Numbers 26:31

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואשריאל וְאַשְׂרִיאֵל

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

אשריאל

ʼAsrîyʼêl

Definition

Asriel, the name of two Israelites

Root

an orthographical variation for H840 (אשראל);

Exhaustive

an orthographical variation for אשראל; Asriel, the name of two Israelites; Ashriel, Asriel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H844

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲשְׂרִיאֵל

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

Proper name of a man (Num. 26:31; Josh. 17:2).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0844:

No stats available

משפחת מִשְׁפַּחַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משפחה

mishpâchâh

Definition

a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people

Root

from H8192 (שפה) (compare H8198 (שפחה));

Exhaustive

from שפה (compare שפחה); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people; family, kind(-red).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4940

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֶׁפַח

concept / noun • Root שפח • Consonantal / Low • Page 1469

shed, blood; figuratively to break out, of pustules, leprosy.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שָׁפַח

verb • Root שפח • Consonantal / Low • Page 1468

(Not used) intransitive. To be attached, to associate, of the members of a family and domestics; to be related.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שִׁפַּח

verb piel • Root שפח • Consonantal / Low • Page 1469

To make break out, i. e. to cover with leprosy; perhaps to make empty.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה

noun feminine • Root שפח • Page 416

1. a kind, species, of animals. Gen. 8: 19. 2. a tribe. Gen. 10: 18. 3. a subdivision of a tribe, a family. Ex. 6: 14.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: δῆμοσ δήμουσ δῆμοι --- δήμου

LXX Usage Statistics

H4940:

δῆμοσ 75× (27.0%)

δήμουσ 66× (20.5%)

δῆμοι 16× (5.8%)

--- 14× (5.1%)

δήμου 14× (4.2%)

φυλῆσ 10× (2.8%)

φυλὴ 9× (2.9%)

συγγενείασ 9× (2.6%)

πατριαὶ 7× (2.3%)

φυλαὶ 6× (1.8%)

האשראלי הָאַשְׂרִאֵלי

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

אשריאל

ʼAsrîyʼêl

Definition

Asriel, the name of two Israelites

Root

an orthographical variation for H840 (אשראל);

Exhaustive

an orthographical variation for אשראל; Asriel, the name of two Israelites; Ashriel, Asriel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H844

אשראלי

ʼAsriʼêlîy

Definition

an Asrielite (collectively) or descendant of Asriel

Root

patronymic from H844 (אשריאל);

Exhaustive

patronymic from אשריאל; an Asrielite (collectively) or descendant of Asriel; Asrielites.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H845

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲשְׂרִיאֵל

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

Proper name of a man (Num. 26:31; Josh. 17:2).

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0844:

No stats available

H0845:

No stats available

ושכם וְשֶׁ֕כֶם

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

שכם

Shekem

Definition

Shekem, the name of a Hivite and two Israelites

Root

for H7926 (שכם);

Exhaustive

for שכם; Shekem, the name of a Hivite and two Israelites; Shechem.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7928

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁכֵם

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1423

1. The back, same as שֶׁכֶם; hence 'to make one turn the back'. 2. Proper name of a priestly city (Shechem) and a place of asylum.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שְׁכֶם

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1423

1. The back, shoulder, shoulder-blade (often metaphor for oppressive dominion). 2. Burden, task (the part where the load is laid). 3. Metaphor: ridge of a hill, mountain-tract. 4. Proper name: Shechem (a territory/city).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שֶׁכֶם

noun masculine • Root שכם • Consonantal / Low • Page 1422

Properly what is bent or bowed. 1. The back/neck/shoulder inclined for carrying a burden. Fig.: the duties of ruling. 2. Figurative: the part of the body which is struck (by a stick).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שָׁכַם

verb • Root שכם • Consonantal / Low • Page 1422

(Kal not used) To bend, to incline oneself, in the neck and back; to be bent, bowed, of a shoulder bearing a burden.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: συχεμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7928:

συχεμ 3× (76.1%)

משפחת מִשְׁפַּחַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משפחה

mishpâchâh

Definition

a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people

Root

from H8192 (שפה) (compare H8198 (שפחה));

Exhaustive

from שפה (compare שפחה); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people; family, kind(-red).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4940

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֶׁפַח

concept / noun • Root שפח • Consonantal / Low • Page 1469

shed, blood; figuratively to break out, of pustules, leprosy.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שָׁפַח

verb • Root שפח • Consonantal / Low • Page 1468

(Not used) intransitive. To be attached, to associate, of the members of a family and domestics; to be related.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שִׁפַּח

verb piel • Root שפח • Consonantal / Low • Page 1469

To make break out, i. e. to cover with leprosy; perhaps to make empty.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה

noun feminine • Root שפח • Page 416

1. a kind, species, of animals. Gen. 8: 19. 2. a tribe. Gen. 10: 18. 3. a subdivision of a tribe, a family. Ex. 6: 14.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: δῆμοσ δήμουσ δῆμοι --- δήμου

LXX Usage Statistics

H4940:

δῆμοσ 75× (27.0%)

δήμουσ 66× (20.5%)

δῆμοι 16× (5.8%)

--- 14× (5.1%)

δήμου 14× (4.2%)

φυλῆσ 10× (2.8%)

φυλὴ 9× (2.9%)

συγγενείασ 9× (2.6%)

πατριαὶ 7× (2.3%)

φυλαὶ 6× (1.8%)

השכמי הָשִּׁכְמִי׃

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

שכם

Shekem

Definition

Shekem, the name of a Hivite and two Israelites

Root

for H7926 (שכם);

Exhaustive

for שכם; Shekem, the name of a Hivite and two Israelites; Shechem.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7928

שכמי

Shikmîy

Definition

a Shikmite (collectively), or descendants of Shekem

Root

patronymic from H7928 (שכם);

Exhaustive

patronymic from שכם; a Shikmite (collectively), or descendants of Shekem; Shichemites.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7930

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁכֵם

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1423

1. The back, same as שֶׁכֶם; hence 'to make one turn the back'. 2. Proper name of a priestly city (Shechem) and a place of asylum.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שְׁכֶם

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1423

1. The back, shoulder, shoulder-blade (often metaphor for oppressive dominion). 2. Burden, task (the part where the load is laid). 3. Metaphor: ridge of a hill, mountain-tract. 4. Proper name: Shechem (a territory/city).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שֶׁכֶם

noun masculine • Root שכם • Consonantal / Low • Page 1422

Properly what is bent or bowed. 1. The back/neck/shoulder inclined for carrying a burden. Fig.: the duties of ruling. 2. Figurative: the part of the body which is struck (by a stick).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

שָׁכַם

verb • Root שכם • Consonantal / Low • Page 1422

(Kal not used) To bend, to incline oneself, in the neck and back; to be bent, bowed, of a shoulder bearing a burden.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׁכְמִי

p. m. • Root שכם • Strongs / High • Page 1423

An inhabitant of Shechem.

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: συχεμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7928:

συχεμ 3× (76.1%)

H7930:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Asriel, the families of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the families of the Shechemites.

LITV Translation:
And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
These are the families of Asher according to their numbering, forty-three thousand and four hundred.