Numbers 28:7

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ונסכו וְנִסְכּוֹ

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

נסך

neçek

Definition

a libation; also a cast idol

Root

or נסך; from H5258 (נסך);

Exhaustive

or נסך; from נסך; a libation; also a cast idol; cover, drink offering, molten image.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5262

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נְסַךְ

aramaic verb (aramaic) • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

Aramaic verb, same as Hebrew נָסַךְ I, to pour out. The Pael form (נַסֵּךְ) means to sacrifice, to dedicate.

נְסַךְ

aramaic masc. (aramaic) • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

A libation, drink-offering.

נֵסֶךְ

noun masculine • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

1. A molten image. 2. What is poured out, a libation, a drink-offering. 3. One dedicated or appointed, hence a sovereign, ruler, prince.

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 929

A root that interchanges with יָסַךְ, showing y/n interchange.

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

I. To pour out, as a libation, to worship; to dedicate, to appoint; to smelt, to cast molten images. Forms include Niphal (to be appointed), Piel/Hiphil (to pour out), and Hophal (to be poured out).

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

II. To weave, to intertwine, to knot. Hence: 1. to cover, to veil. 2. to enter into an association, to make a covenant.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֶסֶךְ

noun masculine • Root נסך • Page 446

A drink-offering (Gen. 35:14, Jer. 7:18); a molten image (Is. 41:29, 48:5).

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: σπονδὴν σπονδὰσ σπονδαὶ σπονδὴ σπονδάσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5262:

σπονδὴν 18× (34.2%)

σπονδὰσ 9× (19.4%)

σπονδαὶ 9× (14.8%)

σπονδὴ 5× (9.3%)

σπονδάσ 2× (4.7%)

ἐχώνευσαν 2× (4.7%)

רביעת רְבִיעִת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רביעי

rᵉbîyʻîy

Definition

fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth

Root

or רבעי; from H7251 (רבע);

Exhaustive

or רבעי; from רבע; fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth; foursquare, fourth (part).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7243

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רְבִיעִי

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1316

Fourth (as a numeral/ordinal); the fourth part; children of the fourth generation.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רְבִיעִי

fem. רְבִיעִית • Page 606

(denom. adj. from אַרְבַּע four,) the fourth. Also a fourth part (fem. רְבִיעִית). 2 K. 10: 30; Ex. 29: 40.

Adjective ordinal number feminine singular construct

LXX: τέταρτοσ τετάρτῳ τέταρτον τετάρτῃ τετάρτου

LXX Usage Statistics

H7243:

τέταρτοσ 19× (29.4%)

τετάρτῳ 15× (23.6%)

τέταρτον 6× (9.2%)

τετάρτῃ 5× (7.9%)

τετάρτου 3× (4.7%)

τέταρτοι 2× (3.7%)

τετάρτη 2× (3.7%)

--- 2× (3.7%)

ההין הָהִין

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

הין

hîyn

Definition

a hin or liquid measure

Root

probably of Egyptian origin;

Exhaustive

probably of Egyptian origin; a hin or liquid measure; hin.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1969

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Fürst Lexicon

הִין

noun / masculine • Root הון • Strongs / High • Page 398

A hin, a name of a measure for liquids, containing 1/6th of a bath.

הִין

noun • Strongs / High • Page 399

A liquid measure, containing 12 sextarii or 12 log, according to Josephus, about five quarts English.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הִין

noun masculine • Page 185

a measure for liquids, containing 12 logs (לוגים). Num. 15: 4 ff. 28: 5, 7, 14. Ezek. 4: 11.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1969:

ιν 21× (95.5%)

לכבש לַכֶּבֶשׂ

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

כבש

kebes

Definition

a ram (just old enough to butt)

Root

from an unused root meaning to dominate;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram (just old enough to butt); lamb, sheep.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3532

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Fürst Lexicon

כֶּבֶשׂ

noun / masculine • Root כבש • Strongs / High • Page 676

A young sheep, after it has ceased to be a lamb and has become stronger, usually up to three years old. Also described as a ram, feeding in meadows, yielding wool, and characterized by tameness and patience.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֶּבֶשׂ

m. dec. vi. a. and h. • Page 308

*a lamb of one year and upwards*. Num. 7:15, 21, 23, 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75. plur. כְּבָשִׂים.

כֶּבֶשׂ

noun • Page 309

An ewe-lamb about a year old. (Ref: Gen. 21:28, 29, 30).

Preposition -For/Into Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀμνὸν ἀμνοὺσ ἀμνοῖσ ἀμνάδασ ἀμνῷ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3532:

ἀμνὸν 30× (26.8%)

ἀμνοὺσ 23× (22.6%)

ἀμνοῖσ 13× (9.9%)

ἀμνάδασ 12× (11.8%)

ἀμνῷ 10× (8.4%)

ἀμνούσ 4× (3.7%)

πρόβατον 2× (2.0%)

ἀμνῶν 2× (2.0%)

ὡσ 2× (2.0%)

ἀμνοὶ 2× (2.0%)

האחד הָאֶחָד

the One

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

אחד

ʼechâd

Definition

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Root

a numeral from H258 (אחד);

Exhaustive

a numeral from אחד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H259

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אֶחָד

numeral cardinal • Root אחד • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

One; unus; first (primus).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶחָד

m. const. • Page 37

1. one; freq. 2. first. Only in numbering the days of the month. (feminine form is אַחַת).

Particle definite article, Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0259:

No stats available

בקדש בַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁ

None

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

קדש

qôdesh

Definition

a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

Root

from H6942 (קדש);

Exhaustive

from קדש; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity; consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6944

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קֹדֶשׁ

noun masculine • Root קדש • Strongs / High • Page 1262

Sanctuary, seat of worship, like Heychal (temple).

קֹדֶשׁ

noun masculine • Root קדש • Strongs / High • Page 1263

1. Purity, by ablution; sinlessness; hence holiness. Dedicated to God, godly. 2. Holiness, as the highest attribute of God. 3. A consecrated or holy thing, sacred gifts. 4. The sanctuary; holy things (frankincense, sacred vessels, the altar, sacrifices, holy places).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָדַשׁ and קָדֹשׁ

verb • Page 580

1. to be sacred or holy, Ex. 29: 37. 2. to be consecrated, to fall to the sanctuary. Deut. 22: 9. Niph. to be sanctified. Ex. 29: 43. 3. to show one's self holy or glorious.

קֹדֶשׁ

noun masculine • Root קדש • Page 581

1. Holiness (Ps. 89:36); often used as a genitive for 'holy' (e.g., שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי 'my holy name'). 2. A holy place or sanctuary, especially of the tabernacle or temple (Ex. 28:43, 1 K. 8:8). 3. What is holy or sacred (Lev. 12:4, Jer. 2:3). 4. Something consecrated or a sacred thing.

קֹדֶשׁ

noun masculine • Page 582

1. what is very holy, spoken e.g. of the altar and sacred utensils, Ex. 29: 37; of the sacred gifts, Lev. 21: 22. 2. the holy of holies in the temple, otherwise called דְּבִיר, Ex. 26: 33.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἅγιον ἁγίων ἅγια ἁγίου ἁγίῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6944:

ἅγιον 86× (18.1%)

ἁγίων 85× (17.8%)

ἅγια 63× (13.3%)

ἁγίου 50× (10.4%)

ἁγίῳ 42× (8.4%)

ἁγία 23× (5.5%)

ἅγιόν 22× (4.8%)

ἁγίασμα 10× (2.3%)

ἁγίοισ 7× (1.3%)

ἅγιοι 6× (1.4%)

הסך הַסֵּךְ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נסך

nâçak

Definition

to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint aking

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint aking; cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5258

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Strongs / High • Page 929

A root that interchanges with יָסַךְ, showing y/n interchange.

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Strongs / High • Page 975

I. To pour out, as a libation, to worship; to dedicate, to appoint; to smelt, to cast molten images. Forms include Niphal (to be appointed), Piel/Hiphil (to pour out), and Hophal (to be poured out).

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Strongs / High • Page 975

II. To weave, to intertwine, to knot. Hence: 1. to cover, to veil. 2. to enter into an association, to make a covenant.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָסַךְ

verb • Page 446

I. To pour, to pour out (Is. 29:10); to make a covenant; to melt, cast, found (Is. 40:19, 44:10); to anoint a king (Ps. 2:6).

נָסַךְ

verb • Root סכך • Page 446

II. To cover (Is. 25:7). Equivalent to the kindred root סָכַךְ.

Verb Hiphil infinitive construct common

LXX: ἔσπεισαν σπείσεισ ἔσπεισεν σπένδειν ἐσπείσαμεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5258a:

ἔσπεισαν 4× (15.4%)

σπείσεισ 3× (13.0%)

ἔσπεισεν 3× (11.1%)

σπένδειν 2× (7.4%)

ἐσπείσαμεν 2× (7.4%)

נסך נֶסֶךְ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נסך

neçek

Definition

a libation; also a cast idol

Root

or נסך; from H5258 (נסך);

Exhaustive

or נסך; from נסך; a libation; also a cast idol; cover, drink offering, molten image.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5262

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נְסַךְ

aramaic verb (aramaic) • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

Aramaic verb, same as Hebrew נָסַךְ I, to pour out. The Pael form (נַסֵּךְ) means to sacrifice, to dedicate.

נְסַךְ

aramaic masc. (aramaic) • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

A libation, drink-offering.

נֵסֶךְ

noun masculine • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

1. A molten image. 2. What is poured out, a libation, a drink-offering. 3. One dedicated or appointed, hence a sovereign, ruler, prince.

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 929

A root that interchanges with יָסַךְ, showing y/n interchange.

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

I. To pour out, as a libation, to worship; to dedicate, to appoint; to smelt, to cast molten images. Forms include Niphal (to be appointed), Piel/Hiphil (to pour out), and Hophal (to be poured out).

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

II. To weave, to intertwine, to knot. Hence: 1. to cover, to veil. 2. to enter into an association, to make a covenant.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֶסֶךְ

noun masculine • Root נסך • Page 446

A drink-offering (Gen. 35:14, Jer. 7:18); a molten image (Is. 41:29, 48:5).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: σπονδὴν σπονδὰσ σπονδαὶ σπονδὴ σπονδάσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5262:

σπονδὴν 18× (34.2%)

σπονδὰσ 9× (19.4%)

σπονδαὶ 9× (14.8%)

σπονδὴ 5× (9.3%)

σπονδάσ 2× (4.7%)

ἐχώνευσαν 2× (4.7%)

שכר שֵׁכָר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שכר

shêkâr

Definition

an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor

Root

from H7937 (שכר);

Exhaustive

from שכר; an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor; strong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7941

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שֵׁכָר

noun • Root שכר • Strongs / High • Page 1425

Commonly an intoxicating drink, temetum; a drink of topers and debauchees.

שֵׁכָר

noun masculine • Root שכר • Strongs / High • Page 1426

m. the act of making drunk, intoxication, filling thy bottle full, and also making drink.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֶׂכֶר

m. verbal n. • Root שכר • Page 640

reward. Prov. 11:18. Is. 19:10.

שָׂכַר

verb • Page 640

to hire. Gen. 30:16. E. g. soldiers, 2 Sam. 10:6. Particularly to bribe, Neh. 6:12. Niph. to let one's self for hire. Hithpa. idem. Hagg. 1:6.

שָׂכָר

m. verbal n. • Root שכר • Page 640

1. hire. Ex. 22:15. 2. wages, reward, (of a labourer.) Gen. 30:28, 32. Deut. 15:18. Also a reward generally, Gen. 15:1.

שָׁכַר

verb • Root שכר • Page 674

1. to drink to the full. Hag. 1: 6. Cant. 5: 1. Gen. 43: 34. 2. to be intoxicated. Gen. 9: 21. Is. 49: 26. Is. 29: 9. 51: 21. Lam. 4: 21. Nah. 3: 11. Also used in Pi. (to make drunken), Hiph. (idem. Jer. 51: 57), and Hithpa. (to act like a drunken person. 1 Sam. 1: 14).

שֵׁכָר

noun masculine • Root שכר • Page 674

strong or intoxicating drink, a general expression for wine and other strong drinks, prepared from grain, fruit, honey, dates, etc. Num. 28: 7. Lev. 10: 9. Num. 6: 3. Judg. 13: 4, 7. Is. 5: 11. 24: 9. 28: 7. 29: 9. 56: 12. Prov. 20: 1. 31: 6. Mic. 2: 1. Is. 5: 22.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: σικερα μέθυσμα οἶνον

LXX Usage Statistics

H7941:

σικερα 15× (57.9%)

μέθυσμα 2× (8.1%)

οἶνον 2× (7.4%)

ליהוה לַיהוָה׃

to He is

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

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

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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.

Preposition, 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%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And its libation, the fourth of an hin for the one lamb in the holy place: pouring out a libation, a strong drink to Jehovah.

LITV Translation:
and its drink offering, a fourth of a hin for the one lamb; pour a drink offering of strong drink to Jehovah in the sanctuary.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And its drink offering, the fourth part of a hin to each lamb; in the holy place shalt thou pour strong drink as a drink offering to the Lord.