Nehemiah 11:26

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובישוע וּבְיֵשׁוּעַ

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

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

ישוע

Yêshûwaʻ

Definition

Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine

Root

for H3091 (יהושוע); he will save;

Exhaustive

for יהושוע; he will save; Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine; Jeshua.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3442

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יֵשׁוּעַ

noun proper masculine / noun proper • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 657

1. A proper name, equivalent to יְהוֹשֻׁעַ and הוֹשֵׁעַ. 2. A place in Judah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יֵשׁוּעַ

noun proper • Root יהושע • Page 302

contraction of יְהֹושֻׁעַ, and used chiefly after the Babylonish captivity in later Hebrew. 1. Joshua, the successor of Moses. Neh. 8:17. 2. a high-priest after the captivity. Ezra 2:2. 3:2. Neh. 7:2. In Greek Ἰησοῦς.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: ἰησοῦ ἰησοῦσ ιησου

LXX Usage Statistics

H3442:

ἰησοῦ 13× (46.1%)

ἰησοῦσ 11× (37.7%)

ιησου 3× (9.4%)

ובמולדה וּבְמוֹלָדָה

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

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

מולדה

Môwlâdâh

Definition

Moladah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H3205 (ילד); birth;

Exhaustive

from ילד; birth; Moladah, a place in Palestine; Moladah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4137

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מוֹלָדָה

noun proper • Root ילד • Strongs / High • Page 823

A proper name of a city in the south of Judah, later ceded to Simeon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מוֹלָדָה

proper name • Page 361

A city in the southern part of the tribe of Judah, later transferred to Simeon. Josh. 15: 26, 19: 2, 1 Chr. 4: 28, Neh. 11: 26.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: μωλαδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H4137:

μωλαδα 2× (50.0%)

ובבית וּבְבֵית

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

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

בית פלט

Bêyth Peleṭ

Definition

Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6412 (פליט); house of escape;

Exhaustive

from בית and פליט; house of escape; Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine; Beth-palet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1046

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָלַט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

Intransitive. Properly, same as מָלַט to glide away, to slip away, to go away in haste, hence to flee, to get off, to escape.

Matched via consonantal key only

פָּלֵט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

(Proper infinitive Pih.) m. deliverance, freedom.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּלֶט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

m. A fugitive, one fleeing.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּלֶט

noun proper masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

1. Proper name masculine (deliverance, freedom, refuge). 2. Proper name of a city in the south of Judah (Beth-Palet).

Matched via consonantal key only

פִּלֵּט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

Pih. To let escape, to let disappear, i.e., to free, to deliver, to rescue. Figuratively, to bring forth easily (of a miscarriage).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פֶּלֶט

m. verbal n. • Root מלט • Page 544

deliverance. Ps. 32: 7 'thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.'

פָּלַט

verb • Page 543

1. to be smooth, slippery. 2. to escape. Ezek. 7: 16. Pi. to let escape (from danger), to deliver. Ps. 18: 3. 3. to bear, bring forth. Job 21: 10.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: '' βαιφαλαδ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1046:

'' 2× (50.0%)

βαιφαλαδ 2× (50.0%)

פלט פָּלֶט׃

he has escaped

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית פלט

Bêyth Peleṭ

Definition

Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H6412 (פליט); house of escape;

Exhaustive

from בית and פליט; house of escape; Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine; Beth-palet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1046

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָלַט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

Intransitive. Properly, same as מָלַט to glide away, to slip away, to go away in haste, hence to flee, to get off, to escape.

Matched via consonantal key only

פָּלֵט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

(Proper infinitive Pih.) m. deliverance, freedom.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּלֶט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

m. A fugitive, one fleeing.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּלֶט

noun proper masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

1. Proper name masculine (deliverance, freedom, refuge). 2. Proper name of a city in the south of Judah (Beth-Palet).

Matched via consonantal key only

פִּלֵּט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1171

Pih. To let escape, to let disappear, i.e., to free, to deliver, to rescue. Figuratively, to bring forth easily (of a miscarriage).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פֶּלֶט

m. verbal n. • Root מלט • Page 544

deliverance. Ps. 32: 7 'thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.'

פָּלַט

verb • Page 543

1. to be smooth, slippery. 2. to escape. Ezek. 7: 16. Pi. to let escape (from danger), to deliver. Ps. 18: 3. 3. to bear, bring forth. Job 21: 10.

Noun proper name

LXX: '' βαιφαλαδ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1046:

'' 2× (50.0%)

βαιφαλαδ 2× (50.0%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And in Joshua, and in Moladah, and in the house of escape,

LITV Translation:
and at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-palet;