Numbers 32:35

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואת וְאֶת־

and אֵת-self eternal

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

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

i. m. subst. • Page 81

Ploughshare. Inflected in two ways as אֵתִים and אֵתִין. References: 1 Sam. 13: 20, 21; Is. 2: 4; Joel 4: 10 [3:10]. Its etymology is suggested to be related to the word מַחֲרֶשֶׁת.

Conjunction, Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

עטרת עַטְרֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עטרות שופן

ʻAṭrôwth Shôwphân

Definition

Atroth-Shophan, a place in Palestine

Root

from the same as H5852 (עטרות) and a name otherwise unused (being from the same as H8226 (שפן)) meaning hidden; crowns of Shophan;

Exhaustive

from the same as עטרות and a name otherwise unused (being from the same as שפן) meaning hidden; crowns of Shophan; Atroth-Shophan, a place in Palestine; Atroth, Shophan (as if two places).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5855

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָטַר

verb • Root עטר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1078

Transitive; same as עָטַר (אָטַר) to surround; to encircle.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

עָטַר

verb • Root עטר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1079

To protect (with double accus.), to encompass, to surround (in Qal). Pihil (עִטֵּר): to encircle with a crown, to crown, to distinguish, to adorn with a chaplet. Hiphil (הֶעֱטִיר): to give or distribute crowns.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5855:

No stats available

שופן שׁוֹפָן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עטרות שופן

ʻAṭrôwth Shôwphân

Definition

Atroth-Shophan, a place in Palestine

Root

from the same as H5852 (עטרות) and a name otherwise unused (being from the same as H8226 (שפן)) meaning hidden; crowns of Shophan;

Exhaustive

from the same as עטרות and a name otherwise unused (being from the same as שפן) meaning hidden; crowns of Shophan; Atroth-Shophan, a place in Palestine; Atroth, Shophan (as if two places).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5855

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָטַר

verb • Root עטר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1078

Transitive; same as עָטַר (אָטַר) to surround; to encircle.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

עָטַר

verb • Root עטר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1079

To protect (with double accus.), to encompass, to surround (in Qal). Pihil (עִטֵּר): to encircle with a crown, to crown, to distinguish, to adorn with a chaplet. Hiphil (הֶעֱטִיר): to give or distribute crowns.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5855:

No stats available

ואת וְאֶת־

and אֵת-self eternal

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

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

i. m. subst. • Page 81

Ploughshare. Inflected in two ways as אֵתִים and אֵתִין. References: 1 Sam. 13: 20, 21; Is. 2: 4; Joel 4: 10 [3:10]. Its etymology is suggested to be related to the word מַחֲרֶשֶׁת.

Conjunction, Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

יעזר יַעְזֵר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יעזיר

Yaʻăzêyr

Definition

Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan

Root

or יעזר; from H5826 (עזר); helpful;

Exhaustive

lemma יעזיר third vowel, corrected to יעזיר; or יעזר; from עזר; helpful; Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan; Jaazer, Jazer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3270

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יַעְזֵר

noun proper • Root עזר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 623

A place hedged about; a city in Gilead celebrated for its wine.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יַעְזֵר

proper name • Page 289

A city in the tribe of Gad, on the east of Jordan, near the borders of Ammon.

Noun proper name

LXX: ιαζηρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3270:

ιαζηρ 12× (92.6%)

ויגבהה וְיָגְבֳּהָה׃

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

יגבהה

Yogbᵉhâh

Definition

Jogbehah, a place East of the Jordan

Root

feminine from H1361 (גבה); hillock;

Exhaustive

feminine from גבה; hillock; Jogbehah, a place East of the Jordan; Jogbehah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3011

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָגְבְּהָה

noun proper • Root גבה • Consonantal / Low • Page 575

Proper name of a city in Gad.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָגְבְּהָה

proper noun • Root גבה • Page 269

a place in the tribe of Gad. Num. 32: 35. Judg. 8: 11. (Likely Hoph. of גָּבַהּ, 'he is lifted up').

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3011:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Atroth, Shophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,

LITV Translation:
and Ataroth-shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Shophan, and Jazer, and they set them up,