Nehemiah 10:27

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואחיה וַאֲחִיָּה

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

אחיה

ʼĂchîyâh

Definition

Achijah, the name of nine Israelites

Root

or (prolonged) אחיהו ; from H251 (אח) and H3050 (יה); brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah;

Exhaustive

or (prolonged) אחיהו ; from אח and יה; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Achijah, the name of nine Israelites; Ahiah, Ahijah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H281

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲחִיָּה

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 100

God is Jah.

אֲחִיָּהוּ

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 100

God is Jah (variant of Achiyah).

אֲחִיהוּד

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 100

God is renown.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

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H0281:

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חנן חָנָן

None

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

בית הערבה

Bêyth hâ-ʻĂrâbâh

Definition

Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6160 (ערבה) with the article interposed; house of the Desert;

Exhaustive

from בית and ערבה with the article interposed; house of the Desert; Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in Palestine; Beth-arabah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1026

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָנָן

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

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

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αναν θαραβααμ βαιθαραβα

LXX Usage Statistics

H2605:

αναν 9× (75.0%)

Hanan_§Hanan@Neh.10.26:

θαραβααμ 2× (25.6%)

βαιθαραβα 2× (25.6%)

ענן עָנָן׃

a cloud

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ענן

ʻÂnân

Definition

Anan, an Israelite

Root

the same as H6051 (ענן); cloud;

Exhaustive

the same as ענן; cloud; Anan, an Israelite; Anan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6052

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָנָן

noun masculine • Root ענן • Strongs / High • Page 1114

1. A cloud, so called from veiling, covering; a figure of darkness and obscurity or quick disappearance; a sign of divine protection. 2. N. p. m. (A Protector, Defender, viz. Jah is).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָנָן

m. const. • Page 518

a cloud (Gen. 9:14, Ex. 13:21, 22, 14:19).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

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H6052:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Malluch, Harim, Baanah,

LITV Translation:
Malluch, Harim, Baanah.