Leviticus 14:4

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וצוה וְצִוָּה

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

צוה

tsâvâh

Definition

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6680

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צָוָה

verb • Root צוה • Strongs / High • Page 1220

I. (Kal not used) trans. prop. to establish, to erect, to set up, proceeding from the fundamental signification to join firmly together, to put closely together (into one) to close or wind together. Meanings: 1. (not used) to erect, set up, a monument of stone, cippus. 2. (not used) to settle, to appoint, to constitute, to give definite directions, to arrange; hence to point out, for performance, to settle, a statute.

צָוָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1221

III. (Not used) to see צִוָא III.

צָוָה

verb intransitive • Strongs / High • Page 1221

IV. (Not used) intransitive: same as אָפַס (which see).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָוָה

verb • Page 565

1. To command any one (Gen. 26:11); 2. to commission, depute, send (Jer. 14:14; 23:32); 3. to appoint a person over any thing (Neh. 7:2); 4. to appoint, ordain (Ps. 68:29); 5. to put one's house in order (2 Sam. 17:23; 2 K. 20:1).

conjunctive, Verb Piel sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐνετείλατο συνέταξεν ἐνετειλάμην ἐντέλλομαί ἐνετείλατό

LXX Usage Statistics

H6680:

ἐνετείλατο 172× (33.2%)

συνέταξεν 76× (15.2%)

ἐνετειλάμην 39× (7.6%)

ἐντέλλομαί 26× (5.2%)

ἐνετείλατό 25× (5.0%)

ἐντέλλομαι 17× (3.0%)

αὐτοῖσ 13× (2.1%)

ἔντειλαι 12× (2.4%)

ἐνετείλω 12× (2.4%)

προσέταξεν 7× (1.3%)

הכהן הָכֹּהֵן

the Priest

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

כהן

kôhên

Definition

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Root

active participle of H3547 (כהן);

Exhaustive

active participle of כהן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3548

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כֹּהֵן

noun / masculine • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 679

1. a servant (in a higher dignity), a minister, a counsellor performing service. 2. a priest.

כֹּהֵן

noun • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 680

1. An officer, a house-officer, counsellor. 2. A servant of God, who had charge of the sacrificial worship; a priest. This can refer to a priest of Aaron's line or a heathen priest.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἱερεὺσ ἱερεῖσ ἱερέα ἱερέωσ ἱερέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H3548:

ἱερεὺσ 211× (28.0%)

ἱερεῖσ 192× (24.9%)

ἱερέα 71× (9.5%)

ἱερέωσ 58× (7.9%)

ἱερέων 58× (7.7%)

ἱερεύσ 34× (4.5%)

ἱερεῖ 33× (4.3%)

ἱερεῦσιν 30× (3.7%)

--- 16× (2.5%)

'' 11× (1.5%)

ולקח וְלָקַח

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

לקח

lâqach

Definition

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3947

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לָקַח

transitive verb • Root לקח • Strongs / High • Page 791

tr. to take, lay hold of, seize, with the hand; to catch; to take away from a thing.

לָקַח

verb • Root לקח • Strongs / High • Page 792

To take, take from; to take away, as prey, to kill; to conquer; to take along, lead; to procure, bring, fetch; to receive, accept, obtain; to undertake; to buy.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לָקַח

verb • Page 348

1. to take (often pleonastically). Gen. 12:5. 2. to seize or lay hold of. Ezek. 8:3. 3. to take away. Gen. 4:12. 4. to take, capture, occupare. Num. 21:25. 5. to receive, obtain, acquire. Num. 23:20. 6. to admit, take up, receive. Prov. 2:1.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔλαβεν λαβὲ λήμψῃ ἔλαβον λήμψεται

LXX Usage Statistics

H3947:

ἔλαβεν 254× (24.8%)

λαβὲ 73× (7.8%)

λήμψῃ 57× (5.7%)

ἔλαβον 57× (5.7%)

λήμψεται 50× (5.1%)

λαβεῖν 32× (3.4%)

λήμψονται 30× (3.0%)

λαβὼν 28× (2.7%)

λάβετε 25× (2.7%)

λήμψομαι 21× (2.1%)

למטהר לַמִּטַּהֵר

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

טהר

ṭâhêr

Definition

to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)

Root

a primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication)

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication); to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy); be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2891

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טָהֵר

verb • Root טהר • Strongs / High • Page 554

To be bright, shining; hence to make clean, to purify. Metaphorically, to cleanse from leprosy, to dedicate, consecrate, or purify in an ethical sense.

Gesenius

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טָהֵר

verb • Page 260

To be or become pure; in a physical sense (2 K. 5:12, 13), especially in a ceremonial sense (Lev. 7:19; 10:10; 11:36) and in a moral sense (Job 4:17; Prov. 20:9). Pi. טִהֵר: 1. to purify (Ezek. 24:13); 2. to pronounce clean or pure (Lev. 13:13). Hithpa. הִטַּהֵר: to purify one's self (Gen. 35:2).

Preposition -For/Into Art, Verb Hithpael participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ἔσται καθαριεῖ καθαρὸσ καθαρίσαι καθαριζομένου

LXX Usage Statistics

H2891:

ἔσται 13× (9.7%)

καθαριεῖ 11× (9.8%)

καθαρὸσ 10× (9.3%)

καθαρίσαι 6× (5.6%)

καθαριζομένου 6× (5.3%)

καθαρισθῇ 4× (4.1%)

καθαριῶ 4× (3.5%)

καθαρισθήσεσθε 3× (2.6%)

--- 3× (3.1%)

καθαρισθήσεται 3× (2.8%)

שתי שְׁתֵּי־

pair/two/drinkers

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שנים

shᵉnayim

Definition

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

Root

dual of H8145 (שני); feminine שתים;

Exhaustive

dual of שני; feminine שתים; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8147

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שְׁנַיִם

numeral • Root שנה • Strongs / High • Page 1459

Two. (Masculine dual numeral, absolute state; construct state is שְׁנֵי). Used as a numeral, substitute, or adjective, referring to a pair or the double.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁנַיִם

masc. dual • Root שנה • Page 691

two. Includes contracted forms שְׁנֵי and שְׁתֵּי used for the number twelve. References: Gen. 7: 9, 15; Gen. 2: 25.

Adjective cardinal number feminine dual construct

LXX: δύο δώδεκα '' δέκα ἀμφότεροι

LXX Usage Statistics

H8147:

δύο 437× (51.1%)

δώδεκα 72× (8.9%)

'' 47× (5.2%)

δέκα 35× (4.4%)

ἀμφότεροι 26× (3.3%)

ἀμφότερα 21× (2.7%)

εἴκοσι 19× (2.3%)

δυσὶν 16× (1.6%)

ἀμφοτέρων 15× (1.9%)

--- 13× (1.7%)

צפרים צִפֳּרִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צפור

tsippôwr

Definition

a little bird (as hopping)

Root

or צפר; from H6852 (צפר);

Exhaustive

or צפר; from צפר; a little bird (as hopping); bird, fowl, sparrow.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6833

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צִפּוֹרָה

noun proper feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1247

(A little bird); Zipporah, proper name of Moses' wife.

Gesenius

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צִפּוֹר

com. gen. • Root צפר • Page 573

1. a sparrow. 2. any small bird, particularly a singing bird. Ps. 84: 4. Prov. 26: 2. Ps. 11: 1. 104: 17. 124: 7. Job 40: 29. Prov. 6: 5. 7: 23.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: ὀρνίθιον ὄρνεον ὡσ στρουθίον ὥσπερ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6833:

ὀρνίθιον 9× (13.8%)

ὄρνεον 6× (10.2%)

ὡσ 5× (9.7%)

στρουθίον 5× (9.1%)

ὥσπερ 4× (7.7%)

ὄρνεα 4× (6.2%)

ὀρνέων 2× (4.0%)

ὀρνίθια 2× (4.0%)

πετεινὰ 2× (3.4%)

πετεινὰ 2× (3.4%)

חיות חַיּוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חי

chay

Definition

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

Root

from H2421 (חיה);

Exhaustive

from חיה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2416

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חַי

noun masculine • Root חיה • Strongs / High • Page 477

I. (abridged from חָיָה) 1. abstract: the power of life, life, vital energy; health as a salutation. 2. concrete: a living one, living thing, remaining, enduring. 3. thorn-bush, thorn-copse. 4. race, tribe, people, family.

חַי

adjective • Root חיה • Strongs / High • Page 477

II. (properly a participle of חָיָה) 1. living. 2. living again, reviving, becoming young again.

חַי

substantive • Root חיה • Strongs / High • Page 478

As a substantive: a living person or thing; living, i.e. living men; the earth inhabited by men.

חַי

aramaic adj. and subst. m. (aramaic) • Root חיה • Strongs / High • Page 478

Aramaic adjective and substantive for 'living'.

חַי

noun / masculine • Root חיה • Strongs / High • Page 478

An abridged form from חַיָּה; life, state, existence.

Gesenius

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חַי

adjective • Root חיה • Page 224

1. as an adj. living, lively. Gen. 3: 20. 2. fresh, flowing, spoken of water. Gen. 26: 19. 3. raw, fresh, spoken of flesh. 1 Sam. 2: 15. 4. reviving, living again. Gen. 18: 10. 5. as a subst. life. Lev. 25: 36. Often used in formulas of swearing (e.g., as Jehovah liveth).

Adjective adjective feminine plural absolute

LXX: ζωῆσ ζῇ θηρία ζῶ ζῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2416a:

ζωῆσ 82× (15.7%)

ζῇ 65× (13.1%)

θηρία 44× (7.8%)

ζῶ 23× (4.7%)

ζῶν 21× (3.9%)

'' 21× (3.7%)

ζῶντα 17× (3.4%)

θηρίοισ 17× (2.8%)

ζωὴν 15× (2.6%)

ζώντων 12× (2.3%)

טהרות טְהֹרוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

טהור

ṭâhôwr

Definition

pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)

Root

or טהר; from H2891 (טהר);

Exhaustive

or טהר; from טהר; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense); clean, fair, pure(-ness).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2889

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טָהוֹר

adjective • Root טהר • Strongs / High • Page 553

clean, in the widest sense; purified, white, shining. Used for precious metals, vessels, places, water, people, and animals in a Levitical sense. Morally, it means innocent, pious, or true.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

טָהוֹר

verb • Root טהר • Page 260

Pure; particularly (1) unmixed, as gold (Ex. 25:11); (2) clean, not dirty (Zech. 3:5); (3) clean, in a ceremonial sense (Lev. 13:17); (4) pure, in a moral sense (Ps. 12:7; 19:10; 51:12). Used abstractly as a subst. 'purity' in Prov. 22:11.

Adjective adjective feminine plural absolute

LXX: καθαροῦ καθαρὸσ καθαρῶν καθαρόν καθαρὰν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2889:

καθαροῦ 13× (14.1%)

καθαρὸσ 13× (13.4%)

καθαρῶν 9× (8.9%)

καθαρόν 8× (8.6%)

καθαρὰν 6× (6.2%)

καθαρῷ 5× (5.6%)

καθαρὸν 5× (5.6%)

καθαρόσ 5× (5.6%)

'' 5× (4.8%)

--- 4× (4.5%)

ועץ וְעֵץ

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

עץ

ʻêts

Definition

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

Root

from H6095 (עצה);

Exhaustive

from עצה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6086

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עֵץ

noun masculine • Root עצה • Strongs / High • Page 1118

A stick, so called from its stiffness and firmness; a stake, palus, for fastening criminals; a block, a log, as an idol; wood, as a material.

עֵץ

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1119

The stuff a thing is made of. Metaphor. a tree, with the adjectives (thick, strong, green). Also sticks of wood.

Gesenius

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עֵץ

noun masculine • Page 520

1. A tree. 2. Wood; also a post, gibbet, or gallows (Gen. 40: 19, Deut. 21: 22). Plural 'עֵצִים' denotes logs, billets for burning (Lev. 1: 7), or timber for building (Ex. 25: 10).

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ξύλα ξύλον ξύλων ξύλου ξύλοισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6086:

ξύλα 90× (25.5%)

ξύλον 61× (17.8%)

ξύλων 37× (10.5%)

ξύλου 35× (10.2%)

ξύλοισ 17× (4.4%)

'' 12× (3.2%)

--- 11× (3.5%)

pἐκ 10× (3.1%)

δένδρον 7× (2.1%)

ῥάβδον 5× (1.5%)

ארז ארֶז

cedar tree

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארז

ʼerez

Definition

a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

Root

from H729 (ארז);

Exhaustive

from ארז; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots); cedar (tree).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H730

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אֶרֶז

noun masculine • Root ארז • Strongs_Numbers • Page 187

cedar, so called from the firmness of its roots, whose tall and beautiful wood was used in temples, palaces, ships... derived from אָרַז.

Gesenius

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אֶרֶז

noun masculine • Root ארוז • Page 71

A cedar-tree (Lev. 14:4, 6, 49). In Chaldaic and Syriac it occurs for several similar trees like the pine. Cedar wainscoting (1 K. 6:18).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0730:

No stats available

ושני וּשְׁנִי

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

שני

shânîy

Definition

crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it; crimson, scarlet (thread).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8144

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שָׁנִי

m. prop. • Root שנה • Strongs / High • Page 1459

Crimson dye or color, obtained from the coccus-insect (Coccus ilicis). Literally, 'the shining, light-giving thing.'

Gesenius

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שָׁנִי

noun masculine • Root שנה • Page 691

the crimson die, also cloth or thread coloured therewith; the coccus of the ancients. References: Gen. 38: 28, 30; Jer. 4: 30; Ex. 25: 4; Lev. 14: 4; Is. 1: 18; Prov. 31: 21.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: κόκκινον νενησμένου κεκλωσμένου διανενησμένου ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8144:

κόκκινον 8× (17.3%)

νενησμένου 6× (14.6%)

κεκλωσμένου 5× (12.2%)

διανενησμένου 4× (9.7%)

--- 3× (7.3%)

'' 3× (6.2%)

κεκλωσμένον 3× (5.8%)

διπλοῦν 2× (4.9%)

תולעת תוֹלַעַת

scarlet worm

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תולע

tôwlâʻ

Definition

the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith

Root

and (feminine) תולעה; or תולעת; or תלעת; from H3216 (ילע); a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144 (שני))

Exhaustive

and (feminine) תולעה; or תולעת; or תלעת; from ילע; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of שני); the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith; crimson, scarlet, worm.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8438

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תּוֹלַעַת

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1504

fem. same as תּוֹלַע a worm, which gnaws grapes and other plants Deut. 28, 39, Jon. 4, 7, and eats corpses Is. 66, 24; commonly the coccus worm and the colour prepared from it, equivalent to שָׁנִי Lev. 14, 4.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

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תּוֹלָע

noun masculine • Page 710

1. A worm of any kind; spoken of those arising from putridity (Ex. 16:20, Is. 14:11) or insects destroying plants (Jon. 4:7, Deut. 28:39). Symbol of weakness/vileness (Ps. 22:7, Job 25:6). 2. Specifically the kermez (turtle insect) or the crimson color/garments prepared from it (Lam. 4:5, Is. 1:18).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: κοκκίνου κόκκινον σκώληξ κοκκίνῳ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8438b:

κοκκίνου 15× (33.4%)

κόκκινον 12× (27.5%)

σκώληξ 4× (9.7%)

κοκκίνῳ 4× (9.3%)

--- 2× (5.2%)

'' 2× (4.5%)

ואזב וְאֵזֹב׃

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

אזוב

ʼêzôwb

Definition

hyssop

Root

probably of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

probably of foreign derivation; hyssop; hyssop.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H231

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵזוֹב

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 89

Hyssop; a well known aromatic plant which grows on walls and is used in bunches as a brush in sacred sprinklings.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵזוֹב

noun masculine • Page 35

Hyssop, a bunch of which was used in the sacred sprinklings. References: Ex. 12:22, Lev. 14:4, 6, 49, 51.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0231:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the priest commanded, and took for him being cleansed, two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and double scarlet, and hyssop.

LITV Translation:
then the priest shall command, and he shall take for him who is to be cleansed two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the priest shall give directions, and they shall take for him that is cleansed two clean live birds, and cedar wood, and spun scarlet, and hyssop.