Leviticus 27:27

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואם וְאִם

and if

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

אם

ʼim

Definition

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

Root

a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H518

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אִם

conjunction • Strongs_Numbers • Page 146

If; a conditional conjunction.

אִם

conjunction • Strongs_Numbers • Page 147

Conditional particle corresponding to 'if', 'whether', or 'although'. It is used with perfect and imperfect tenses to express conditions, repeated acts, or permanent states. In formulas of swearing (oaths), it implies a negative ('surely not'). It can also introduce a question.

אִם

conj. / particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 148

Conditional particle indicating 'if', 'whether', 'either...or'; also used as a particle of time: 'when', 'since'; a particle of wishing: 'oh if!', 'would that!'; and sometimes as an exclamation: 'behold!', 'lo!'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִם

primitive particle • Page 54

1. adv. of time, when; referring either to time past, like the Germ. da, als, Am. 7: 2 when they had en-

אִם

conj. / adv. / interrog. particle • Page 55

A conditional and interrogative particle with multiple senses: 2. if, supposing that; 3. although (Judg. 13:16); 4. O that (Gen. 30:27); 5. whether... or (Ex. 19:13); 6. in swearing (not, that not; 2 Sam. 11:11); 7. perhaps that (Gen. 31:52); 8. interrogative (Jer. 3:5); 11. whether...not (Est. 4:14); 13. (אם-לא) if not, but (Gen. 24:58).

Conjunction, Particle

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0518a:

No stats available

בבהמה בַּבְּהֵמָה

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

בהמה

bᵉhêmâh

Definition

properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

Root

from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute);

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H929

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּהֵמָה

noun feminine • Root בהם • Lemma_Lookup • Page 223

prop. the dumb, speechless, irrational being; hence generally beast, animal as a collective; tame or wild, particularly cattle

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּהֵמָה

f. prim. • Page 88

1. beast, quadruped. Ecc. 3:19, 21. Lev. 11:2. 2. tame cattle, in opposition to wild beast. Gen. 1:24—26. 3. large cattle, in opposition to small cattle. Gen. 34:23. 4. wild beast of the field. Deut. 32:24. Hab. 2:17. Plur. בְּהֵמוֹת animals. Also as a pluralis excellentiae denoting the Behemoth (hippopotamus) in Job 40:15.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0929:

No stats available

הטמאה הָטְּמֵאָה

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

טמא

ṭâmêʼ

Definition

foul in a religious sense

Root

from H2930 (טמא);

Exhaustive

from טמא; foul in a religious sense; defiled, [phrase] infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2931

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

טָמֵא

verb • Root טמא • Strongs / High • Page 561

Intransitive verb. Properly, to be muddy, dark, obscure, black. Metaphorically, to be dirty, rancid, stinking; to be unclean in a Levitical sense. Figuratively, to be desecrated, to be spiritually unclean.

טָמֵא

verb • Root טמא • Strongs / High • Page 562

A verb with multiple stems. Piel (טִמֵּא): to desecrate, profane, make unclean, defile. Pual (טֻמָּא): passive of Piel, to be made unclean. Hithpael (הִטַּמֵּא): to make oneself unclean. Hothpael (הֻטַּמָּא): to be defiled.

טָמֵא

adjective • Root טמא • Strongs / High • Page 562

Unclean, in a Levitical sense (spoken of men, animals, or things) or in a moral sense (guilty, sinful). As a substantive, it can mean an uncircumcised one, a heathen, or one with unclean lips.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

טָמֵא

verb • Page 263

1. to be or become unclean or impure. Lev. 11: 24 ff. Pi. to render unclean. Pu. pass. Ezek. 4: 14. 2. to pronounce unclean. 3. to permit to be polluted. 4. to deflour, defile.

טָמֵא

verb • Root טמא • Page 263

unclean, impure; in a ceremonial (Lev. 5: 2) or moral (Job 14: 4) sense.

Particle definite article, Adjective adjective feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἀκάθαρτον ἀκάθαρτα ἀκάθαρτοσ ἀκαθάρτων ἀκαθάρτου

LXX Usage Statistics

H2931:

ἀκάθαρτον 15× (17.5%)

ἀκάθαρτα 15× (17.3%)

ἀκάθαρτοσ 13× (14.2%)

ἀκαθάρτων 8× (8.1%)

ἀκαθάρτου 7× (8.1%)

ἀκάθαρτόσ 7× (8.3%)

ἀκάθαρτοι 3× (3.4%)

ἀκάθαρτόν 2× (2.4%)

ἀκαθάρτῳ 2× (2.2%)

ופדה וּפָדָה

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

פדה

pâdâh

Definition

to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve; [idiom] at all, deliver, [idiom] by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6299

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲפֻדָּה

noun feminine • Root אפד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 173

1. girding, binding about, girdle of binding i.e. fastened girdle. 2. coat, covering

הִפְדָּה

hif. verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1154

To cause to be redeemed.

הָפְדָּה

hof. verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1154

Passive of Hiphil (to be caused to be redeemed).

נִפְדָּה

nif. verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1154

To be redeemed, to be freed.

פָּדָה

trans. verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1154

Properly to sever, to separate, to divide; to release, to loose; hence metaphorically to redeem, to free, to deliver.

פְּדָהצוּר

noun proper masculine • Root פדהצור • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1155

(God is Deliverer)

קִפְּדָה

noun • Root קפד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1287

See the entry for קָפַד.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פָּדָה

verb • Root פדה • Page 536

1. to redeem, ransom. Synonymous with גָאַל. Ex. 13:13.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐλυτρώσω λυτρώσῃ λυτρώσεται ἐλυτρώσατο ἐλυτρωσάμην

LXX Usage Statistics

H6299:

ἐλυτρώσω 7× (11.2%)

λυτρώσῃ 5× (8.0%)

λυτρώσεται 5× (8.0%)

ἐλυτρώσατο 5× (7.7%)

ἐλυτρωσάμην 2× (3.2%)

λυτρώσομαι 2× (3.2%)

λυτρωθήσεται 2× (3.2%)

λύτρωσαί 2× (3.2%)

ἀλλάξεισ 2× (3.2%)

λύτροισ 2× (3.0%)

בערכך בְעֶרְכּךָ

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

ערך

ʻêrek

Definition

a pile, equipment, estimate

Root

from H6186 (ערך);

Exhaustive

from ערך; a pile, equipment, estimate; equal, estimation, (things that are set in) order, price, proportion, [idiom] set at, suit, taxation, [idiom] valuest.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6187

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲרָךְ

noun masculine • Root ערך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 888

arrangement, disposition.

מַעֲרָךְ

masculine noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 889

disposal, project, counsel.

עָרַךְ

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1134

Tr. to place in a row, to set in order, to put in order. To prepare a table or war. To set a cause (self-defence) in order, to prepare words against one, to set over against, to compare with, to set an equal value upon, to outweigh, to establish. Hifil: to value, to estimate.

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, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: τιμὴ τιμὴν τιμῆσ συντίμησισ αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6187:

τιμὴ 8× (19.3%)

τιμὴν 7× (16.4%)

τιμῆσ 4× (11.2%)

συντίμησισ 2× (4.9%)

αὐτῆσ 2× (4.5%)

συντιμήσεωσ 2× (4.5%)

ויסף וְיָסַף

and he is adding

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

יסף

yâçaph

Definition

to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing); add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idiom] longer (bring, do, make, much, put), [idiom] (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, [idiom] yet, yield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3254

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָסַף

verb • Root יסף • Strongs / High • Page 620

To add, increase, or do something again. Used as an auxiliary verb, it means 'again', 'more', 'further'. Primary meanings include: to add to, bring together, increase, give abundantly, exceed, enhance, multiply, augment, and to become richer.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָסַף

verb • Page 287

(Entry continued on next page) In Kal and Hiphil, future יוֹסִיף.

יָסַף

verb • Root יסף • Page 288

1. to add; construed with an accusative and עַל (Lev. 5: 16) or אֶל (2 Sam. 24: 3). 2. to increase, enlarge (Ps. 71: 14, Ezek. 23: 14). 3. it expresses the repetition or continuance of an action, rendered as 'again', 'further', or 'more' (Gen. 4: 2, 37: 5). Includes Niph. נּוֹסַף 'to be added' (Ex. 1: 10) and Hoph. הוּסַף 'to be added' (Dan. 4: 33).

יָסַף

chald. v. • Root יסף • Page 288

Chaldee; same as the Hebrew word (idem) meaning to add or increase.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: προσέθετο προσθήσει προσθήσω προσθείη προσέθεντο

LXX Usage Statistics

H3254:

προσέθετο 26× (11.0%)

προσθήσει 26× (12.0%)

προσθήσω 21× (9.7%)

προσθείη 16× (7.5%)

προσέθεντο 14× (6.0%)

προσέθηκεν 7× (3.0%)

προστεθήσεται 7× (3.2%)

προσθεῖναι 5× (2.3%)

προσθῇσ 5× (2.4%)

προσθήσεσθε 5× (2.4%)

חמשתו חֲמִשִׁתוֹ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חמישי

chămîyshîy

Definition

fifth; also a fifth

Root

or חמשי; ordinal from H2568 (חמש);

Exhaustive

or חמשי; ordinal from חמש; fifth; also a fifth; fifth (part).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2549

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲמִישִׁי

numeral / ordinal / masculine • Root חמש • Strongs / High • Page 501

The fifth (masculine ordinal number). The feminine form is חֲמִישִׁית.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֲמִישִׁי

adjective / fem. חֲמִישִׁית • Page 235

Fifth. Used for 'the fifth part' (Gen. 47:24). Plural: חֲמִישִׁיֹּת, its fifth parts (Lev. 5:24).

Adjective ordinal number feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: πέμπτῳ πέμπτοσ ἐπίπεμπτον πέμπτον πέμπτῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2549:

πέμπτῳ 11× (25.6%)

πέμπτοσ 10× (22.9%)

ἐπίπεμπτον 8× (17.8%)

πέμπτον 4× (9.3%)

πέμπτῃ 3× (7.0%)

עליו עָלָיו

upon himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Preposition Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

ואם וְאִם־

and if

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

אם

ʼim

Definition

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

Root

a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H518

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אִם

conjunction • Strongs_Numbers • Page 146

If; a conditional conjunction.

אִם

conjunction • Strongs_Numbers • Page 147

Conditional particle corresponding to 'if', 'whether', or 'although'. It is used with perfect and imperfect tenses to express conditions, repeated acts, or permanent states. In formulas of swearing (oaths), it implies a negative ('surely not'). It can also introduce a question.

אִם

conj. / particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 148

Conditional particle indicating 'if', 'whether', 'either...or'; also used as a particle of time: 'when', 'since'; a particle of wishing: 'oh if!', 'would that!'; and sometimes as an exclamation: 'behold!', 'lo!'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִם

primitive particle • Page 54

1. adv. of time, when; referring either to time past, like the Germ. da, als, Am. 7: 2 when they had en-

אִם

conj. / adv. / interrog. particle • Page 55

A conditional and interrogative particle with multiple senses: 2. if, supposing that; 3. although (Judg. 13:16); 4. O that (Gen. 30:27); 5. whether... or (Ex. 19:13); 6. in swearing (not, that not; 2 Sam. 11:11); 7. perhaps that (Gen. 31:52); 8. interrogative (Jer. 3:5); 11. whether...not (Est. 4:14); 13. (אם-לא) if not, but (Gen. 24:58).

Conjunction, Particle

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0518a:

No stats available

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%)

יגאל יִגָּאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גאל

gâʼal

Definition

to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

Root

a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.

Exhaustive

a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.; to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.); [idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1350

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גָּאַל

verb • Root גאל • Strongs / High • Page 292

A verb with a twofold signification: 1. to redeem, to be redeemed, to buy back. 2. to be polluted, defiled, soiled; to make unclean.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גָּאַל

verb • Page 122

I. 1. to demand back one's property; hence (1.) to repurchase or buy again an estate (Lev. 25:25, Ruth 4:4, 6); (2.) to redeem what has been vowed (Lev. 27:13, 15, 19, 20); (3.) to require satisfaction for bloodshed, to avenge the blood of one slain (Num. 35:19 ff., Deut. 19:6, 12, 20:5, 9). 2. to redeem, ransom (Lev. 25:49); hence to deliver or set free (Gen. 48:16, Ex. 6:6, Ps. 19:15, 103:4, 106:10, Is. 44:22, 48:20, 52:9). 3. signifies one nearest of kin who has the right of repurchase and avenging of blood. Lev.

גָּאַל

verb • Root גאל • Page 123

To redeem, act as a kinsman. Includes the obligation to marry the widow of a deceased relative (Ruth 3:13). References: Ruth 3:12, 1K.16:11, Ruth 3:13, Tob. 3:17, Lev. 25:30.

גָּאַל

verb • Root גאל • Page 123

To defile, pollute, disgrace. Job 3:5, Mal. 1:7, 12, Zeph. 3:1, Is. 59:3, Lam. 4:14, Is. 63:3, Dan. 1:8.

גָּאַל

verb • Root גאל • Page 123

To reject, exclude. In Syriac: to reject, be rejected. References: Ezra 2:62, Neh. 7:64.

Verb Niphal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀγχιστεύων λυτρῶται λυτρώσεται ἀγχιστεύοντοσ ῥυσάμενόσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1350a:

ἀγχιστεύων 8× (6.5%)

λυτρῶται 6× (5.7%)

λυτρώσεται 6× (5.6%)

ἀγχιστεύοντοσ 5× (3.9%)

ῥυσάμενόσ 5× (3.9%)

λυτρώσηται 4× (3.8%)

λυτρούμενοσ 4× (3.2%)

ἀγχιστεὺσ 4× (3.7%)

ἐλυτρώσατο 4× (3.7%)

ἐλυτρώσω 4× (3.8%)

ונמכר וְנִמְכַּר

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

מכר

mâkar

Definition

to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender); [idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4376

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָכַר

verb • Root מכר • Strongs / High • Page 849

I. To exchange, for a thing or for a price; to sell. Metaphorically: a) to marry a daughter, i.e. to give her on receiving a price; b) to deliver up, to give over. Nif. (נִמְכַּר) to be sold, to be given over, delivered up. Hithp. (הִתְמַכֵּר) to sell oneself, to be sold.

מָכַר

verb • Root מכר • Strongs / High • Page 849

II. (not used in Kal) to take into possession, to acquire, to bargain for, to buy.

מָכַר

verb • Root מכר • Strongs / High • Page 849

III. To string together, to bind together, hence to ensnare, to take in a net; to cheat, to devise cunning measures; hence enchantment.

מָכַר

verb • Root מכר • Strongs / High • Page 849

IV. (not used in Kal) to pierce, to bore through, to push through.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָכַר

verb • Page 374

To sell. Gen. 37:27, 28. To sell one's daughter, i. e. to give her in marriage. To sell a people, i. e. to deliver them to their enemies. Niph. to be sold. Hithpa. to be sold, to sell one's self.

conjunctive, Verb Niphal sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀπέδοτο ἀποδῶται αὐτοὺσ πραθήσεται ἀπέδοντο

LXX Usage Statistics

H4376:

ἀπέδοτο 10× (10.5%)

ἀποδῶται 7× (8.0%)

αὐτοὺσ 6× (5.1%)

πραθήσεται 5× (5.8%)

ἀπέδοντο 5× (5.7%)

ἀπέδοσθε 3× (3.5%)

πραθῇ 3× (3.3%)

ἀπόδου 2× (2.2%)

'' 2× (2.0%)

πωλοῦντεσ 2× (2.0%)

בערכך בְּעֶרְכֶּךָ׃

in the hand

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

ערך

ʻêrek

Definition

a pile, equipment, estimate

Root

from H6186 (ערך);

Exhaustive

from ערך; a pile, equipment, estimate; equal, estimation, (things that are set in) order, price, proportion, [idiom] set at, suit, taxation, [idiom] valuest.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6187

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲרָךְ

noun masculine • Root ערך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 888

arrangement, disposition.

מַעֲרָךְ

masculine noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 889

disposal, project, counsel.

עָרַךְ

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1134

Tr. to place in a row, to set in order, to put in order. To prepare a table or war. To set a cause (self-defence) in order, to prepare words against one, to set over against, to compare with, to set an equal value upon, to outweigh, to establish. Hifil: to value, to estimate.

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, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: τιμὴ τιμὴν τιμῆσ συντίμησισ αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6187:

τιμὴ 8× (19.3%)

τιμὴν 7× (16.4%)

τιμῆσ 4× (11.2%)

συντίμησισ 2× (4.9%)

αὐτῆσ 2× (4.5%)

συντιμήσεωσ 2× (4.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And if from unclean cattle, and he redeemed by thy estimation, and he shall add the fifth upon it: and if it shall not be redeemed, and it was sold by thy estimation.

LITV Translation:
And if among the unclean animals, then he shall ransom it at your valuation, and he shall add its fifth to it. And if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold at your evaluation.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
But if he should redeem an unclean beast, according to its valuation, then he shall add the fifth part to it, and it shall be his; and if he redeem it not, it shall be sold according to its valuation.