Nehemiah 3:6

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואת וְאֵת

and אֵת-self eternal

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

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

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אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

preposition • Page 82

1. with, together with (Gen. 4:1); 2. with, near by (Gen. 39:6); 3. in or on a place (1 Sam. 7:16); 4. besides (1 K. 11:25); 5. towards, erga (Ruth 2:20, 2 Sam. 16:17).

Conjunction, Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

שער שַׁעַר

gate/hair/shuddered

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שער

shaʻar

Definition

an opening, i.e. door or gate

Root

from H8176 (שער) in its original sense;

Exhaustive

from שער in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8179

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שַׁעַר

noun masculine • Root שער • Strongs / High • Page 1466

1. Prop. cleft, aperture, a gate (of a city, camp, temple, palace, etc.). Often refers to a gate-building, a place of public resort or forum where trials were held and business transacted. Figuratively used for entrances (of heaven, deep, rivers). 2. A measure, hundredfold.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֹׁעֵר

adjective • Page 694

vile, mean, detestable, spoken of figs. Jer. 29: 17.

שַׁעַר

verb • Root שער • Page 693

to think, estimate. Once Prov. 23:7. (Chald. שַׁעַר to measure. Arab. שער to fix a price.)

שַׁעַר

m. verbal • Root שער • Page 693

I. a measure. Once Gen. 26:12. מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים an hundred measures, i. e. an hundred fold.

שַׁעַר

com. gen. prim. • Root שער • Page 693

II. a gate, porta. In the gate the orientals have their market and their courts of judgment (Prov. 22:22, Amos 5:10). Thither the people assemble to pass away time (Gen. 19:1, Ps. 69:13). Lists various gates of Jerusalem including: the fountain-gate (Neh. 2:14), the dung-gate (Neh. 2:13), the valley-gate (Neh. 2:13), the corner-gate (Is. 31:38), the gate of Ephraim (Neh. 8:16), the old gate (Neh. 3:6), the first gate (Zech. 14:10), the fish-gate (Neh. 3:3), the sheep-gate (Neh. 3:1), the review-gate (Neh. 3:31), the horse-gate (Neh. 3:28), the water-gate (Neh. 3:26), and the prison-gate (Neh. 12:39).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πύλησ πύλην πύλαισ πύλῃ πύλη

LXX Usage Statistics

H8179:

πύλησ 104× (27.0%)

πύλην 43× (10.8%)

πύλαισ 27× (6.6%)

πύλῃ 26× (5.9%)

πύλη 24× (6.3%)

πύλαι 21× (5.4%)

'' 19× (4.9%)

πύλασ 18× (4.7%)

πόλεσίν 16× (3.6%)

πυλῶν 16× (3.8%)

הישנה הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ישן

yâshân

Definition

old

Root

from H3462 (ישן);

Exhaustive

from ישן; old; old.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3465

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יִשֵּׁן

verb • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 659

To cause to sleep (Piel form of יָשֵׁן).

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יָשֵׁן

verb • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 659

Intransitive verb meaning to sink down from exhaustion and weariness; to be languid, inactive, weary; hence to sleep, to fall asleep. Metaphorically, of inactivity or the sleep of death.

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יָשֵׁן

adjective • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 659

Adjective with two meanings: 1. (from the root for 'to sleep') sleeping, asleep. 2. (from the root for 'to shine') a Shining one.

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יָשֵׁן

verb • Root אשן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 420

I. (not used) intr. same as אָשַׁן I. to be strong, firm. Derivat. perhaps יָשָׁן strong, as an epithet of Jah. Derivat. the proper name יָשִׁין.

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יָשַׁן

verb • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 659

I. (not used in Qal) to be juiceless, weak, fading, old.

Matched via consonantal key only

יָשָׁן

verb • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 659

II. (not used in Qal) intransitive verb meaning to shine, glitter, light.

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יָשָׁן

adjective • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 659

Old, belonging to a former year. Spoken of grain, fruit. Metaphorically, old, of an aqueduct, a pool, or a gate.

Matched via consonantal key only

יָשָׁן

adjective • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 659

Used in the phrase יֶשֶׁן בֵּית כֹּר, an old place, i.e., old Beth-Cor.

Matched via consonantal key only

Particle definite article, Adjective adjective feminine singular absolute

LXX: παλαιά παλαιὰ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3465:

παλαιά 3× (41.4%)

παλαιὰ 2× (25.5%)

החזיקו הֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חזק

châzaq

Definition

to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer; aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2388

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חָזַק

verb • Strongs / High • Page 472

To bind firmly, fasten, twist together strongly. Can mean: to hang fast to something; to be stout or firm; to make firm, support, or preserve; to be strong, sound, or powerful; to increase.

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Strongs / High • Page 473

To be firm, strong, for executing or maintaining a thing; to be courageous; to be confirmed, of sovereignty; to remain firm; to be stronger than, to conquer; in a bad sense, to be hard, to be obstinate; to overpower, conquer; to lie upon something with force or violence; to hold fast, to seize hold of.

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Strongs / High • Page 1530

to overpower, to compel, to assail with violence, with the accus. ; to oppress; to prevail against.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חִזֵּק

pi. v. • Root חזק • Page 221

1. to gird.

חֶזֶק

m. verbal / dec. vi. m. • Root חזק • Page 222

Same as חֹזֶק: strength (Ex. 13:3, 14, 16).

חַזָּק

m. verbal adj. idem. • Root חזק • Page 222

Same as חָזָק: strong, mighty (Ex. 19:19, 2 Sam. 3:1).

חָזַק

verb • Page 221

1. to bind fast, to tie strait. 2. to adhere or stick fast (2 Sam. 18:9, 2 Chr. 31:4, Deut. 12:23). 3. to strengthen, be or become strong (Josh. 17:13, Judg. 1:28, Gen. 41:56, 1 Sam. 17:50, 2 Chr. 8:3). 4. to urge on (Ex. 12:33, Ezek. 3:14, Jer. 20:7). 5. to be recovered from a sickness (Is. 39:1). 6. figuratively, to be firm, strong, undaunted (Deut. 31:7, 23, Dan. 10:19, Judg. 7:11). 7. to be hard, obstinate, inflexible (Mal. 3:13, Ex. 7:13, 22). 8. to be confirmed, established (2 K. 14:5, 2 Chr. 25:3).

חָזַק

verb • Root חזק • Page 222

To fortify or intrench (2 Chr. 11:11, 12); to repair (2 K. 12:8); to build anew (Neh. 3:19); to strengthen (Judg. 16:28); to heal (Ezek. 34:4, 16); to urge on or inspire with courage (Jer. 23:14, Job 4:3); to support, help, or assist (2 Chr. 29:34, Ezra 6:22); to harden the heart (Ex. 4:21). Hithpa. stem: to be strengthened, confirmed; to gather one’s strength (Gen. 48:2); to take courage (2 Chr. 15:8); to act courageously (2 Sam. 10:12); to oppose (2 Chr. 13:7, 8).

Verb Hiphil perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἐκράτησεν κατίσχυσεν ἐκράτησαν ἀνδρίζου κατισχῦσαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H2388:

ἐκράτησεν 24× (8.3%)

κατίσχυσεν 16× (5.0%)

ἐκράτησαν 10× (3.4%)

ἀνδρίζου 8× (2.8%)

κατισχῦσαι 8× (2.6%)

ἐπελάβετο 8× (2.5%)

ἴσχυε 7× (2.4%)

ἐνίσχυσεν 7× (2.3%)

κατέσχεν 5× (1.7%)

ἰσχύσατε 5× (1.8%)

יוידע יוֹיָדָע

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יוידע

Yôwyâdâʻ

Definition

Jojada, the name of two Israelites

Root

a form of H3077 (יהוידע);

Exhaustive

a form of יהוידע; Jojada, the name of two Israelites; Jehoiada, Joiada.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3111

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יוֹיָדָע

proper name • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 583

A proper name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωαδα ιωδαε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3111:

ιωαδα 2× (42.6%)

ιωδαε 2× (36.2%)

בן בֶּן־

builder/son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

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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.

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 common both singular 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%)

פסח פָּסֵחַ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פסח

Pâçêach

Definition

Paseach, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H6452 (פסח); limping;

Exhaustive

from פסח; limping; Paseach, the name of two Israelites; Paseah, Phaseah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6454

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פִּסַּח

verb • Root פסח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1181

prop. to totter very much, of the Bacchanalian sacrificial dancing of the priests of Baal 1 Kings 18, 26 (Targ.), alluding to 18, 21.

Matched via consonantal key only

פִּסֵּחַ

adjective • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1182

Lame, limping; fig. of idols.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּסַח

noun proper masculine • Root פסח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1181

m. prop. stepping over, sparing; hence 1. an exemption-sacrifice, in memory of the sparing of Israel Ex. 12, 27... 2. the passover-feast, i. e. the passover-meal on the evening of the 14th Nisan; the following seven days as a festival being termed חַג הַמַּצּוֹת Lev. 23, 5 6.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּסַח

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1182

A word retaining the Hebrew original meaning, perhaps originally denoting the breaking through of the spring-sun, or the new sprouting of nature or spring; linked historically to the exodus from Egypt.

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פֶּסַח

noun proper masculine • Root נסך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1182

(Perhaps from נָסַךְ) one born at the passover (comp. Paschalis).

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פָּסַח

verb • Root פסח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1181

(part. pl. m. פֹּסְחִים, inf. abs. פָּסֹחַ, fut. יִפְסַח) intr. prop. to move away from, to move forward from, to move over, from one object to another; Hence 1. to go through, to pass through, a river, like עָבַר (which see) to pass through a level expanse. — 2. with עַל to go or pass over a thing, i. e. to spare, like עָבַר עַל Ex. 12, 13 23 27; generally to spare, to deliver, coupled with הִצִּיל, הֶמְלִיט, הֶצִּיל.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6454:

No stats available

ומשלם וּמְשֻׁלָּם

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

משלם

Mᵉshullâm

Definition

Meshullam, the name of seventeen Israelites

Root

from H7999 (שלם); allied;

Exhaustive

from שלם; allied; Meshullam, the name of seventeen Israelites; Meshullam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4918

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מְשֻׁלָּם

noun proper masculine • Root שלם • Strongs / High • Page 921

An associate, a friend, viz. Jah. The Jewish people are also called by this name, with the meaning 'pious'.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μεσουλαμ μοσολλαμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4918:

μεσουλαμ 12× (47.9%)

μοσολλαμ 8× (32.8%)

בן בֶּן־

builder/son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

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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.

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 common both singular 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%)

בסודיה בְּסוֹדְיָה

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בסודיה

Bᵉçôwdᵉyâh

Definition

Besodejah, an Israelite

Root

from H5475 (סוד) and H3050 (יה) with prepositional prefix; in (the) counsel of Jehovah;

Exhaustive

from סוד and יה with prepositional prefix; in (the) counsel of Jehovah; Besodejah, an Israelite; Besodeiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1152

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּסוֹדְיָה

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 259

Given to trust in Jah (from בְּ־סוֹד־יָהּ).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1152:

No stats available

המה הֵמָּה

themselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הם

hêm

Definition

they (only used when emphatic)

Root

or (prolonged) המה; masculine plural from H1981 (הלך);

Exhaustive

or (prolonged) המה; masculine plural from הלך; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1992

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Fürst Lexicon

הֵם

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 404

Personal pronoun, third person masculine plural: they.

הֵם

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 405

Pronoun of the 3rd person plural masculine, they. Can also be used to express the verb 'to be' or with the article הָהֵם for emphasis, 'they themselves'.

Pronoun personal third person masculine plural

LXX: αὐτοὶ οὗτοι εἰσιν ταῦτα ἐκείναισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1992:

αὐτοὶ 173× (27.9%)

οὗτοι 54× (8.8%)

εἰσιν 48× (7.8%)

ταῦτα 36× (6.1%)

ἐκείναισ 34× (5.8%)

ἐστιν 25× (4.1%)

--- 20× (3.4%)

αὐτῶν 12× (2.0%)

ἦσαν 11× (1.7%)

εἰσίν 11× (1.9%)

קרוהו קֵרוּהוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קרה

qârâh

Definition

to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor); appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7136

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

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קָרָה

verb • Root קרה • Strongs / High • Page 1296

To meet, to encounter (sometimes hostilely); to happen, to befall, of good or bad fortune and accidents; to occur, to come to pass, of destinies; to come upon accidently/by chance.

קָרָה

verb hifil • Root קרה • Strongs / High • Page 1297

To cause to meet or come to, to let happen, to one (Hif. הִקְרָה).

קָרָה

verb • Root קרה • Strongs / High • Page 1297

To fit or pin together, beams, to bind, to connect; hence 1. to build. — 2. to join to one another, to put together in a series, huts or houses or villages and cities. (Kal not used.)

קָרָה

noun feminine • Root קרר • Strongs / High • Page 1297

Cold (derived from קָרַר).

קָרָה

verb • Root קרה • Strongs / High • Page 1296

To meet, to encounter one (often in a hostile sense); to happen, to befall (of good or bad fortune and accidents); to occur, to come to pass, of destinies.

קָרָה

verb • Root קרה • Strongs / High • Page 1297

To cause to meet or come to, to let happen, to one, to villages and cities.

קָרָה

verb • Root קרה • Strongs / High • Page 1297

II. To fit or pin together, beams, to bind, to connect; hence 1. to build. 2. to join to one another, to put together in a series, huts or houses, to villages and cities.

קָרָה

verb • Root קרה • Strongs / High • Page 1297

To erect (cities).

קָרָה

noun feminine • Root קרר • Strongs / High • Page 1297

Cold.

קָרָה

verb • Root קרה • Strongs / High • Page 1302

(Not used) tr. to arrange or bring together.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָרָה

noun feminine • Root קרר • Page 595

Cold. Prov. 25: 20.

קָרָה

verb • Root קרה • Page 595

To meet any one; spoken of persons (Deut. 25: 18), fate (Ecc. 2: 14), or punishment (1 Sam. 28: 10). Niph. to meet (Ex. 3: 18). Also to be by chance (2 Sam. 1: 6).

קָרָה

pi. v. • Root קרה • Page 595

To frame or lay beams for a house or gate, contignare, liter. to make the beams meet together.

Verb Piel perfect third person common plural, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: συναντήσεται στεγάσαι ἐστέγασαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7136b:

συναντήσεται 2× (7.5%)

στεγάσαι 2× (7.5%)

ἐστέγασαν 2× (7.5%)

ויעמידו וַיַּעֲמִידוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עמד

ʻâmad

Definition

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5975

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Fürst Lexicon

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Strongs / High • Page 1102

(Intransitive) To stand upright, be set up (of a pillar); to stand still, stop; to stand before (in service), serve, wait upon; to assist, protect. (Figurative) To stand firm, endure, persist, persevere; to hold good; to continue to live.

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Strongs / High • Page 1103

To stand, stand up, stand still, stop, endure, continue, abide, be calm, stay, remain (Kal); To be established, preserved, set (Niph.); To be placed, continue to stand upright (Hoph.); To set up, to erect, place, make firm, appoint, constitute, establish, impart, set forth for a law, to make stand (Hif.).

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Strongs / High • Page 1103

Intransitive: to waver (Kal not used); causative (Hif. הֶעֱמִיר): to make waver, to cause to shake; to make rigid, to lame. (Transposed from עָמַק.)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עִמָּד

preposition • Root עם • Page 513

Equivalent to עִם; a preposition found only with the suffix עִמָּדִי, meaning 'with'.

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Page 513

I. 1. To stand, stay (1 Sam. 20:38); to stand before someone as a servant (Gen. 41:46). 2. To stand firm, to abide (Ps. 33:11, 102:27). 3. To continue, stay (Ex. 9:28, Lev. 13:5). 4. To keep (a covenant) (Ezek. 17:14); to stand up, arise (Dan. 12:1, 8:23). 5. Passive of Hiphil: to be set, placed, appointed (Ezra 10:14).

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Page 513

Found only in Hiphil (Ezek. 29:7), by transposition for הַמְעַדְתָּ meaning 'thou causedst their loins to shake.'

conjunctive, Verb Hiphil sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἔστη ἔστησαν εἱστήκει στήσεται στήσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5975:

ἔστη 65× (11.6%)

ἔστησαν 56× (10.2%)

εἱστήκει 21× (4.2%)

στήσεται 18× (3.5%)

στήσονται 14× (2.7%)

ἔστησεν 14× (2.5%)

στῆθι 12× (2.4%)

--- 10× (2.0%)

στήσει 9× (1.6%)

στῆναι 9× (1.7%)

דלתתיו דַּלְתֹתָיו

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דלת

deleth

Definition

something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor

Root

from H1802 (דלה);

Exhaustive

from דלה; something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor; door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1817

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דֶּלֶת

noun • Root דלת • Strongs / High • Page 345

The name of the letter ד (Daleth), signifies door.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דֶּלֶת

noun feminine • Root דל • Page 167

A door, gate (Cant. 8:9). Figuratively used for 'doors of my mother's womb' (Job 3:10) or 'doors of his face' (Job 41:5). Dual: דְּלָתַיִם double doors, folding doors (Deut. 3:5). Plur: דְּלָתוֹת doors, gates (Judg. 3:23-25; 1 K. 6:31; Ezek. 41:24).

דָּלֶת

noun • Page 150

The name of the fourth letter of the alphabet, i.q. דֶּלֶת a door, refers probably to the common square form of this letter.

דֶּלֶת

noun feminine • Page 166

A door. Is. 26: 20 Keri.

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

LXX: θύρασ θύραν αὐτῆσ πύλασ θύρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H1817c:

θύρασ 27× (28.2%)

θύραν 17× (16.3%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (7.5%)

πύλασ 7× (7.5%)

θύρα 6× (5.8%)

θυρώματα 6× (6.4%)

θύραι 5× (5.4%)

θυρῶν 4× (3.8%)

θύραισ 3× (2.8%)

πύλαι 2× (2.4%)

ומנעליו וּמַנְעֻלָיו

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

מנעול

manʻûwl

Definition

a bolt

Root

or מנעל; from H5274 (נעל);

Exhaustive

or מנעל; from נעל; a bolt; lock.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4514

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַנְעוּל

noun masculine • Root נעל • Strongs / High • Page 874

A lock.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַנְעוּל

m. verbal • Root נעל • Page 386

A bar. Ref: Cant. 5:5, Neh. 3:3.

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

LXX: κλεῖθρα αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4514:

κλεῖθρα 4× (43.0%)

αὐτῆσ 4× (35.4%)

ובריחיוס וּבְרִיחָיו׃ס

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

בריח

bᵉrîyach

Definition

a bolt

Root

from H1272 (ברח);

Exhaustive

from ברח; a bolt; bar, fugitive.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1280

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּרִיחַ

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 278

Bar, prop. the bar of wood that passes across to close doors; crossbar; fugitive.

בָּרִיחַ

adjective / noun proper masculine • Root ברח • Lemma_Lookup • Page 278

Fleet, hastening forward (of the serpent); ringed, twisted (designation of the crocodile/dragon); (as a proper name) Bariah.

הִבְרִיחַ

verb • Root ברח • Lemma_Lookup • Page 278

To make flee, to put to flight; to drive away; to reach across with a bar (from one end to the other).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּרִיחַ

m. verbal • Root ברח • Page 115

A bar; particularly (1.) a cross-bar for fastening gates (Deut. 3: 5, Neh. 3: 3). (2.) a cross-piece for binding boards in the tabernacle (Ex. 26: 26 ff., 36: 31 ff.).

בָּרִיחַ

m. verbal adj. • Root ברח • Page 115

1. flying, fugitive, runaway (Is. 15: 5, 43: 14). 2. as an epithet of the serpent (Is. 27: 1), and a constellation (Job 26: 13).

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

LXX: μοχλοὺσ '' αὐτῆσ μοχλοί μοχλοὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1280:

μοχλοὺσ 16× (36.5%)

'' 6× (13.5%)

αὐτῆσ 6× (10.8%)

μοχλοί 4× (8.6%)

μοχλοὶ 3× (6.8%)

μοχλούσ 2× (4.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the old gate held fast Jehoida son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah; they framed and set up its doors, its bolts and its bars.

LITV Translation:
And the Old Gate was repaired by Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.