Numbers 21:19

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וממתנה וּמִמַּתָּנָה

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

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

מתנה

Mattânâh

Definition

Mattanah, a place in the Desert

Root

the same as H4979 (מתנה);

Exhaustive

the same as מתנה; Mattanah, a place in the Desert; Mattanah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4980

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַתָּנָה

noun / feminine • Root יתן • Strongs / High • Page 927

A gift. It can also refer to a heave-offering for the sanctuary or priests, a sacrificial gift, or a bribe.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָ

unknown • Root מה • Page 350

See מָה Note.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: μανθαναιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4980:

μανθαναιν 2× (60.8%)

נחליאל נַחֲלִיאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נחליאל

Nachălîyʼêl

Definition

Nachaliel, a place in the Desert

Root

from H5158 (נחל) and H410 (אל); valley of God;

Exhaustive

from נחל and אל; valley of God; Nachaliel, a place in the Desert; Nahaliel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5160

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נַחֲלִיאֵל

noun proper • Root נחל אל • Strongs / High • Page 961

(possession of El) a proper name of a station in the wilderness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נַחְלִיאֵל

proper name • Page 437

(valley of God) a station of the Israelites in the desert. Once Num. 21:19.

Noun proper name

LXX: νααλιηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5160:

νααλιηλ 2× (60.8%)

ומנחליאל וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵל

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

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

נחליאל

Nachălîyʼêl

Definition

Nachaliel, a place in the Desert

Root

from H5158 (נחל) and H410 (אל); valley of God;

Exhaustive

from נחל and אל; valley of God; Nachaliel, a place in the Desert; Nahaliel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5160

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נַחֲלִיאֵל

noun proper • Root נחל אל • Strongs / High • Page 961

(possession of El) a proper name of a station in the wilderness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נַחְלִיאֵל

proper name • Page 437

(valley of God) a station of the Israelites in the desert. Once Num. 21:19.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: νααλιηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5160:

νααλιηλ 2× (60.8%)

במות בָּמוֹת׃

high places/platforms

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

במות

Bâmôwth

Definition

Bamoth or Bamoth-Baal, a place East of the Jordan

Root

plural of H1116 (במה); heights; or (fully) במות בעל; from the same and H1168 (בעל); heights of Baal;

Exhaustive

plural of במה; heights; or (fully) במות בעל; from the same and בעל; heights of Baal; Bamoth or Bamoth-Baal, a place East of the Jordan; Bamoth, Bamoth-baal.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1120

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּמוֹת

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 253

see בָּמָה

Matched via consonantal key only

בָּמוֹת

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 252

(Heights) Proper noun of a place in Mo'ab, identical with Bamoth Ba'al (Num. 21:19).

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name

LXX: βαμωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1120:

βαμωθ 2× (30.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And from Mattanah to the Valley of God; and from the Valley of God to Bamoth.

LITV Translation:
And from Mattanah they went to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, and from Bamoth to Janen, which is in the plain of Moab as seen from the top of the quarried rock that looks toward the wilderness.