1; 143:7; with בְּ, Ps. 49:13, 21. Pi. to speak in parables. Ezek. 21:5. Hiph. to compare. Is. 46:5. Hithpa. to be like, similar; construed with בְּ. Job 30:19.

מָשָׁל

m. prim. • Root משל • Page 414

1. a comparison, similitude, parable. Ezek. 17:2; 24:3. 2. a sentiment, maxim, expressed for the most part by the orientalists in a pithy comparison. Prov. 26:1, 2, 3... 3. a proverb. Sam. 10:12; Ezek. 18:2, 3... 4. figurative discourse generally; hence a song, poem. Num. 23:7, 18; Job 27:1; 29:1. Particularly a satiric song, or a song of triumph over the destruction of enemies, Is. 14:4; Mic. 2:4; Hab. 2:6.

מֹשֶׁל

m. verbal • Root משל • Page 414

I. dominion. Zech. 9:10.

מֹשֶׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

II. something like or similar. Job 41:25.

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἄρχων κρατήσει δεσπόζει ἡγούμενοσ ἀρχόντων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4910:

ἄρχων 6× (6.8%)

κρατήσει 3× (3.5%)

δεσπόζει 3× (3.5%)

ἡγούμενοσ 3× (3.3%)

ἀρχόντων 3× (3.3%)

ἄρχοντα 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

κυριεύσουσιν 2× (2.5%)

ἡγουμένων 2× (2.5%)

ἄρξει 2× (2.5%)

בכם בָּכֶם׃

within yourselves

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

כם

Definition

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

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9036

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

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

בּ

prefix • Page 83

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

Preposition -Within Art, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Gideon will say to them, I will not rule over you, and my son shall not rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.

LITV Translation:
And Gideon said to them, I shall not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; Jehovah shall rule over you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule, and my son shall not rule among you; the Lord shall rule over you.