Numbers 25:3

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויצמד וַיִּצָּמֶד

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

צמד

tsâmad

Definition

to link, i.e. gird; figuratively, to serve, (mentally) contrive

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to link, i.e. gird; figuratively, to serve, (mentally) contrive; fasten, frame, join (self).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6775

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צָמַד

verb • Root צמד • Strongs / High • Page 1235

To bind together, to knot together.

צָמַד

verb • Root צמד • Strongs / High • Page 1236

To bind, tie, braid or knot together; to knot, to enclose.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָמַד

verb • Page 570

To bind, fasten. Niph. to join one's self. Pu. to be fastened. Hiph. to frame deceit. Num. 25:3; 2 Sam. 20:8; Ps. 50:19.

conjunctive, Verb Niphal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6775:

No stats available

ישראל יִשְׂרָאֵל

God-Contends

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישראל

Yisrâʼêl

Definition

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Root

from H8280 (שרה) and H410 (אל); he will rule as God;

Exhaustive

from שרה and אל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3478

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יִשְׂרָאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root שרה • Strongs / High • Page 662

A proper name with multiple meanings: the patriarch Jacob; the Israelite people; an honorary title for the pious; the northern kingdom of Israel; the whole kingdom after the exile.

יִשְׂרָאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root ישר • Strongs / High • Page 662

A proper name, meaning 'El is a true, honest one.' Described as a ground-form to יְשַׂרְאֵלָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: ισραηλ '' --- ιακωβ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3478:

ισραηλ 2245× (92.9%)

'' 57× (2.1%)

--- 50× (2.2%)

ισραηλ 8× (0.3%)

ιακωβ 4× (0.2%)

t? 4× (0.1%)

ιερουσαλημ 4× (0.2%)

[b] 3× (0.1%)

ισραηλίτου 3× (0.1%)

ισραηλίτιδοσ 3× (0.1%)

לבעל לְבַעַל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בעל פעור

Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr

Definition

Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity

Root

from H1168 (בעל) and H6465 (פעור); Baal of Peor;

Exhaustive

from בעל and פעור; Baal of Peor; Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity; Baal-peor.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1187

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פְּעוֹר

noun proper masculine • Root פער • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1183

(from פָּעַר; an opening, gaping) m. prop. the opening of the maiden's hymen, then 1. the name of a Moabite deity... 2. the name of a mountain in Moab.

Matched via consonantal key only

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: βεελφεγωρ pπρὸσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1187:

βεελφεγωρ 12× (83.8%)

pπρὸσ 2× (16.2%)

פעור פְּעוֹר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בעל פעור

Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr

Definition

Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity

Root

from H1168 (בעל) and H6465 (פעור); Baal of Peor;

Exhaustive

from בעל and פעור; Baal of Peor; Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity; Baal-peor.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1187

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פְּעוֹר

noun proper masculine • Root פער • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1183

(from פָּעַר; an opening, gaping) m. prop. the opening of the maiden's hymen, then 1. the name of a Moabite deity... 2. the name of a mountain in Moab.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name

LXX: βεελφεγωρ pπρὸσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1187:

βεελφεγωρ 12× (83.8%)

pπρὸσ 2× (16.2%)

ויחר וַיִּחַר־

and he is kindling

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

חרה

chârâh

Definition

to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy

Root

a primitive root (compare H2787 (חרר));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare חרר); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy; be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See תחרה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2734

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָרָה

verb • Root חרה • Strongs / High • Page 526

I. Same as חָרָא I.

חָרָה

verb • Root חרה • Strongs / High • Page 526

II. Intransitive: to glow, to burn, particularly of anger, to be kindled. Figuratively: to be fretful, vexatious, excited, moved, sad; to be zealous against someone; to oppose, be jealous or envious; to rage; to prick or sting.

חָרָה

verb • Root חרה • Strongs / High • Page 527

Not used in this form (III); related to חָרָא II, meaning to screen, to protect round about.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָרָה

verb • Root חרר • Page 247

1. to burn, to be kindled; spoken only of anger (Ex. 22:23, Gen. 30:2). 2. to be angry, used personally (Hab. 3:7). (Niph.) to be angry (Cant. 1:6, Is. 41:11). (Hiph.) 1. to be hot, ardent, zealous (Neh. 3:20). 2. to cause to burn, to kindle (Job 19:11). (Hithpa.) to become angry (Ps. 37:1, 7, 8).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐθυμώθη ὠργίσθη παραζήλου θυμωθεὶσ ἠθύμησεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2734:

ἐθυμώθη 22× (21.5%)

ὠργίσθη 15× (14.9%)

παραζήλου 3× (3.3%)

θυμωθεὶσ 3× (2.8%)

ἠθύμησεν 3× (2.8%)

ὀργὴ 3× (2.5%)

παρωξύνθη 2× (2.2%)

λελύπημαι 2× (2.2%)

--- 2× (2.2%)

ὀργισθεὶσ 2× (2.0%)

אף אַף

yea/a nostril/anger

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אף

ʼaph

Definition

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

Root

from H599 (אנף);

Exhaustive

from אנף; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire; anger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H639

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַף

noun masculine • Root אנף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 171

Properly the projecting, the prominent; the nose as the prominent thing of the face; anger (conceived of as a snorting of the nose); face.

אַף

preposition / conj. • Strongs_Numbers • Page 172

Properly a preposition meaning 'with', 'at', 'to', 'before', 'toward'. As a conjunction it signifies 'also', 'likewise', 'even', 'yea', 'how much more' (a fortiori). It is often used to make pronouns or particles emphatic. When reduplicated (אַף ... אַף) it means 'as well ... as also'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַף

conj. prim. • Page 64

1. also. 2. and. 3. yea rather. 4. but, yet. 5. how much less. 6. literally also when; how much more (after affirmation) or how much less (after negation).

אַף

chald. • Page 65

Chald. idem. (likewise, also). Dan. 6: 23.

אַף

noun masculine • Root אנף • Page 65

1. nose; pride of nose, i. e. of countenance (Ps. 10: 4); the breathing of the nose, i. e. anger (Job. 4: 9). 2. anger (Prov. 22: 24). 3. face, countenance (Gen. 3: 19). 4. two persons (1 Sam. 1: 5).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0639:

No stats available

יהוה יְהוָה

He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

בישראל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃

in God-Straightened

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ישראל

Yisrâʼêl

Definition

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Root

from H8280 (שרה) and H410 (אל); he will rule as God;

Exhaustive

from שרה and אל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3478

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יִשְׂרָאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root שרה • Strongs / High • Page 662

A proper name with multiple meanings: the patriarch Jacob; the Israelite people; an honorary title for the pious; the northern kingdom of Israel; the whole kingdom after the exile.

יִשְׂרָאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root ישר • Strongs / High • Page 662

A proper name, meaning 'El is a true, honest one.' Described as a ground-form to יְשַׂרְאֵלָה.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: ισραηλ '' --- ιακωβ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3478:

ισραηλ 2245× (92.9%)

'' 57× (2.1%)

--- 50× (2.2%)

ισραηλ 8× (0.3%)

ιακωβ 4× (0.2%)

t? 4× (0.1%)

ιερουσαλημ 4× (0.2%)

[b] 3× (0.1%)

ισραηλίτου 3× (0.1%)

ισραηλίτιδοσ 3× (0.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Israel will be bound to Baal-Peor; and the anger of Jehovah will kindle against Israel.

LITV Translation:
And Israel was joined to Baal-peor, and the anger of Jehovah burned against Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Israel consecrated themselves to Baal-peor; and the Lord was very angry with Israel.