Nehemiah 11:29

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובעין וּבְעֵין

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

עין רמון

ʻÊyn Rimmôwn

Definition

En-Rimmon, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5869 (עין) and H7416 (רמון); fountain of a pomegranate;

Exhaustive

from עין and רמון; fountain of a pomegranate; En-Rimmon, a place in Palestine; En-rimmon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5884

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵין רִמּוֹן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1082

Fountain dedicated to Rimmon.

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.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5884:

'' 2× (100.0%)

רמון רִמּוֹן

the pomegranate

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עין רמון

ʻÊyn Rimmôwn

Definition

En-Rimmon, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5869 (עין) and H7416 (רמון); fountain of a pomegranate;

Exhaustive

from עין and רמון; fountain of a pomegranate; En-Rimmon, a place in Palestine; En-rimmon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5884

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵין רִמּוֹן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1082

Fountain dedicated to Rimmon.

Noun proper name

LXX: ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5884:

'' 2× (100.0%)

ובצרעה וּבְצָרְעָה

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

צרעה

Tsorʻâh

Definition

Tsorah, a place in Palestine

Root

apparently another form for H6880 (צרעה);

Exhaustive

apparently another form for צרעה; Tsorah, a place in Palestine; Zareah, Zorah, Zoreah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6881

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צִרְעָה

noun feminine • Root צרע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1250

(From צָרַע I.) Feminine noun. Prop. the stinging thing; hence a wasp, a hornet, a swarm of bees (figure of wicked enemies) or a type of a plague/terror.

Matched via consonantal key only

צִרְעָה

noun proper • Root צרע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1251

1. Of wasps or hornets. 2. N. p. of a city (Zareah) in the plain of Judah, belonging to Dan.

Matched via consonantal key only

צָרְעָה

unknown • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1250

See צְרַעָה. (Also mentions the proper names צְרוּעָה and צְרֵרָה).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָרְעָה

proper name • Page 576

Proper name of a city in the plain of the tribe of Judah, afterwards assigned to the tribe of Dan. Josh. 15: 32, 19: 41, Judg. 13: 2.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: σαραα

LXX Usage Statistics

H6881:

σαραα 7× (62.2%)

ובירמות וּבְיַרְמוּת׃

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

ירמות

Yarmûwth

Definition

Jarmuth, the name of two places in Palestine

Root

from H7311 (רום); elevation;

Exhaustive

from רום; elevation; Jarmuth, the name of two places in Palestine; Jarmuth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3412

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יַרְמוּת

noun proper • Root רום • Strongs / High • Page 651

(height, hill) proper name of 1. a city in the plain of Judah, formerly the residence of a Canaanite king. 2. a Levitical city in Issachar.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יַרמוּת

proper name • Page 299

Proper name of a city in the plain of the tribe of Judah, anciently the seat of a Canaanitish king (Josh. 10:3, 12:11, 15:35; Neh. 11:29).

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: ιεριμουθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3412:

ιεριμουθ 4× (62.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And in the pomegranate fountain, and in Zorah, and in the heights,

LITV Translation:
and at Enrimmon; and at Zareah; and at Jarmuth;