Nehemiah 11:27

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובחצר וּבַחֲצַר

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

חצר שועל

Chătsar Shûwʻâl

Definition

Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine

Root

from H2691 (חצר) and H7776 (שועל); village of (the) fox;

Exhaustive

from חצר and שועל; village of (the) fox; Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine; Hazar-shual.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2705

גיר

gîyr

Definition

lime

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1615 (גר);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to גר; lime; plaster.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1528

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

noun proper • Root חצר • Strongs / High • Page 520

(Court of jackals) A proper name of a city in Simeon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּיר

noun masculine • Page 138

chalk, lime. Is. 27:9.

גִּיר

chald. n. • Page 138

idem (chalk, lime). Dan. 5:5.

גֵּיר

noun • Root גר • Page 138

i. q. גֵּר a stranger. 2 Chr. 2:16.

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

proper name • Page 244

(court of foxes) in the tribe of Simeon. Josh. 15:28. 19:3. 1 Chr. 4:28. Neh. 11:27.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: χολασεωλα '' εσηρσουαλ αρσωλα

LXX Usage Statistics

H2705:

χολασεωλα 2× (25.0%)

'' 2× (25.0%)

εσηρσουαλ 2× (25.0%)

αρσωλα 2× (25.0%)

Hazar-shual_§Hazar-shual@Jos.15.28+:

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שועל שׁוּעָל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חצר שועל

Chătsar Shûwʻâl

Definition

Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine

Root

from H2691 (חצר) and H7776 (שועל); village of (the) fox;

Exhaustive

from חצר and שועל; village of (the) fox; Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine; Hazar-shual.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2705

גיר

gîyr

Definition

lime

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1615 (גר);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to גר; lime; plaster.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1528

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

noun proper • Root חצר • Strongs / High • Page 520

(Court of jackals) A proper name of a city in Simeon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּיר

noun masculine • Page 138

chalk, lime. Is. 27:9.

גִּיר

chald. n. • Page 138

idem (chalk, lime). Dan. 5:5.

גֵּיר

noun • Root גר • Page 138

i. q. גֵּר a stranger. 2 Chr. 2:16.

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

proper name • Page 244

(court of foxes) in the tribe of Simeon. Josh. 15:28. 19:3. 1 Chr. 4:28. Neh. 11:27.

Noun proper name

LXX: χολασεωλα '' εσηρσουαλ αρσωλα

LXX Usage Statistics

H2705:

χολασεωλα 2× (25.0%)

'' 2× (25.0%)

εσηρσουαλ 2× (25.0%)

αρσωλα 2× (25.0%)

Hazar-shual_§Hazar-shual@Jos.15.28:

No stats available

ובבאר וּבִבְאֵר

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

באר שבע

Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ

Definition

Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine

Root

from H875 (באר) and H7651 (שבע) (in the sense of H7650 (שבע)); well of an oath;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H884

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

proper noun • Root שבע • Strongs_Numbers • Page 1375

Beer-Sheba, the name of a place (well of the oath or seven springs).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂבַע

verb • Root שבע • Page 634

3. rich or abounding in any thing. Deut. 33:23. Job 14:1. 10:15.

שָׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

1. satiety. Ex. 16:3. 2. fullness. Ps. 16:11.

שֹׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

satiety, hence abundance, plenty. Prov. 3: 10. Gen. 41:29 ff.

שָׂבַע and שָׂבֵעַ

verb • Page 633

1. To be satisfied, satiated, or filled, particularly with food (Am. 4:8, Prov. 30:16, Ps. 104:16). 2. To be tired, weary, or disgusted (Is. 1:11, Job 7:4, Prov. 25:17). Includes Pi'el and Hiph'il forms meaning 'to satisfy' (Ezek. 7:19, Ps. 107:9).

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

proper name • Page 85

Well of the oath; a place on the southern boundary of Palestine (Gen. 21:31, 26:33, 2 Sam. 17:11).

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0884:

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שבע שֶׁבַע

seven

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

באר שבע

Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ

Definition

Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine

Root

from H875 (באר) and H7651 (שבע) (in the sense of H7650 (שבע)); well of an oath;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H884

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

proper noun • Root שבע • Strongs_Numbers • Page 1375

Beer-Sheba, the name of a place (well of the oath or seven springs).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂבַע

verb • Root שבע • Page 634

3. rich or abounding in any thing. Deut. 33:23. Job 14:1. 10:15.

שָׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

1. satiety. Ex. 16:3. 2. fullness. Ps. 16:11.

שֹׂבַע

m. verbal • Root שבע • Page 634

satiety, hence abundance, plenty. Prov. 3: 10. Gen. 41:29 ff.

שָׂבַע and שָׂבֵעַ

verb • Page 633

1. To be satisfied, satiated, or filled, particularly with food (Am. 4:8, Prov. 30:16, Ps. 104:16). 2. To be tired, weary, or disgusted (Is. 1:11, Job 7:4, Prov. 25:17). Includes Pi'el and Hiph'il forms meaning 'to satisfy' (Ezek. 7:19, Ps. 107:9).

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

proper name • Page 85

Well of the oath; a place on the southern boundary of Palestine (Gen. 21:31, 26:33, 2 Sam. 17:11).

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0884:

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ובנתיה וּבְנֹתֶיהָ׃

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

בת

bath

Definition

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

Root

from H1129 (בנה) (as feminine of H1121 (בן));

Exhaustive

from בנה (as feminine of בן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1323

ה

Definition

her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בנן • Strongs / High • Page 929

Daughter. Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form בַּנְתְּ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בן • Page 120

1. daughter; freq. 2. granddaughter, female descendant. Gen. 36:2. also used with names of cities to denote female inhabitants. 3. poetic personification of cities and countries (e.g. daughter of Tyre, daughter of Babylon). Is. 47:1, 5. Jer. 46:11. 4. daughters of a city, i. e. small villages under its jurisdiction. Num. 21:25, 32. 5. various idiomatic phrases: daughter of ninety years (ninety years old), a wicked or vile woman, daughters of song (singing birds), daughter of the eye (apple of the eye).

בַּת

noun masculine • Page 120

a bath, a measure for liquids, containing the tenth part of a homer. 1 K. 7:26, 38. Ezek. 45:10.

בַּת

chald. • Page 120

i. q. Heb. בַּת a bath. Ezra 7:22.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: θυγατέρεσ θυγάτηρ θυγατέρασ θυγατέρα θυγατέρων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1323:

θυγατέρεσ 90× (14.6%)

θυγάτηρ 89× (15.5%)

θυγατέρασ 82× (12.3%)

θυγατέρα 65× (10.8%)

θυγατέρων 54× (8.0%)

αὐτῆσ 47× (4.9%)

θυγατρὸσ 35× (6.0%)

θύγατερ 30× (5.6%)

θυγατρὶ 18× (3.0%)

'' 16× (2.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And in fox village, and in the the well of the oath, and in its villages,

LITV Translation:
and at Hazar-shual, and at Beersheba, and its villages;