Numbers 16:27

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויעלו וַיֵּעָל֗וּ

and they are climbing up

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

עלה

ʻâlâh

Definition

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5927

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָלָה

verb intransitive • Strongs / High • Page 1091

I. To be high, above, aloft, to be elevated, raised high. To go to a height, to ascend, to go up (opposite יָרַד). To shoot up, of plants, to sprout. To go or come up, often applied to going from a low to a higher region.

עָלָה

verb intransitive • Strongs / High • Page 1091

II. The reverse of יָרַד; specifically used for going to Assyria, or going into a desert, or pilgrimages to holy places (usually higher).

עָלָה

verb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

To go up, ascend, rise. Used for: going to a higher place, overcoming, subduing, overflowing (river), spreading upwards, leading up, mounting up, increasing, prancing, springing upon, crying out, reaching, or amounting to.

עָלָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1093

To offer a burnt-offering (context of the usage of the verb regarding sacrifice).

עָלָה

intransitive verb • Strongs / High • Page 1093

II. 1. To glow, burn, blaze (of sacrifices, flame, anger, wrath). 2. To sprout, grow (of plants). 3. To lighten, shine (of dawn).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָלָה

verb • Page 508

To go up, ascend, mount. Applied to people (ascending to a country or place of judgment), things (roads leading, countries extending, lots coming up), plants (shooting or growing up), or metaphorically (rising in value, advancing, excelling, coming to mind). Includes derived forms: Niph. (to be brought up, driven away, or exalted) and Hiph. (to lead or bring up, present an offering, take away, or enroll). (Is. 14:14, Ex. 24:13, Gen. 49:4, Prov. 21:22, Gen. 13:1, Jer. 48:15, Job 36:33, Prov. 24:31, Am. 8:8, 1 K. 22:35, Deut. 28:43, Ezra 1:11, Ps. 47:10, Gen. 37:28, Is. 57:6, Lev. 14:20).

עִלָּה

chald. n.f. • Root עלל • Page 509

A cause, occasion, or pretext. Found in Dan. 6: 5, 6.

conjunctive, Verb Niphal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἀνέβη ἀνέβησαν ἀναβήσεται ἀνάβηθι ἀνήνεγκεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5927:

ἀνέβη 144× (15.2%)

ἀνέβησαν 56× (5.8%)

ἀναβήσεται 42× (4.5%)

ἀνάβηθι 29× (3.3%)

ἀνήνεγκεν 23× (2.3%)

ἀναβῆναι 18× (1.9%)

ἀνήγαγεν 18× (1.9%)

ἀνάβητε 16× (1.8%)

--- 15× (1.7%)

ἀναβῇ 14× (1.6%)

מעל מֵעַל

from upon

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

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Prep-M, Preposition

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

משכן מִשְׁכַּן־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משכן

mishkân

Definition

a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)

Root

from H7931 (שכן);

Exhaustive

from שכן; a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls); dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4908

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁכָּן

noun masculine • Root שכן • Strongs / High • Page 920

a place where one rests, dwells, lies, a habitation, dwelling; dwelling-place, hut of shepherds, possession, chiefly of the tabernacle in the wilderness, generally the temple. Metaphor. the grave, a lair.

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: σκηνῆσ σκηνὴν '' σκηνώματα σκηνήν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4908:

σκηνῆσ 53× (37.6%)

σκηνὴν 18× (12.5%)

'' 15× (10.6%)

σκηνώματα 7× (4.9%)

σκηνήν 6× (4.4%)

σκηνῇ 6× (4.0%)

--- 5× (4.2%)

σκηνὴ 4× (2.8%)

σκήνωμα 3× (2.2%)

σκηνή 3× (2.1%)

קרח קֹרֶח

Bald ("Korah")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קרח

Qôrach

Definition

Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites

Root

from H7139 (קרח); ice;

Exhaustive

from קרח; ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites; Korah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7141

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קֹרַח

noun proper masculine • Root קרח • Strongs / High • Page 1298

Korah (baldness, from Qāraḥ I.); name of a Levite and his family (Korahites).

קֹרַח

noun proper masculine / noun • Root קרח • Strongs / High • Page 1298

1. Baldness (from root קָרַח I). 2. Proper name (Korah), head of a Levitical family (the Korahites) to whom eleven psalms are ascribed.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קֹרַח

m. verbal • Root קרח • Page 596

1. i. q. קֶרַח no. 1. ice, or rather hail (Ps. 147: 17). 2. proper name (1.) of a son of Esau (Gen. 36: 5, 14). (2.) son of Eliphaz. (3.) a Levite who conspired against Moses (Ex. 6: 21. Num. 16: 1 ff).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: κορε

LXX Usage Statistics

H7141:

κορε 36× (97.2%)

דתן דָּתָן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דתן

Dâthân

Definition

Dathan, an Israelite

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; Dathan, an Israelite; Dathan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1885

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּתָן

noun proper masculine • Root דת • Strongs / High • Page 382

A masculine proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּתָן

proper name • Page 176

An associate with Korah in the conspiracy against Moses (Num. 16:1, 26:9, Deut. 11:9, Ps. 106:7).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: δαθαν ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1885:

δαθαν 7× (68.1%)

--- 3× (31.9%)

ואבירם וַאֲבִירָם

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

אבירם

ʼĂbîyrâm

Definition

Abiram, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H1 (אב) and H7311 (רום); father of height (i.e. lofty);

Exhaustive

from אב and רום; father of height (i.e. lofty); Abiram, the name of two Israelites; Abiram.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H48

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲבִירָם

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 51

Proper name masculine (Num. 16:1; 1 Kings 16:34). Meaning 'Ab as high, elevated'.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0048:

No stats available

מסביב מִסָּביב

from the circuit/circle

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

סביב

çâbîyb

Definition

(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

Root

or (feminine) סביבה; from H5437 (סבב);

Exhaustive

or (feminine) סביבה; from סבב; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around; (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5439

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סָבִיב

adverb / preposition • Root סבב • Strongs / High • Page 756

Adverb or substantive used as a preposition, meaning 'round about', often preceding a noun with the preposition 'ל'.

סָבִיב

noun • Root סבב • Strongs / High • Page 1005

A circuit, a surrounding country, neighbourhood.

סָבִיב

adverb / preposition • Root סבב • Strongs / High • Page 1005

As an adverb: round about, circum, on all sides round. As a preposition with ל or עַל: about, toward all sides.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סָבִיב

m. verbal • Root סבב • Page 467

As a subst. circuit. 1 Chr. 11: 8. Hence as an adv. round about, Gen. 23: 17; Ex. 16: 13. Also used as a prep. round about any thing, as round about the tent, Ex. 40: 33; Num. 1: 53. Plur. m. סְבִיבִים persons round about, neighbours. Jer. 48: 17, 39. Also refers to country round about, les environs.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: κύκλῳ κυκλόθεν περικύκλῳ '' αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5439:

κύκλῳ 201× (60.1%)

κυκλόθεν 70× (21.1%)

περικύκλῳ 19× (5.4%)

'' 14× (3.6%)

αὐτῆσ 9× (2.1%)

--- 4× (1.2%)

κύκλωμα 3× (0.7%)

ἐκύκλουν 2× (0.6%)

ἐκύκλωσάν 2× (0.6%)

ἐπέστρεψεν 2× (0.5%)

ודתן וְדָתָן

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

דתן

Dâthân

Definition

Dathan, an Israelite

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; Dathan, an Israelite; Dathan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1885

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּתָן

noun proper masculine • Root דת • Strongs / High • Page 382

A masculine proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּתָן

proper name • Page 176

An associate with Korah in the conspiracy against Moses (Num. 16:1, 26:9, Deut. 11:9, Ps. 106:7).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: δαθαν ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1885:

δαθαν 7× (68.1%)

--- 3× (31.9%)

ואבירם וַאֲבִירָ֜ם

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

אבירם

ʼĂbîyrâm

Definition

Abiram, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H1 (אב) and H7311 (רום); father of height (i.e. lofty);

Exhaustive

from אב and רום; father of height (i.e. lofty); Abiram, the name of two Israelites; Abiram.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H48

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲבִירָם

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 51

Proper name masculine (Num. 16:1; 1 Kings 16:34). Meaning 'Ab as high, elevated'.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0048:

No stats available

יצאו יָצְאוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יצא

yâtsâʼ

Definition

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3318

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 631

intransitive verb, 1. expressing self-activity, to go out, to go forth.

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 632

To go out, go forth, come out, proceed. It has a wide range of applications including to walk, to go to war, to travel, to be freed, to be born, to sprout, to arise, to appear, to escape, to be published or issued.

יָצָא

verb • Root יצא • Strongs / High • Page 929

A root that interchanges with נָצָה, showing y/n interchange.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָצָא

verb • Page 292

To go out, to go forth. Gen. 44:4, Amos 4:3. Special meanings: (1) to arise (sun/stars) Gen. 19:23; (2) to spring up (plants) Job 5:6; (3) to be begotten or descended from Gen. 17:6; (4) to expire, be finished (time) Ex. 23:16; (5) to become free Ex. 21:2; (6) to be laid out or expended (money) 2 K. 12:13; (7) to escape Ecc. 7:18.

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἐξῆλθεν ἐξελεύσεται ἐξῆλθον ἐξήγαγεν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3318:

ἐξῆλθεν 178× (15.7%)

ἐξελεύσεται 78× (7.2%)

ἐξῆλθον 39× (3.4%)

ἐξήγαγεν 39× (3.5%)

'' 25× (2.1%)

ἐξελθεῖν 23× (1.9%)

αὐτοὺσ 23× (1.6%)

ἐξελεύσονται 22× (2.0%)

ἐκπορευόμενοσ 21× (1.7%)

ἐξήγαγον 19× (1.7%)

נצבים נִצָּבִ֗ים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נצב

nâtsab

Definition

to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively); appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5324

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָצַב

verb • Root נצב • Strongs / High • Page 929

A root that interchanges with יָצַב, showing y/n interchange.

נָצַב

verb • Root נצב • Strongs / High • Page 983

To be firm in a place; to stand, sit, lie; to be established, set up, erected. (Kal form unused).

נָצַב

verb • Root נצב • Strongs / High • Page 984

A verb with meanings across different conjugations: (Hofal) to be placed; (Nifal) to be stiff, upright, to stand; (Hifil) to place, set, station.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נִצָּב

noun masculine • Root נצב • Page 453

The haft or handle of a dagger, literally something inserted. (Judg. 3:22, Josh. 6:26, 1 K. 16:34).

נָצַב

verb • Root יצב • Page 452

To place, stand, or set. Niphal: to be set over (1 Sam. 22:9), to stand (Gen. 37:7, Ex. 15:8). Hiphil: to make to stand (Ps. 78:13), to set a pillar or monument (Gen. 35:20, 1 Sam. 15:12), to sharpen (1 Sam. 13:21), to fix boundaries (Ps. 74:17). Hophal: to be placed or fixed (Gen. 28:12, Nah. 2:8).

נָצַב

verb • Page 452

to plant (usage likely related to נָטַע).

Verb Niphal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἔστησεν στήσῃ καθεσταμένοι καθεστηκὼσ ἀνθεστηκότα

LXX Usage Statistics

H5324:

ἔστησεν 7× (8.8%)

στήσῃ 3× (3.8%)

καθεσταμένοι 3× (3.8%)

καθεστηκὼσ 2× (2.8%)

ἀνθεστηκότα 2× (2.8%)

ἕστηκα 2× (2.8%)

ἐφειστήκει 2× (2.8%)

εἱστήκεισαν 2× (2.6%)

καθεσταμένων 2× (2.4%)

ἐστήλωσεν 2× (1.9%)

פתח פֶּ֚תַח

he has opened/entrance

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פתח

pethach

Definition

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

Root

from H6605 (פתח);

Exhaustive

from פתח; an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way; door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6607

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פֶּ֫תַח

noun masculine • Root פתח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1206

an opening, revelation, from פָּתַח meaning to illuminate, to give insight, to explain; Syr. and Ar. the same.

Matched via consonantal key only

פָּתַח

verb • Root פתח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1204

To part asunder, to open, to expand. Figuratively: to make wide, accessible, susceptible, hence to be open, susceptible, accessible to seduction, or to be fooled.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֶּתַח

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1206

1. an opening, entrance, gate, door. 2. Metaphorical door or gate; also taken in a non-figurative and figurative sense (e.g., lips, approaches to the land).

Matched via consonantal key only

פָּתַח

verb transitive • Root פתח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1205

To open (opposite to סָגַר and נָעַל), to throw open, to let go from captivity, to open the ear (to make capable of hearing), to cause a stream/spring forth, to draw the sword, to open the mouth (to speak/eat), to open the womb (to cause to bear), to give abundantly, to open up or lead off, to surrender.

Matched via consonantal key only

פֻּתַּח

puh. • Root פתח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1205

To be engraved.

Matched via consonantal key only

פִּתֵּחַ

pih. • Root פתח • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1205

1. To open, to keep open, to loose, to set free (e.g., chains, captives). 2. Intransitive: The ear is open (perceives and hears); to open itself (of blossoms). 3. To engrave, carve, hew, or plough/dig through.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פְּתַח

chald. verb • Root פתח • Page 559

To open. Dan. 6: 11. 7: 10.

פֵּתַח

m. verbal • Root פתח • Page 559

The opening or insight imparted by any thing. Ps. 119: 130.

פֶּתַח

noun masculine • Root פתח • Page 559

1. a door. Gen. 18:1, 10. 19: 11. 2. a gate. Is. 3: 26. Josh. 20: 4.

פָּתַח

verb • Page 558

1. To open (mouth, hand, ear, etc.). Ps. 39: 10; Deut. 15: 8; Is. 50: 5; Am. 8: 5. 2. To draw (the sword). Ps. 37: 14; Ezek. 21: 33. 3. To disclose, utter. Ps. 49: 5.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: θύρασ θύραν pπαρὰ pἐπὶ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H6607:

θύρασ 45× (18.9%)

θύραν 32× (13.5%)

pπαρὰ 23× (12.5%)

pἐπὶ 16× (8.6%)

'' 8× (3.7%)

πρόθυρα 7× (3.0%)

--- 7× (3.8%)

θύρᾳ 7× (2.7%)

θύραισ 4× (2.1%)

pἐν 4× (2.2%)

אהליהם אָהֳלֵיהם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אהל

ʼôhel

Definition

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

Root

from H166 (אהל);

Exhaustive

from אהל; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H168

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 73

1. tent of nomads; Isrealite sanctuary; dwelling-place, citadel. 2. metaphorically: people who inhabit a tent, race, family.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֹהֶל

noun masculine • Page 29

1. tent, or tabernacle of meeting; 2. the temple, because it took the place of the tabernacle; 3. habitation generally. (Ex. 26:1, 7, 36:8, 14, 19; Ezek. 41:1; Prov. 14:11; Ps. 52:7, 91:10; Is. 16:5).

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

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0168:

No stats available

ונשיהם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם

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

אשה

ʼishshâh

Definition

a woman

Root

feminine of H376 (איש) or H582 (אנוש); irregular plural, נשים;(used in the same wide sense as H582 (אנוש))

Exhaustive

feminine of איש or אנוש; irregular plural, נשים;(used in the same wide sense as אנוש); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H802

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אִשֶּׁה

noun masculine • Root אש • Lemma_Lookup • Page 197

Sacrificial fire, altar-flame, a burning; specifically a sacrifice.

אִשָּׁה

noun feminine • Root אנש • Lemma_Lookup • Page 197

Woman, wife, female; also applied to animals (female) and metaphorically to things with weak or feminine characteristics.

אֶשָּׁה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 197

Fire.

אָשָׁה

verb • Root אשה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 197

(Not used) To be firm, close, to be firmly fitted together; to support.

בָּאְשָׁה

noun feminine • Root באש • Lemma_Lookup • Page 217

a stink-weed, bad or poisonous weed.

לְאִשָּׁה

prepositional phrase • Lemma_Lookup • Page 757

Into a woman; as in 'Lord God built the rib into a woman'.

נָשָׂא אִשָּׁה

verb • Root נשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 992

To lead home a wife, to marry.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִשֶּׁה

m. const. אִשֵּׁה / plur. const. אִשֵּׁי • Root אש • Page 75

Firing, something on fire, an offering. A generic word including every species of offering. Lev. 24:7, 9; Ex 29:18, 25, 41; Lev. 1:9, 13, 17, etc. Plur. אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה Lev. 2:3, 10.

אִשָּׁה

noun feminine • Root אנוש איש • Page 75

1. woman—Applied as a designation of sex, even in animals, Gen. 7:2. 2. wife, hence אֵשֶׁת אָב 'father’s wife' (stepmother), Lev. 18:8. Often with genitives denoting quality (e.g., lovely woman, Prov. 11:16). 3. with אָחוֹת or רְעוּת for 'the one... the other.' 4. some one. 5. every one. Ex. 3:22.

אֵשָׁה

noun feminine • Root אש • Page 75

i. q. (equivalent to) אֵשׁ 'fire'. This is the best explanation of the Kethib in Jer. 6:29.

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

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0802:

No stats available

ובניהם וּבְנֵיהֶם

and the sons of themselves

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

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

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, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

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%)

וטפם וְטַפָּם׃

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

טף

ṭaph

Definition

a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)

Root

from H2952 (טפף) (perhaps referring to the tripping gait of children);

Exhaustive

from טפף (perhaps referring to the tripping gait of children); a family (mostly used collectively in the singular); (little) children (ones), families.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2945

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

טַף

noun masculine • Root טפף • Strongs / High • Page 564

Properly a heap, a crowd, hence a troop of children; children, especially when coupled with women.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

טַף

m. collective noun • Root טפף • Page 265

m. collective noun, little ones, children. Gen. 34: 29. 43: 8. 45: 19. 46: 5. Often in a wider sense, one's whole family, Ex. 10:10. Num. 32: 16, 24, 26.

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

LXX: ἀποσκευὴ παιδία ἀποσκευὴν νήπια παιδίοισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2945:

ἀποσκευὴ 5× (12.1%)

παιδία 5× (10.8%)

ἀποσκευὴν 4× (9.2%)

νήπια 2× (4.6%)

παιδίοισ 2× (4.6%)

ἀποσκευῆσ 2× (4.6%)

τέκνα 2× (4.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And they will go up from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, from round about; and Dathan and Abiram will come forth, standing at the door of their tents, and their wives and their sons and their little ones.

LITV Translation:
And they got away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out, standing at the door of their tents, and their wives, their sons, and their infants.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And they stood aloof from the tent of Korah round about; and Dathan and Abiram went forth and stood by the doors of their tents, and their wives and their children and their store.