Numbers 19:6

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ולקח וְלָקַח

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

לקח

lâqach

Definition

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3947

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לָקַח

transitive verb • Root לקח • Strongs / High • Page 791

tr. to take, lay hold of, seize, with the hand; to catch; to take away from a thing.

לָקַח

verb • Root לקח • Strongs / High • Page 792

To take, take from; to take away, as prey, to kill; to conquer; to take along, lead; to procure, bring, fetch; to receive, accept, obtain; to undertake; to buy.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לָקַח

verb • Page 348

1. to take (often pleonastically). Gen. 12:5. 2. to seize or lay hold of. Ezek. 8:3. 3. to take away. Gen. 4:12. 4. to take, capture, occupare. Num. 21:25. 5. to receive, obtain, acquire. Num. 23:20. 6. to admit, take up, receive. Prov. 2:1.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔλαβεν λαβὲ λήμψῃ ἔλαβον λήμψεται

LXX Usage Statistics

H3947:

ἔλαβεν 254× (24.8%)

λαβὲ 73× (7.8%)

λήμψῃ 57× (5.7%)

ἔλαβον 57× (5.7%)

λήμψεται 50× (5.1%)

λαβεῖν 32× (3.4%)

λήμψονται 30× (3.0%)

λαβὼν 28× (2.7%)

λάβετε 25× (2.7%)

λήμψομαι 21× (2.1%)

הכהן הָכֹּהֵ֗ן

the Priest

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

כהן

kôhên

Definition

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Root

active participle of H3547 (כהן);

Exhaustive

active participle of כהן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3548

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּהֵן

noun / masculine • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 679

1. a servant (in a higher dignity), a minister, a counsellor performing service. 2. a priest.

כֹּהֵן

noun • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 680

1. An officer, a house-officer, counsellor. 2. A servant of God, who had charge of the sacrificial worship; a priest. This can refer to a priest of Aaron's line or a heathen priest.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἱερεὺσ ἱερεῖσ ἱερέα ἱερέωσ ἱερέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H3548:

ἱερεὺσ 211× (28.0%)

ἱερεῖσ 192× (24.9%)

ἱερέα 71× (9.5%)

ἱερέωσ 58× (7.9%)

ἱερέων 58× (7.7%)

ἱερεύσ 34× (4.5%)

ἱερεῖ 33× (4.3%)

ἱερεῦσιν 30× (3.7%)

--- 16× (2.5%)

'' 11× (1.5%)

עץ עֵץ

a tree

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עץ

ʻêts

Definition

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

Root

from H6095 (עצה);

Exhaustive

from עצה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6086

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵץ

noun masculine • Root עצה • Strongs / High • Page 1118

A stick, so called from its stiffness and firmness; a stake, palus, for fastening criminals; a block, a log, as an idol; wood, as a material.

עֵץ

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1119

The stuff a thing is made of. Metaphor. a tree, with the adjectives (thick, strong, green). Also sticks of wood.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵץ

noun masculine • Page 520

1. A tree. 2. Wood; also a post, gibbet, or gallows (Gen. 40: 19, Deut. 21: 22). Plural 'עֵצִים' denotes logs, billets for burning (Lev. 1: 7), or timber for building (Ex. 25: 10).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ξύλα ξύλον ξύλων ξύλου ξύλοισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6086:

ξύλα 90× (25.5%)

ξύλον 61× (17.8%)

ξύλων 37× (10.5%)

ξύλου 35× (10.2%)

ξύλοισ 17× (4.4%)

'' 12× (3.2%)

--- 11× (3.5%)

pἐκ 10× (3.1%)

δένδρον 7× (2.1%)

ῥάβδον 5× (1.5%)

ארז אֶרֶז

cedar tree

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארז

ʼerez

Definition

a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

Root

from H729 (ארז);

Exhaustive

from ארז; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots); cedar (tree).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H730

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶרֶז

noun masculine • Root ארז • Strongs_Numbers • Page 187

cedar, so called from the firmness of its roots, whose tall and beautiful wood was used in temples, palaces, ships... derived from אָרַז.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶז

noun masculine • Root ארוז • Page 71

A cedar-tree (Lev. 14:4, 6, 49). In Chaldaic and Syriac it occurs for several similar trees like the pine. Cedar wainscoting (1 K. 6:18).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0730:

No stats available

ואזוב וְאֵזוֹב

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

אזוב

ʼêzôwb

Definition

hyssop

Root

probably of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

probably of foreign derivation; hyssop; hyssop.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H231

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵזוֹב

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 89

Hyssop; a well known aromatic plant which grows on walls and is used in bunches as a brush in sacred sprinklings.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵזוֹב

noun masculine • Page 35

Hyssop, a bunch of which was used in the sacred sprinklings. References: Ex. 12:22, Lev. 14:4, 6, 49, 51.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0231:

No stats available

ושני וּשְׁנִי

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

שני

shânîy

Definition

crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it; crimson, scarlet (thread).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8144

Fürst

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שָׁנִי

m. prop. • Root שנה • Strongs / High • Page 1459

Crimson dye or color, obtained from the coccus-insect (Coccus ilicis). Literally, 'the shining, light-giving thing.'

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁנִי

noun masculine • Root שנה • Page 691

the crimson die, also cloth or thread coloured therewith; the coccus of the ancients. References: Gen. 38: 28, 30; Jer. 4: 30; Ex. 25: 4; Lev. 14: 4; Is. 1: 18; Prov. 31: 21.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: κόκκινον νενησμένου κεκλωσμένου διανενησμένου ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8144:

κόκκινον 8× (17.3%)

νενησμένου 6× (14.6%)

κεκλωσμένου 5× (12.2%)

διανενησμένου 4× (9.7%)

--- 3× (7.3%)

'' 3× (6.2%)

κεκλωσμένον 3× (5.8%)

διπλοῦν 2× (4.9%)

תולעת תוֹלָעַת

scarlet worm

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תולע

tôwlâʻ

Definition

the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith

Root

and (feminine) תולעה; or תולעת; or תלעת; from H3216 (ילע); a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144 (שני))

Exhaustive

and (feminine) תולעה; or תולעת; or תלעת; from ילע; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of שני); the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith; crimson, scarlet, worm.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8438

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תּוֹלַעַת

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1504

fem. same as תּוֹלַע a worm, which gnaws grapes and other plants Deut. 28, 39, Jon. 4, 7, and eats corpses Is. 66, 24; commonly the coccus worm and the colour prepared from it, equivalent to שָׁנִי Lev. 14, 4.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תּוֹלָע

noun masculine • Page 710

1. A worm of any kind; spoken of those arising from putridity (Ex. 16:20, Is. 14:11) or insects destroying plants (Jon. 4:7, Deut. 28:39). Symbol of weakness/vileness (Ps. 22:7, Job 25:6). 2. Specifically the kermez (turtle insect) or the crimson color/garments prepared from it (Lam. 4:5, Is. 1:18).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: κοκκίνου κόκκινον σκώληξ κοκκίνῳ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8438b:

κοκκίνου 15× (33.4%)

κόκκινον 12× (27.5%)

σκώληξ 4× (9.7%)

κοκκίνῳ 4× (9.3%)

--- 2× (5.2%)

'' 2× (4.5%)

והשליך וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְ

and he has thrown down

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

שלך

shâlak

Definition

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively); adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7993

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁלַךְ

verb • Root שלך • Strongs / High • Page 1435

To shoot at; to pour or scatter upon; to throw over; to throw, to cast out (e.g., lots, a person, sins behind one's back, one's burden on God); to despise, condemn; to reject from his presence; to be thrown down; to be destroyed.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁלַךְ

verb • Page 680

In Kal not used. Hiph. 1. to throw, cast (Gen. 37:22; Ps. 55:23; Ps. 50:17; Ps. 22:11). 2. to cast away (2 K. 7:15; Ezek. 20:8; Is. 14:19). 3. to expel, banish (Deut. 29:27; Amos 4:3; 2 K. 13:23). 4. to cast down, destroy (Jer. 9:18; Job 18:7; Dan. 8:11). Hoph. pass. of Hiph.

conjunctive, Verb Hiphil sequential perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔρριψεν ἔρριψαν αὐτοὺσ ἐρριμμένον ῥῖψον

LXX Usage Statistics

H7993:

ἔρριψεν 21× (15.3%)

ἔρριψαν 10× (7.3%)

αὐτοὺσ 6× (3.8%)

ἐρριμμένον 4× (3.3%)

ῥῖψον 4× (3.2%)

ἔρριψα 4× (2.9%)

ἀπέρριψεν 3× (2.5%)

'' 3× (2.1%)

ῥιφήσεται 3× (2.5%)

ἀπορρίψῃσ 2× (1.7%)

אל אֶל־

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אל

ʼêl

Definition

near, with or among; often in general, to

Root

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.

Exhaustive

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H413

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

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

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

אֵל

noun • Strongs_Numbers • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • 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).

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Strongs_Numbers • 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.

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Strongs_Numbers • 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'.

אֵל

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • 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').

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

אֵל

pronom. stem • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

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

אֵל

abbreviation • Strongs_Numbers • Page 131

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

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.

אֵל

m. verbal / dec. i. a. • Root אול • Page 49

1. strong, mighty (Ezek. 31:11). 2. strength, power (Gen. 31:29; Prov. 3:27). 3. most frequently God, applied both to Jehovah and heathen gods (Is. 44:10).

אֵל

pronoun • Page 49

pronoun plural; i. q. אֵלֶּה [these]. Also appears in the form הָאֵל.

אֵל

chald. • Page 50

Chald. idem. Ezra 5:15 Keri.

Preposition

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0413:

No stats available

תוך תּוֹךְ

the center

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תוך

tâvek

Definition

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

Root

from an unused root meaning to sever;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8432

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תָּוֶךְ

m. / prepos. • Strongs / High • Page 1503

m. the point of separation, the middle, space between, centre NUM. 35, 5. Used as a preposition: in the midst, within, through, between, among. (e.g., אֶל־תּוֹךְ into EX. 14, 23, בְּתֹוְךְ in the midst 1 KINGS 6, 19).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תָּוֶךְ

m. const. • Page 709

the middle, the midst. Gen. 35: 2. Lev. 20: 14. 1 Sam. 9: 14. Ezek. 9: 4.

תּוֹךְ

noun • Page 709

i. q. תֹּךְ oppression, q. v.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: μέσῳ μέσου μέσον αὐτῆσ ἐν

LXX Usage Statistics

H8432:

μέσῳ 193× (43.8%)

μέσου 55× (12.5%)

μέσον 36× (8.4%)

αὐτῆσ 24× (4.6%)

ἐν 19× (5.1%)

ὑμῖν 16× (3.6%)

αὐτοῖσ 10× (2.3%)

'' 10× (2.3%)

ἀνὰ 8× (2.1%)

ἐκ 8× (2.2%)

שרפת שְׂרֵפַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שרפה

sᵉrêphâh

Definition

cremation

Root

from H8313 (שרף);

Exhaustive

from שרף; cremation; burning.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8316

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׂרֵפָה

noun feminine • Root שרף • Strongs / High • Page 1484

The burning, i.e. that which is burned.

שְׂרֵפָה

noun feminine • Root שרף • Strongs / High • Page 1485

A burning (of precious spices at funerals; the being burnt, as a divine punishment; the baking of bricks; the burning of sacrifices; of military arms); a burning mountain (i.e. a burnt out volcano).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׂרֵפָה

noun feminine • Root שרף • Page 645

A verbal noun from שָׂרַף. 1. A burning or conflagration (Gen. 11:3, Lev. 10:6). 2. Matter to be burnt, fuel for the fire (Is. 9:4, 64:10).

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: ἐκφορὰν

LXX Usage Statistics

H8316:

ἐκφορὰν 3× (23.6%)

הפרה הָפָּרָה׃

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

פרה

pârâh

Definition

a heifer

Root

feminine of H6499 (פר);

Exhaustive

feminine of פר; a heifer; cow, heifer, kine.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6510

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָּרָה

noun • Strongs / High • Page 1189

The noun is a feminine form, meaning young of sheep/goat, young wild cow, or metaphorically, a young woman, heifer (Färse).

פָּרָה

verb • Root פרה • Strongs / High • Page 1190

I. 1. to break through, to burst forth, of the fruit of the body, therefore to bear; 2. of plants, to bring forth fruit.

פָּרָה

verb • Root פרה • Strongs / High • Page 1190

II. unused root, equals פָּרָא II.

Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: βόεσ βόασ δαμάλεωσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6510:

βόεσ 11× (40.4%)

βόασ 6× (21.9%)

δαμάλεωσ 3× (10.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the priest took cedar wood and hyssop and double scarlet, and cast into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

LITV Translation:
And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop and scarlet, and shall cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet wool, and they shall cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer.