Nehemiah 10:11

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואחיהם וַאֲחֵיהֶם

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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

אח

ʼâch

Definition

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H251

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָח

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 93

Brother; a word of relationship used in various ways: 1. friend, companion. 2. kinsman, fellow-countryman, person of same family or race. 3. ally, confederate. 4. neighbour, fellow man. 5. Used in phrases expressing 'the one... the other' (any one, other).

אָח

noun masculine • Root אחה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 94

Brother; 'fellow' or 'other' in poetical and figurative discourse, applied to persons, animals, and inanimate things. Used frequently in compound proper names, often as an epithet of deity (friend/protector). Usage in Ez. 18:10 is discussed as a possible textual variant for 'one' or 'man'.

אָח

noun feminine • Root אחה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Properly fire, then chafing-dish; heats winter chambers.

אָח

noun masculine • Root אחו • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Meadow; to bear fruit between meadows.

אָח

interjection • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

An exclamation of grief: ah! alas! woe!

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָח

m. prim. irreg. • Page 37

1. brother; freq. 2. cousin, kinsman of any degree. 3. one belonging to the same tribe. 4. fellow countryman. 5. confederated, bound together by a league. 6. friend, companion. 7. neighbour, fellowman. 8. applied metaphorically to persons and things which have resemblance.

אָח

interj. of lament. • Page 37

Ah! alas! construed with the dative.

אָח

noun feminine • Page 37

firepan, such as is employed in the east for warming chambers. (comp. Arab. ardeo)

אָח

chald. n.m. • Page 37

brother, as in Hebrew.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

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שבניה שְׁבַנְיָה

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שבניה

Shᵉbanyâh

Definition

Shebanjah, the name of three or four Israelites

Root

or שבניהו; from the same as H7644 (שבנא) and H3050 (יה); Jah has grown (i.e. prospered);

Exhaustive

or שבניהו; from the same as שבנא and יה; Jah has grown (i.e. prospered); Shebanjah, the name of three or four Israelites; Shebaniah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7645

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁבַנְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root שבה • Strongs / High • Page 1373

fame of Jah (Proper Name).

שְׁבַנְיָה

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1374

(Jah is powerful) Proper name, masculine.

Noun proper name masculine

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הודיה הוֹדִיָּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הודיה

Hôwdîyâh

Definition

Hodijah, the name of three Israelites

Root

a form of H1938 (הודויה);

Exhaustive

a form of הודויה; Hodijah, the name of three Israelites; Hodijah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1941

אברם

ʼAbrâm

Definition

Abram, the original name of Abraham

Root

contracted from H48 (אבירם); high father;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H87

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הוֹדִיָּה

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 394

The same as הוֹדַוְיָה; a proper masculine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַבְרָם

proper name • Page 23

father of elevation, or high father. See אֲבְרָהָם.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ωδουια ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H1941:

ωδουια 2× (36.0%)

'' 2× (30.6%)

Hodiah_§Hodiah@Neh.8.7:

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קליטא קְלִיטָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קליטא

Qᵉlîyṭâʼ

Definition

Kelita, the name of three Israelites

Root

from H7038 (קלט); maiming;

Exhaustive

from קלט; maiming; Kelita, the name of three Israelites; Kelita.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7042

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קְלִיטָא

noun proper masculine • Root קלה • Strongs / High • Page 1278

(littleness, poverty) n. p. m. Ezra 10, 23, who is also called קָלָיָה Neh. 8, 7, almost in the same sense.

Noun proper name masculine

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פלאיה פְּלָאיָה

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פליה

Pᵉlâyâh

Definition

Pelajah, the name of three Israelites

Root

or פלאיה; from H6381 (פלא) and H3050 (יה); Jah has distinguished;

Exhaustive

or פלאיה; from פלא and יה; Jah has distinguished; Pelajah, the name of three Israelites; Pelaiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6411

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פְּלָאִיָּה

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1169

(Jah is Distinction) proper name of a man.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

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חנן חָנָן׃

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חנן

Chânân

Definition

Chanan, the name of seven Israelites

Root

from H2603 (חנן); favor;

Exhaustive

from חנן; favor; Chanan, the name of seven Israelites; Canan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2605

אברם

ʼAbrâm

Definition

Abram, the original name of Abraham

Root

contracted from H48 (אבירם); high father;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H87

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָנָן

noun proper masculine • Root חנן • Strongs / High • Page 506

Merciful, an epithet of El and Jah. A masculine proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַבְרָם

proper name • Page 23

father of elevation, or high father. See אֲבְרָהָם.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αναν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2605:

αναν 9× (75.0%)

Hanan_§Hanan@Neh.8.7:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

LITV Translation:
Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,