Numbers 24:16

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

נאם נְאֻ֗ם

he who whispers

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נאם

nᵉʼum

Definition

an oracle

Root

from H5001 (נאם);

Exhaustive

from נאם; an oracle; (hath) said, saith.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5002

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נְאֻם

noun / masculine • Root נאם • Strongs / High • Page 932

Declaration, oracle, prophecy, divine utterance.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: λέγει φησὶν --- '' εἶπεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5002:

λέγει 249× (69.2%)

φησὶν 33× (9.3%)

--- 25× (7.0%)

'' 23× (5.5%)

εἶπεν 13× (3.6%)

τάδε 12× (3.3%)

φησιν 2× (0.6%)

πιστὸσ 2× (0.5%)

שמע שֹׁמֵעַ

he has heard/hear

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמע

shâmaʻ

Definition

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8085

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שָׁמַע

verb • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 755

to listen to, hearken

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1450

I. To give ear to, to hear, attend; generally with an accusative of the thing or person; to be an ear-witness; to hear with pleasure; to hear of God; to obey.

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1451

To hear (absol. or with accusative); to obey, to follow; metaphorically, to understand, to be intelligent, to be attentive; to get knowledge of, to hear a call.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁמַע and שָׁמֵעַ

verb • Root שמע • Page 687

1. to hear; to hearken, obey (Job 26:14, Ps. 92:12, Gen. 23:8, Ex. 24:7). 2. to understand (Gen. 11:7, 42:23). Also includes Niph. (to be heard), Pi. (to cause to hear, summon), and Hiph. (to cause to hear, announce, call together).

Verb Qal participle active masculine singular construct

LXX: ἤκουσεν ἀκούσατε ἤκουσαν ἤκουσα ἄκουε

LXX Usage Statistics

H8085:

ἤκουσεν 130× (10.0%)

ἀκούσατε 76× (6.4%)

ἤκουσαν 58× (4.6%)

ἤκουσα 42× (3.5%)

ἄκουε 37× (3.1%)

ὡσ 30× (2.6%)

ἀκοῦσαι 29× (2.1%)

ἀκούσῃ 28× (2.2%)

'' 26× (1.9%)

εἰσήκουσεν 25× (2.0%)

אמרי אִמְרֵי־

Westerner (Amorai)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמר

ʼêmer

Definition

something said

Root

from H559 (אמר);

Exhaustive

from אמר; something said; answer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H561

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אֵמֶר

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 157

Word, discourse, utterance; command.

אֵמֶר

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 157

Word, discourse; song of victory, hymn.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵמֶר

noun masculine • Root אמר • Page 59

1. word, speech, only poet. (Prov. 22:21); oracles of God (Num. 24:16; Job 6:10). 2. promise (Job 20:29). 3. (Gen 49:21) possibly 'young animal' or 'goodly branches' depending on vocalization.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0561:

No stats available

אל אֵל

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אל

ʼêl

Definition

strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

Root

shortened from H352 (איל);

Exhaustive

shortened from איל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H410

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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.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0410:

No stats available

וידע וְיֹדֵעַ

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

ידע

yâdaʻ

Definition

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3045

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יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 583

To know, perceive, understand. It encompasses various meanings including: to perceive by the senses, to know carnally (euphemism), to understand mentally, to discover, to be skilled in, to have a clear consciousness of, to care for, and to have moral perception (to know good and evil).

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

to know, of the different meanings of Kal, to see, be seen, perceived, observed; to be known, to appear i.e. to be recognised; to be well-known, celebrated.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

II. The original idea of the root: to distinguish, separate, divide, lay aside, remove. This meaning appears seldom in Scripture.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

To divide, separate, split, cut. Figuratively, to chastise, visit, or punish.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

A transposed form of יָדַע. The Kal form is not used.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 582

1. to see, to perceive by the organs of sight, to mark, to perceive; 2. to perceive by hearing, to know by the taste, to experience, to feel; 3. Metaphorically from this, to lie with (sexual intercourse).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Page 272

1. To know, understand, know how (Job 32:22, 1 Sam. 16:16). 2. To know, be acquainted with, know by name (Gen. 29:5, Ex. 33:12). 3. To perceive, observe, discern (Gen. 19:33, Judg. 13:21). 4. To learn, be informed, learn by experience (Gen. 9:24, Lev. 5:3, Ex. 6:7). 5. To imagine, expect (Ps. 35:8, Job 9:5). 6. To concern one's self about, take care of (Gen. 39:6, Prov. 27:23); spoken of God's interest in man (Ps. 144:3). 7. Euphemistic expression for sexual intercourse (Gen. 4:17, 25; 1 Sam. 1:19).

Conjunction, Verb Qal participle active masculine singular construct

LXX: ἔγνω γνώσονται ἔγνωσαν ἔγνων οἶδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H3045:

ἔγνω 57× (5.6%)

γνώσονται 51× (4.5%)

ἔγνωσαν 37× (3.7%)

ἔγνων 37× (3.7%)

οἶδα 30× (3.1%)

γνώσῃ 27× (2.4%)

γνώσεσθε 26× (2.4%)

οἶδεν 25× (2.6%)

γνῶναι 24× (2.2%)

ἔγνωσ 21× (2.1%)

דעת דַּעַת

you perceive/knowledge

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דעת

daʻath

Definition

knowledge

Root

from H3045 (ידע);

Exhaustive

from ידע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1847

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דַּעַת

noun / feminine • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 375

(prop. inf. fem. of יָדַע) fem. knowledge, perception; design; cognition, insight, wisdom.

דַּעַת

noun • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 583

A derivative of the root ידע, meaning knowledge.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דַּעַת

f. infin. • Root ידע • Page 171

1. knowledge, act of knowing; sometimes governing an accusative. Jer. 22:16; Hos. 4:1; 6:6; Deut. 4:42. 2. understanding, intelligence, wisdom. Prov. 1:4; 2:6; 24:5; Job 34:35; 38:2.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: γνῶσιν αἴσθησιν γνώσεωσ αἰσθήσεωσ εἰδέναι

LXX Usage Statistics

H1847:

γνῶσιν 16× (15.7%)

αἴσθησιν 9× (9.0%)

γνώσεωσ 6× (5.8%)

αἰσθήσεωσ 6× (5.7%)

εἰδέναι 4× (3.5%)

αἴσθησισ 3× (2.7%)

'' 3× (2.7%)

--- 2× (2.1%)

αἰσθήσει 2× (1.9%)

γνῶσισ 2× (1.9%)

עליון עֶלְיוֹן

supremacy/preeminence

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עליון

ʻelyôwn

Definition

an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

Root

from H5927 (עלה);

Exhaustive

from עלה; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme; (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5945

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עֶלְיוֹן

adjective • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1095

1. Of place: uppermost, upper; metaphor. of dignity and rank: elevated, renowned, eminent. 2. A substantive: the Highest, the High, the Exalted (God).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֶלְיוֹן

verb • Root עלה • Page 510

1. upper, higher, the opposite of הַתַּחְתּוֹן (Gen. 40:17, 2 K. 18:17, Ezek. 42:5). 2. the Most High, i. e. God (Gen. 14:18, Ps. 7:18, 57:3, 9:3).

עֶלְיוֹן

m. chald. plur. majest. • Root עלה • Page 510

The Most High (Dan. 7. 22, 25).

Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX: ὑψίστου ὕψιστοσ ἄνω ὕψιστον ὑψίστῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5945b:

ὑψίστου 14× (24.9%)

ὕψιστοσ 10× (16.7%)

ἄνω 7× (11.4%)

ὕψιστον 5× (8.4%)

ὑψίστῳ 4× (6.4%)

ἐπάνω 3× (5.0%)

ὑπεράνω 2× (3.9%)

ὕψιστε 2× (3.9%)

ὑψηλόσ 2× (3.6%)

מחזה מַחֲזֵה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מחזה

machăzeh

Definition

a vision

Root

from H2372 (חזה);

Exhaustive

from חזה; a vision; vision.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4236

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מַחֲזֶה

masculine noun • Root חזה • Strongs / High • Page 836

A vision, an appearance.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶחֱזֶה

noun masculine • Root חזה • Page 368

A sight, vision. Gen. 15: 1; Num. 24: 4, 16.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ὅρασιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4236:

ὅρασιν 3× (77.0%)

שדי שַׁדַּי

Allmighty/Devastator

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שדי

Shadday

Definition

the Almighty

Root

from H7703 (שדד);

Exhaustive

from שדד; the Almighty; Almighty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7706

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שַׁדַּי

m. prop. • Strongs / High • Page 1386

The Powerful, the Mighty One (a title used only of God, commonly El Shaddai, God Almighty); also appears in the pause form שַׁדֵּי.

שַׁדַּי

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1387

m. a powerful or mighty one; the K'ri has שָׁדַי with a similar meaning. To derive it from שׁ = אֲשֶׁר and דַּי or דַּיָּן is less suitable.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂדַי

poetical • Root שדה • Page 634

for שָׂדֶה a field. Ps. 8:8. 50:11. 80:14.

שַׁדַּי

noun masculine • Root שדד • Page 656

The Almighty, an epithet of Jehovah. Often in the phrase אֵל שַׁדַּי (Gen. 17:1, 28:3, Ex. 6:3) or standing alone (Job 5:17, Ruth 1:20, 21).

Noun proper name

LXX: κυρίου παντοκράτωρ παντοκράτοροσ θεόσ θεοῦ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7706:

κυρίου 7× (14.1%)

παντοκράτωρ 7× (10.2%)

παντοκράτοροσ 5× (8.9%)

θεόσ 5× (7.4%)

θεοῦ 4× (7.2%)

---% 3× (5.2%)

κύριον 2× (4.0%)

ἱκανοῦ 2× (4.0%)

θεὸσ 2× (3.7%)

ἱκανὸσ 2× (3.1%)

יחזה יֶחֱזה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חזה

châzâh

Definition

to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision of

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision of; behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2372

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חָזָה

verb • Root חזה • Strongs / High • Page 471

To divide sharply with the eye, to look sharply, to see, observe; especially to see visions, to prophesy, to announce oracles or divine visions.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָזָה

verb • Page 220

1. In poetry, to see, behold (Job 24:1). 2. Used especially in a religious sense; to see God (Ex. 24:11), or applied to supernatural visions given to prophets. 3. to look out, choose, select (Gen. 18:21). 4. figuratively to see into, to understand (Job 15:17).

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐθεώρουν εἶδεν ἑώρακασ ---% ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H2372:

ἐθεώρουν 9× (10.6%)

εἶδεν 8× (9.6%)

ἑώρακασ 5× (6.0%)

---% 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

ὁρῶντεσ 3× (3.1%)

εἶδε 2× (2.4%)

εἶδον 2× (2.4%)

εἶδεσ 2× (2.4%)

--- 2× (2.4%)

נפל נֹפֵל

he has fallen

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נפל

nâphal

Definition

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פלל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5307

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נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 979

I. (not used) intr. to be large, tall, thick, strong, powerful, of the body.

נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 980

To fall, sink down, lie prostrate. Can refer to people, objects (buildings, mountains), lightning, etc. Metaphorically: to perish in war or by famine; to befall or happen to someone; to fail (a promise); to be cast (a lot); to prostrate oneself in worship or submission; to encamp; to defect to an enemy.

נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 981

To fall, lie, be prostrate, perish; to be allotted; to cast lots; to make the countenance fall, look gloomy; to let a promise fall, i.e., not to fulfil it; generally to let fall, to desist from.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֵפֶל

noun masculine • Root נפל • Page 450

Verbal from נָפַל; an untimely birth, an abortion (Job 3:16, Ps. 58:9, Ecc. 6:3). Comp. Arabic abortus.

נָפַל

verb • Page 449

1. to fall (spoken of a house, city, or in war); to fall sick (Ex. 21: 18). 2. to descend as a revelation; to fall on one (sleep or terror); to fall away; to be cast as a lot; to fall to anyone in a division; to be inferior to; to be vain or fruitless; to fall out (turn out); to fall/sink in despondency; to fall into ruin. 3. (voluntary) to fall on the neck (embrace); to prostrate one's self; to fall on a sword; to fall upon (attack). Refs: Gen. 15: 12; 33: 4; Num. 34: 2; Job 1: 15; Ps. 78: 64.

נָפַל

verb • Page 450

To surprise (Josh. 11:7); to leap down, alight (Gen. 24:64, 2 K. 5:21); to encamp, spoken of a host (Judg. 7:12); to dwell (Gen. 25:18); also to be accepted (Jer. 37:20, 42:2). Hiphil (הִפִּיל): to let fall (Num. 35:23); to throw down (Deut. 25:2, Dan. 11:12); to fell, as trees (2 K. 3:19, 25); to cast, as the lot (Ps. 22:19); to distribute (Josh. 13:6, Ezek. 45:1); to cause to be unfulfilled (1 Sam. 3:19); to present a prayer (Jer. 38:26, Dan. 9:18); to let the countenance fall, to look gloomy (Jer. 3:12); to bring forth (Is. 26:19); to leave off, to cease (Judg. 2:19). Hithpael: to throw one's self down (Deut. 9:18, 25); to fall on any one (Gen. 43:18).

Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ἔπεσεν πεσοῦνται πεσεῖται ἔπεσαν ἔπεσον

LXX Usage Statistics

H5307:

ἔπεσεν 49× (10.4%)

πεσοῦνται 46× (10.2%)

πεσεῖται 30× (6.6%)

ἔπεσαν 23× (4.9%)

ἔπεσον 13× (2.7%)

'' 13× (2.6%)

ἐμπεσεῖται 11× (2.5%)

ἐπέπεσεν 11× (2.5%)

--- 9× (2.1%)

πέσῃ 6× (1.4%)

וגלוי וּגְלוּי

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

גלה

gâlâh

Definition

to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal; [phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1540

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גָּלָה

verb • Root גלה • Strongs / High • Page 324

(I) A verb meaning to make bare, naked, or bald. It extends to meanings like to smooth, polish, uncover, and figuratively to lay open, unveil, reveal, communicate, or make known. To 'open the ear' means to reveal something.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גָּלָה

verb • Root גלה • Page 139

1. Kal: To uncover, open, disclose, reveal. Used for uncovering the ear (1 Sam. 9:15) or opening the eyes (Num. 22:31), and revealing secrets (Amos 3:7). 2. Pi.: To uncover, make bare (Ruth 3:4), or uncover nakedness (Lev. 18:6). 3. Pu.: pass. (Nah. 2:8). 4. Niph.: To be uncovered (Ex. 20:26), to be removed (Jer. 13:21), or to reveal oneself (1 Sam. 14:8; Gen. 35:7).

גֶּלָה

proper name • Page 140

Proper name of a city in the hilly country of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:51, 2 Sam. 15:12). Gentile noun is גִּילֹנִי.

גָּלָה

verb • Root גלה • Page 140

II. 1. To remove, emigrate, go into exile or captivity (Ezek. 12:3, 2 K. 17:23). 2. Figuratively to disappear, vanish, cease (1 Sam. 4:21, Is. 24:11). Includes Niph. pass. of Hiph., Hiph. to carry a people into captivity (2 K. 15:29), and Hoph. i. q. Kal.

גָּלָה

noun • Page 140

See גּוֹלָה captivity.

גֻּלָּה

f. verbal • Root גלל • Page 140

1. A spring (Josh. 15:19, Judg. 1:15). 2. Oil-cup or oil-vessel in a sacred chandelier (Zech. 4:3, Ecc. 12:6). 3. In architecture, the name of some part of the chapiter of a pillar, the bowl (1 K. 7:41, 42).

Conjunction, Verb Qal participle passive masculine singular absolute

LXX: ἀποκαλύψεισ ἀπῴκισεν ἀπεκάλυψεν '' ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1540:

ἀποκαλύψεισ 15× (7.6%)

ἀπῴκισεν 13× (6.1%)

ἀπεκάλυψεν 13× (6.4%)

'' 10× (4.4%)

--- 6× (3.1%)

ἀποκαλύψω 6× (2.8%)

ἀπεκαλύφθη 5× (2.5%)

αἰχμάλωτοσ 5× (2.4%)

ἀποκαλύψαι 4× (2.1%)

ἀπεκάλυψαν 4× (2.1%)

עינים עֵינָיִם׃

dual eyes

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עין

ʻayin

Definition

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

Root

probably a primitive word;

Exhaustive

probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5869

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַיִן

noun feminine • Root עין • Strongs / High • Page 1081

1. The eye, oculus, as the organ of sight; used figuratively for perception, attention, favorable/unfavorable views, and expression of emotion (e.g., proud, humble, joyous look). It also denotes the middle of the forehead (between the eyes), or proximity ('in the eyes of one'). 2. The eye as a fountain of tears. 3. A look or gaze (e.g., piercingly, enviously). 4. What presents itself to the sight: a phenomenon, appearance, sight, or prospect.

עַיִן

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1082

The eye, bead or pearl, of wine.

עַיִן

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1082

A fountain (constr. עֵין), pl. עֲיָנֹת.

עַיִן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1082

Proper name of a city of Simeon/Levitical city within Judah (7a), or a locality in the north-east of Palestine (7b).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַיִן

com. gen. • Page 503

1. an eye (Ezek. 12: 12). 2. 'before the eyes of any one' (Gen. 23: 11, 18). 3. 'in the eyes', i.e. in the judgment.

עַיִן

m. denom. • Root עין • Page 505

looking askance, envious. Found in 1 Sam. 18:9 Keri.

עַיִן

noun • Page 504

1. Ment or opinion, often conveying the idea of seeming or appearing (Gen. 19:14, 2 Sam. 10:3). 2. A bead or bubble in wine (Prov. 23:31). 3. Perhaps a look (Cant. 4:9). 4. Face, countenance, like פָנִים (Ps. 6:8, Num. 14:14). 5. The surface (Ex. 10:5, Num. 22:5). 6. Appearance, form (Num. 11:7, Lev. 13:5, Ezek. 1:4). 7. A spring, fountain, with plural עֵינוֹת (Gen. 16:7). The eye is figuratively considered a fountain of tears.

Noun common both dual absolute

LXX: ὀφθαλμοῖσ ἐναντίον ἐνώπιον ὀφθαλμοὺσ ὀφθαλμοὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5869a:

ὀφθαλμοῖσ 134× (13.0%)

ἐναντίον 111× (12.6%)

ἐνώπιον 87× (10.0%)

ὀφθαλμοὺσ 80× (7.8%)

ὀφθαλμοὶ 74× (6.9%)

ὀφθαλμοί 58× (5.6%)

ὀφθαλμῶν 54× (5.6%)

ὀφθαλμούσ 38× (3.8%)

κατ' 28× (3.2%)

ὀφθαλμόσ 27× (2.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
He said, hearing the sayings of God, honoring the knowledge of the Most High, he will see the vision of the Almighty, falling, and the eyes being uncovered:

LITV Translation:
the saying of him who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, yet with open eyes:

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Hearing the oracles of God, Receiving knowledge from the Most High, And having seen a vision of God in sleep; His eyes were opened.