Leviticus 11:30

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

והאנקה וְהָאֲנָקָה

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

אנקה

ʼănâqâh

Definition

some kind of lizard, probably the gecko (from its wail)

Root

the same as H603 (אנקה);

Exhaustive

the same as אנקה; some kind of lizard, probably the gecko (from its wail); ferret.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H604

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲנָקָה

noun feminine • Root אנק • Strongs_Numbers • Page 165

1. Sighing, complaining. 2. Name of a species of lizard, generally of an unclean reptile (gecko, hedgehog).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲנָקָה

f. verbal • Root אנק • Page 62

1. groaning, cry of anguish. Ps. 12: 6. 79: 11. 2. a species of lizard. Once Lev. 11: 30.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0604:

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והכח וְהָכֹּחַ

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

כח

kôach

Definition

vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard

Root

or (Daniel 11:6) כוח; from an unused root meaning to be firm;

Exhaustive

or (Daniel 11:6) כוח; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3581

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּחַ

noun / masculine • Root כחח • Strongs / High • Page 688

1. Strength, power, force (of life, war, man, earth, animals, God); strength of understanding. 2. Exertion, substance, possessions, wealth, riches, violence; ability or power to do something.

[mapped corrected to F6547 on 2025-12-28 via maintenance]

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֹּחַ

noun • Page 313

strength, see כּוֹחַ.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἰσχύι ἰσχὺσ ἰσχύσ ἰσχὺν ἰσχύοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3581a:

ἰσχύι 32× (21.9%)

ἰσχὺσ 23× (17.3%)

ἰσχύσ 17× (12.3%)

ἰσχὺν 11× (8.1%)

ἰσχύοσ 8× (5.5%)

ἰσχύν 6× (4.5%)

---% 4× (2.5%)

ἰσχύω 3× (2.2%)

κατίσχυσα 2× (1.6%)

ὡσαύτωσ 2× (1.6%)

והלטאה וְהָלְּטָאָה

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

לטאה

lᵉṭâʼâh

Definition

a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)

Root

from an unused root meaning to hide;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to hide; a kind of lizard (from its covert habits); lizard.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3911

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לְטָאָה

feminine noun • Root לט • Strongs / High • Page 785

A species of lizard climbing on walls.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לְטָאָה

noun feminine • Root לטא • Page 346

probably a species of lizard. Once Lev. 11:30.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3911:

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והחמט וְהָחֹמֶט

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

חמט

chômeṭ

Definition

a lizard (as creeping)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning, to lie low;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning, to lie low; a lizard (as creeping); snail.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2546

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֹמֶט

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 497

A lizard.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֹמֶט

noun masculine • Page 235

A species of lizard. Lev. 11:30. Septuagint: σαῦρα (saura). Vulgate: lacerta.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H2546:

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והתנשמת וְהָתִּנְשָׁמֶת׃

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

תנשמת

tanshemeth

Definition

properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and abird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen

Root

from H5395 (נשם);

Exhaustive

from נשם; properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and abird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen; mole, swan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8580

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תִּנְשֶׁמֶת

noun feminine • Root נשם • Page 721

1. an unclean quadruped (chameleon, lizard, mole). Lev. 11: 30. From נָשַׁם to breathe. 2. an unclean water-fowl (swan, sea-gull). Lev. 11: 18. Deut. 14: 16.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8580:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The shrew mouse, and the chameleon, and the salamander, and the snail and the mole.

LITV Translation:
and the gecko, and the monitor, and the lizard, and the sand lizard, and the barn owl.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
the ferret, and the chameleon, and the evet, and the newt, and the mole.