Numbers 3:31

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ומשמרתם וּמִשְׁמַרְתָּ֗ם

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

משמרת

mishmereth

Definition

watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party

Root

feminine of H4929 (משמר);

Exhaustive

feminine of משמר; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party; charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4931

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת

noun feminine • Root שמר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 922

1. the place where a watch is kept, a watch-post; service; 2. a keeping, an object of preservation, what is protected, a law, a command, an usage; 3. the keeping to one, fidelity, faithful service.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁמֶרֶת

fem. of the preceding • Root שמר • Page 415

1. a watch or watching. 2 K. 11:5, 6. 2. the place where one keeps watch. Is. 21:8. 3. a keeping or preserving. Ex. 12:6. 4. what is observed, a law, command, usage. Gen. 26:5. Lev. 18:30. 5. the care or management of a business. Num. 4:27, 31. 6. the adherence to any one. 1 Chr. 12:29.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: φυλακὰσ φυλακὴν διατήρησιν φυλάγματα φυλακὴ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4931:

φυλακὰσ 26× (32.4%)

φυλακὴν 10× (12.9%)

διατήρησιν 5× (6.4%)

φυλάγματα 4× (5.1%)

φυλακὴ 4× (4.4%)

φυλακάσ 3× (4.0%)

φυλακῆσ 3× (4.0%)

προστάγματά 3× (3.8%)

--- 2× (3.0%)

ἐφημερίασ 2× (2.5%)

הארן הָאָרֹן

the Chest

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

ארון

ʼârôwn

Definition

a box

Root

or ארן; from H717 (ארה) (in the sense of gathering);

Exhaustive

or ארן; from ארה (in the sense of gathering); a box; ark, chest, coffin.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H727

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲרוֹן

noun feminine / noun masculine • Root ארה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 186

Chest, box; mummy-case, sarcophagus; money-chest; most frequently the sacred ark.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲרוֹן

com. • Root ארה • Page 71

Chest, box (1 Sam. 6:8, 2 K. 12:10); chest of God (1 Sam. 3:3); chest of the covenant (Josh. 3:6); coffin, mummy-chest (Gen. 50:26).

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0727:

No stats available

והשלחן וְהָשֻּׁלְחָן

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

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

שלחן

shulchân

Definition

a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal

Root

from H7971 (שלח);

Exhaustive

from שלח; a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal; table.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7979

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1432

Properly, what is spread out, a mat; generally, a table, then a meal. Also refers to the table of the shew-bread.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

m. plur. • Page 678

table. Ex. 25 : 23 ff. עָרַךְ שֻׁלְחָן to spread or set a table, (for a meal,) Ps. 23: 5. Prov. 9: 2. שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים the table of shew-bread, Num. 4: 7.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: τράπεζαν τραπέζησ τράπεζα --- τράπεζάν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7979:

τράπεζαν 26× (32.3%)

τραπέζησ 13× (16.8%)

τράπεζα 7× (9.2%)

--- 4× (6.0%)

τράπεζάν 4× (5.3%)

τράπεζαι 3× (4.5%)

τραπεζῶν 3× (4.3%)

τραπέζασ 3× (3.8%)

ἑκάστησ 2× (3.0%)

ὡσαύτωσ 2× (2.6%)

והמנרה וְהָמְּנֹרָה

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

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

מנורה

mᵉnôwrâh

Definition

a chandelier

Root

or מנרה; feminine of H4500 (מנור) (in the original sense of H5216 (ניר));

Exhaustive

or מנרה; feminine of מנור (in the original sense of ניר); a chandelier; candlestick.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 872

a candlestick, especially that in the tabernacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

f. verbal from נוּר / dec. x. • Root נור • Page 385

[Entry truncated at bottom of page; traditionally means lampstand or candlestick].

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: λυχνίαν λυχνίασ '' --- λυχνία

LXX Usage Statistics

H4501:

λυχνίαν 13× (30.9%)

λυχνίασ 12× (28.8%)

'' 7× (17.6%)

--- 3× (8.9%)

λυχνία 3× (7.1%)

והמזבחת וְהָמִּזְבְּחֹת

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

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

מזבח

mizbêach

Definition

an altar

Root

from H2076 (זבח);

Exhaustive

from זבח; an altar; altar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4196

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִזְבֵּחַ

noun masculine • Root זבח • Strongs / High • Page 830

An altar, either for offering sacrifices or for burning frankincense; can refer to an altar of God or of idolatry.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִזְבֵּחַ

m. const. verbal • Root זבח • Page 365

an altar (Lev. 1: 9, 13, 15; 2 Chr. 29: 22). Also called the altar of burnt-offering (Ex. 30: 28) or the brazen altar.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX: θυσιαστήριον θυσιαστηρίου θυσιαστήρια '' ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H4196:

θυσιαστήριον 208× (51.7%)

θυσιαστηρίου 97× (24.2%)

θυσιαστήρια 25× (6.2%)

'' 12× (3.0%)

--- 9× (2.7%)

βωμοὺσ 8× (2.1%)

θυσιαστήριόν 8× (2.1%)

θυσιαστηρίῳ 6× (1.5%)

θυσιαστηρίων 5× (1.3%)

βωμὸν 4× (1.2%)

וכלי וּכְלֵי

and a vessel

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

כלי

kᵉlîy

Definition

something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

Root

from H3615 (כלה);

Exhaustive

from כלה; something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon); armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] whatsoever.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3627

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כְּלִי

noun masculine • Root כלה • Strongs / High • Page 701

Properly, anything made or prepared; hence generally a vessel, implement, or utensil. It can refer to a wide range of objects including seats, equipage, containers, temple vessels, garments, ornaments, yokes, boats, musical instruments, and weapons. Figuratively, it can mean a means, instrument, or plan.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כְּלִי

noun masculine • Root כלה • Page 318

A vessel, utensil; a cloth or garment (Deut. 22:5); an instrument or tool (2 Chr. 34:12); a vessel or boat (Is. 18:2); a weapon (Gen. 27:3).

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: σκεύη σκεῦοσ αὐτῆσ σκευῶν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3627:

σκεύη 174× (49.5%)

σκεῦοσ 34× (10.7%)

αὐτῆσ 18× (4.2%)

σκευῶν 17× (4.7%)

'' 12× (3.4%)

ὀργάνοισ 9× (2.4%)

σκεύει 8× (2.5%)

ὡσ 7× (2.2%)

ἀγγεῖον 6× (1.8%)

--- 5× (1.7%)

הקדש הָקֹּדֶשׁ

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

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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.

Particle definite article, 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%)

אשר אֲשֶׁר

who/which

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אשר

ʼăsher

Definition

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

Root

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);

Exhaustive

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H834

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲשֶׁר

noun proper • Root אשיר אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Proper name of a city east of Shechem, on the border of Manasseh.

אֲשֶׁר

pronoun relative • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Relative pronoun: who, which; forming the relative in prose.

אֲשֶׁר

relative particle • Lemma_Lookup • Page 205

A relative particle or pronoun (who, which, that). It serves to connect a following clause with a preceding noun or pronoun. It can function as the subject or object within its clause (often supplemented by a pronominal suffix). In the accusative, it acts as a subordinate conjunction expressing relations of place (where, whither), time (when), and manner (as, that). It forms various compound conjunctions with prepositions, such as עַל אֲשֶׁר (wherefore, because), בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר (wherever), and כַּאֲשֶׁר (as).

אֲשֶׁר

pronoun relative / conjunction • Lemma_Lookup • Page 206

Relative pronoun and conjunction: that, which, where, so that, because, in order that. Used to express object and design, clauses relating to time (when), or causal relationships.

אֲשַׁר

verb • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 212

(not used) Aram. equivalent to Hebr אֶתֶר.

אֲשֻׁר

masc. / fem. • Root אשר אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

1. A tree, commonly sherbin-cedar, larch, or box-tree. 2. A step, walk.

אֶשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

Name of a tree; also the proper name of a city.

אֶשֶׁר

noun masculine / noun proper • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

Happy; used as a proper name Asher (son of Jacob and the tribe named after him).

אֶשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Fortune, happiness; hence as an interjection in the construct state: hail! happy!

אָשֵׁר

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To be connected, united (equivalent to אָסַר).

אָשַׁר

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To go about, run about; to go, to walk, to step along.

אָשַׁר

verb • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To be united, by love, marriage, etc.; to be firm, strong, pressed together.

אָשַׁר

verb • Root ישר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To be straight (even of a way); in a moral sense: to be right, honest, upright; to be prosperous, happy.

אָשַׁר

verb • Root עשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1143

(which see); Ar. the same, hence עָשִׁיר a spouse, an associate. Deriv. אֲשֵׁרָה, עֲשֵׁרָה, עָשִׁירָה.

אָשֻׁר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Step, walk.

אֹשֶׁר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Prosperity.

אֻשַּׁר

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 203

To be led, guided.

אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי־כֵן

adverbial phrase • Lemma_Lookup • Page 708

After that.

אֲשַׂרְאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 206

Proper noun, masculine. ('El is allied). Found in 1 Chr. 4, 16. Equivalent to the Phenician Osiris, an epithet of Ba'al.

אֲשַׂרְאֵלָה

noun proper masculine • Root אשר אלה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 206

Proper noun, masculine. Found in 1 Chr. 25, 2. A variant reading is יְשַׂרְאֵלָה (Jesharelah).

אֲשֵׁרָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 206

Name of a Phenician goddess, sometimes identified with the Sidonian Astarte; also refers to the wooden image/pillar of the goddess standing beside the altar of Ba'al.

אָשֵׁרִי

adjective • Lemma_Lookup • Page 204

Gentile of Asher; Asherite.

אֲשְׂרִיאֵל

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

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

אֲשֵׁרִים

noun masculine plural • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

Male images of Baal, of wood, symbolising Baal as a generating power, and distinct from images of Ashera.

אֻשַּׁרְנָא

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

A wall (Ezr. 5:3), properly a firm thing. Formed from אָשַׁר with the termination na.

אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַבַּיִת

phrase • Lemma_Lookup • Page 238

head of the palace, minister of the court

אֶת־אֲשֶׁר

relative phrase • Lemma_Lookup • Page 87

the person whom or the thing which

כַּאֲשֶׁר

conjunction • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 669

as, when, according as, since.

תְּלַאשַּׂר

unknown • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1515

see תְּלָאשֶׁר.

תְּלָאשָׂר

noun proper • Root תל אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1513

(as also תְּלַשַּׁר Is. 37, 12, also in mss. תְּלַסַּר) n. p. of a Mesopotamian province and city, inhabited by the בְּנֵי עֶדֶן, and formerly subject to Assyria Is. 37, 12; 2 Kings 19, 12. The word has arisen from תֵּל and אָשָׁר = אָשׂוּר.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲשֶׁר

pronoun relative • Page 79

Relative pronoun: who, which, that. Used for both genders and numbers. Often acts as a sign of relation for other pronouns and adverbs (e.g., אֲשֶׁר-שָׁם 'where', אֲשֶׁר-מִשָּׁם 'whence').

אֲשֶׁר

adv. or conjunction • Page 80

Used as an adverb or conjunction; signifies (1.) *that, to the end that, ut*; (2.) *that, how that, quod*; (3.) *because*; (4.) *if*; (5.) *for*; (6.) *when*; (7.) *as*; (8.) *where*. References include Gen. 11:7, Deut. 4:40, Ex. 11:7, Jos. 2:10, 1 Sam. 24:19, 1 K. 8:33, Lev. 4:22, Jer. 33:22, Num. 20:13.

אֶשֶׁר

noun • Page 79

Happiness, prosperity; found only in the plural construct אַשְׁרֵי (the happinesses of). (Ps. 1:1, 2:12, 32:1, 33:12; Prov. 3:13, 8:34; Deut. 33:29).

אֶשֶׁר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Page 80

*Prosperity*. Reference: Gen. 30:13.

אָשֵׁר

m. proper name • Page 79

1. A son of Jacob, progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel. 2. A city not far from Shechem (Josh. 17:7).

אָשַׁר

verb • Root ישר • Page 79

1. To go straight, proceed (Prov. 9:6). 2. To be right, suitable, successful, or prosperous (Hab. 2:4). Pi.: To lead or guide straight (Prov. 23:19; Is. 1:17). Pu.: To be guided or pronounced happy (Ps. 41:3; Prov. 3:18).

Particle relative

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0834a:

No stats available

ישרתו יְשָׁרְתוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שרת

shârath

Definition

to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to; minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8334

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁרַת

verb • Root שרת • Strongs / High • Page 1488

(Kal not used) Transitive verb: either to regulate, minister, and so to serve, to do service in an honourable manner; or equivalent to סָרַךְ, סָרַד (to step back timidly).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁרַת

verb • Page 701

found only in Pi. שֵׁרֵת to serve, wait upon; to minister unto Jehovah (Gen. 39:4; 40:4; Num. 3:6; 1 K. 1:15; Deut. 18:5, 7).

Verb Piel imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: λειτουργεῖν λειτουργοῦσιν λειτουργοῦντεσ λειτουργῶν λειτουργοῦντασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8334:

λειτουργεῖν 26× (25.8%)

λειτουργοῦσιν 11× (11.6%)

λειτουργοῦντεσ 11× (10.8%)

λειτουργῶν 5× (5.5%)

λειτουργοῦντασ 3× (3.3%)

λειτουργοὶ 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (2.8%)

λειτουργὸσ 3× (2.8%)

λειτουργήσουσιν 3× (2.6%)

ἐλειτούργουν 2× (2.2%)

בהם בָּהֶם

within themselves

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

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

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 -Within Art, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

והמסך וְהָמָּסָךְ

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

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

מסך

mâçâk

Definition

a cover, i.e. veil

Root

from H5526 (סכך);

Exhaustive

from סכך; a cover, i.e. veil; covering, curtain, hanging.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4539

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָסָךְ

noun masculine • Root סכך • Strongs / High • Page 824

a covered walk.

מָסָךְ

masculine noun • Root סכך • Strongs / High • Page 876

a covering, a curtain; figur. covering of protection; to take away the covering.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָסָךְ

noun masculine • Root סכך • Page 388

a covering. 2 Sam. 17:19. Particularly the curtain before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. Ex. 26:36, 39:38, 40:5, Is. 22:8.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: '' καταπέτασμα κάλυμμα κατακάλυμμα

LXX Usage Statistics

H4539:

'' 6× (23.7%)

καταπέτασμα 5× (17.0%)

κάλυμμα 3× (12.6%)

κατακάλυμμα 2× (6.5%)

וכל וְכֹל

and every/all

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

כל

kôl

Definition

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Root

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from H3634 (כלל);

Exhaustive

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from כלל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3605

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּל

noun / masculine • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 695

Properly 'all, whole, totality'. 1. Used adjectivally to mean 'all' or 'the whole of', as in 'all the earth'. 2. Describes a plurality of individual persons or things, translated as 'all'.

כֹּל

substantive / adverb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 696

A substantive meaning all, the whole, every, any. When used with a negative, it means none at all. It can also function as an adverb meaning wholly or altogether.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֹּל

chald. • Page 316

Same as Hebrew (all, every). Often appears with Makkeph as -כֹּל. References: Dan. 2:40, 4:9, 18, 25.

כֹּל

m. verbal • Root כלל • Page 315

A substantive meaning 'all', 'the whole', or 'totality'. Frequently used as an adjective (Jer. 33:8). 1. all. 2. every one.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πάντα πᾶσ πάντεσ πᾶν πάντασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3605:

πάντα 921× (17.0%)

πᾶσ 451× (8.4%)

πάντεσ 441× (8.4%)

πᾶν 351× (6.5%)

πάντασ 297× (5.6%)

πᾶσαν 267× (4.9%)

πάντων 242× (4.4%)

πάσασ 230× (4.4%)

--- 227× (4.5%)

πᾶσα 214× (4.0%)

עבדתו עֲבֹדָתוֹ׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עבדה

ʻăbôdâh

Definition

work of any kind

Root

or עבודה; from H5647 (עבד);

Exhaustive

or עבודה; from עבד; work of any kind; act, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5656

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

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1043

Work, labor, service, or worship.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1044

work, husbandry, heavy/servile labour, external/mechanical work, service, ministry, military service; use, employment, performance, fruit, result; service of God, holy/divine service.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1045

Feminine noun. Service, specifically hand-service or concrete collective servants.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Page 486

Labour; service. Frequently used in the context of the labour of a bond-servant. Refs: Ex. 1:14, Lev. 25:39.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Page 487

Business, work, or service. (2) a work, business. Num. 4: 47. (3) tillage, cultivation of land. 1 Chr. 27: 26. (4) service. Gen. 30: 26. Neh. 3: 5. (5) implements, utensils, appurtenances. Num. 3: 26, 31, 36. Also used to denote a body of servants or domestics, familia. Gen. 26: 14.

Noun common feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔργα λειτουργίασ λατρευτὸν λειτουργίαν δουλείαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5656:

ἔργα 24× (14.6%)

λειτουργίασ 19× (12.8%)

λατρευτὸν 12× (9.0%)

λειτουργίαν 11× (6.6%)

δουλείαν 7× (4.5%)

δουλείασ 7× (4.4%)

λειτουργία 6× (3.8%)

ἔργων 6× (3.6%)

'' 6× (3.8%)

ἐργασίᾳ 4× (2.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And their watches, the ark, and the table, and the chandelier, and the altar, and the vessels of the holy place which they shall serve in them, and the covering and all its works.

LITV Translation:
And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the veil, and all its service.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works.