Nehemiah 11:31

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובני וּבְנֵי

and sons

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

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

בנימן בִנְיָמן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בנימין

Binyâmîyn

Definition

Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Root

from H1121 (בן) and H3225 (ימין); son of (the) right hand;

Exhaustive

from בן and ימין; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Benjamin.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1144

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּנְיָמִן

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

Benjamin; proper name of Jacob's youngest son, whom his mother called Ben-oni. Ancestor of the Israelite tribe named from him.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בִּנְיָמִין

noun masculine • Root ימין • Page 105

Benjamin, meaning 'son of prosperity'. The youngest son of Jacob and the tribe named after him. References: Gen. 35:18, Josh 18:11 ff.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: βενιαμιν ιεμενι υἱοῦ υἱοὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1144:

βενιαμιν 153× (82.1%)

βενιαμιν 5× (2.4%)

ιεμενι 4× (2.0%)

υἱοῦ 3× (1.8%)

υἱοὶ 3× (1.8%)

υἱὸσ 3× (1.7%)

--- 2× (1.2%)

ιεμιναίου 2× (1.2%)

מגבע מִגָּבַע

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גבע

Gebaʻ

Definition

Geba, a place in Palestine

Root

from the same as H1375 (גביע), a hillock;

Exhaustive

from the same as גביע, a hillock; Geba, a place in Palestine; Gaba, Geba, Gibeah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1387

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גֶּבַע

proper name • Strongs / High • Page 298

1. proper name of a Levitical city in Benjamin. 2. another form of the proper name גִּבְעָה (Gibeah). 3. proper name of a city not far from Gibeah, near Ramah and Michmash.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֶּבַע

proper name • Page 127

(height, hill) proper name of a Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin, the northernmost boundary of Judea, Josh. 18: 24. 2 Sam. 5: 25. also called Geba of Benjamin, Judg. 20: 10. 1 K. 15: 22.

Prep-M, Noun proper name

LXX: γαβαα γαβεε ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1387:

γαβαα 6× (30.7%)

γαβεε 3× (16.3%)

--- 2× (12.0%)

מכמש מִכְמָשׂ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מכמס

Mikmâç

Definition

Mikmas or Mikmash, a place in Palestine

Root

(Ezra 2:2 or מכמש; or מכמש; (Nehemiah 11:31), from H3647 (כמס); hidden;

Exhaustive

(Ezra 2:2 or מכמש; or מכמש; (Nehemiah 11:31), from כמס; hidden; Mikmas or Mikmash, a place in Palestine; Mikmas, Mikmash.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4363

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִכְמָס

noun proper • Root כמש • Strongs / High • Page 848

(a collateral form of מִכְמָשׁ) name of a locality in Benjamin, now Mukhmâs near Geba.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִכְמָס

noun proper • Page 374

Ezra 2:27. 1 Sam. 13:2, 5. name of a place in the tribe of Benjamin, according to 1 Sam. 13: 5. on the east of Beth-aven.

Noun proper name

LXX: μαχεμασ μαχμασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4363:

μαχεμασ 6× (52.8%)

μαχμασ 3× (27.1%)

ועיה וְעַיָּה

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

עי

ʻAy

Definition

Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine

Root

or (feminine) עיא; (Nehemiah 11:31), or עית; (Isaiah 10:28), for H5856 (עי);

Exhaustive

or (feminine) עיא; (Nehemiah 11:31), or עית; (Isaiah 10:28), for עי; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine; Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5857

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַי

noun proper • Root חוה • Strongs / High • Page 1079

N. p. of a Canaanitish chief city, east of Bethel, and at the northern boundary of Benjamin.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַי

proper name • Page 503

Proper name of a Canaanitish city, the residence of a king, west of Bethel, and on the northern boundary of the tribe of Benjamin (Gen. 12: 8, Josh. 7: 2).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: γαι '' πόλιν αγγαι αια

LXX Usage Statistics

H5857:

γαι 25× (60.0%)

'' 5× (11.5%)

πόλιν 4× (9.2%)

αγγαι 3× (6.9%)

αια 2× (4.6%)

ובית וּבֵית־

and the house

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

בית־אל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H410 (אל); house of God;

Exhaustive

from בית and אל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1008

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

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אֵל

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

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אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

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אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

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אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

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אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

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אֵל

abbreviation • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

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אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

to, towards, ad, etc. expressing direction or mere tendency in a local view; denoting nothing but local motion or direction.

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אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 128

Preposition denoting motion, direction, or reference: to, towards, into (entering); at, by, near (place/rest); regarding, with respect to, on account of. Also used in idiomatic constructions expressing limits (from... to) or reciprocal action (one to another).

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אַל

pronoun demonstrative • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(I) Pronominal stem/demonstrative pronoun. A gentle reference to a thing and emphasizing of it, weaker than זֶה. Hence arises its modification into the article in Arabic, and in some Hebrew remains.

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אַל

negative particle • Root לא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(II) A negative word/particle expressing subjective negation, unwillingness, or prohibition (dissuasively 'do not', 'let not'). Distinct from the objective negative לֹא. Used in commands, wishes, and to denote dissuasion.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: βαιθηλ pεἰσ --- pἐν ισραηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1008:

βαιθηλ 113× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 25× (14.8%)

--- 8× (4.7%)

pἐν 6× (3.6%)

ισραηλ 4× (1.7%)

οἴκῳ 4× (1.8%)

οἶκοσ 3× (1.8%)

θεοῦ 3× (1.4%)

d? 2× (0.7%)

ων 2× (0.7%)

אל אֵל

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית־אל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H410 (אל); house of God;

Exhaustive

from בית and אל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1008

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

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אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

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אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

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אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

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אֵל

abbreviation • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

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אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

to, towards, ad, etc. expressing direction or mere tendency in a local view; denoting nothing but local motion or direction.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 128

Preposition denoting motion, direction, or reference: to, towards, into (entering); at, by, near (place/rest); regarding, with respect to, on account of. Also used in idiomatic constructions expressing limits (from... to) or reciprocal action (one to another).

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

pronoun demonstrative • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(I) Pronominal stem/demonstrative pronoun. A gentle reference to a thing and emphasizing of it, weaker than זֶה. Hence arises its modification into the article in Arabic, and in some Hebrew remains.

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

negative particle • Root לא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(II) A negative word/particle expressing subjective negation, unwillingness, or prohibition (dissuasively 'do not', 'let not'). Distinct from the objective negative לֹא. Used in commands, wishes, and to denote dissuasion.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun proper name

LXX: βαιθηλ pεἰσ --- pἐν ισραηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1008:

βαιθηλ 113× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 25× (14.8%)

--- 8× (4.7%)

pἐν 6× (3.6%)

ισραηλ 4× (1.7%)

οἴκῳ 4× (1.8%)

οἶκοσ 3× (1.8%)

θεοῦ 3× (1.4%)

d? 2× (0.7%)

ων 2× (0.7%)

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 the sons of Benjamin from Gala, Michmash and Aija, and the house of God and its buildings,

LITV Translation:
And the sons of Benjamin from Geba were at Michmash; and Aija; and Bethel, and their villages;