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Judges 21

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17 They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.

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Panels 5
Word Entries 53
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ יְרֻשַּׁ֥ת פְּלֵיטָ֖ה לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שֵׁ֖בֶט מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

8 word entries
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine plural
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
יְרֻשַּׁ֥ת
Lemma
3425
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3425
Occurrences
11
פְּלֵיטָ֖ה
Lemma
6413
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6413
Occurrences
13
לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן
Lemma
l/1144
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun proper
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H1144
Occurrences
12
וְלֹֽא
Lemma
c/3808
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + particle
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
1593
יִמָּחֶ֥ה
Lemma
4229 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H4229
Occurrences
22
שֵׁ֖בֶט
Lemma
7626
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7626
Occurrences
125
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל
Lemma
m/3478
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun proper
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3478
Occurrences
32
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Καὶ εἶπαν, κληρονομία διασωζομένων τῶν Βενιαμίν· καὶ οὐκ ἐξαλειφθήσεται φυλὴ ἀπὸ Ἰσραὴλ,

12 word entries
Καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
εἶπαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
eipan
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
they said
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
κληρονομία
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kleronomia
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
inheritance
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Inheritance, possession, or allotted heritage.
Occurrences
182
διασωζομένων
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
diasozomenon
Morphology
Greek -ων form; often genitive plural noun/adjective or nominative masculine participle
Gloss
of ... / being ...
Part of Speech
participle/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
τῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
Βενιαμίν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
beniamin
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Βενιαμίν
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Benjamin.
Occurrences
165
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
οὐκ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
ἐξαλειφθήσεται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
exaleiphthesetai
Morphology
verb, future middle indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it will ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
8
φυλὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
phyle
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
31
ἀπὸ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἀπό
Transliteration
apo
Morphology
preposition with genitive
Gloss
from, away from
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided/aspirated form of ἀπό.
Occurrences
3869
Ἰσραὴλ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Israel
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Israel
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Israel; the patriarch, people, or land depending on context.
Occurrences
2695
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐܡܪܘ ܕܢܫܬܒܩ ܫܪܟܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܫܒܛܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ

9 word entries
ܘܐܡܪܘ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
W>MRW
Morphology
W->MR[W
Occurrences
0
ܕܢܫܬܒܩ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DNCTBQ
Morphology
D-!N!@(>(T&C@(C&TBQ[
Occurrences
0
ܫܪܟܢܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
CRKN>
Morphology
CRKN/~>
Occurrences
0
ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DBNJMJN
Morphology
D-BNJMJN/
Occurrences
0
ܘܠܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
WL>
Morphology
W-L>
Occurrences
0
ܢܛܥܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
NV<>
Morphology
!N!V<(J&>[
Occurrences
0
ܫܒܛܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
CBV>
Morphology
CBV/~>
Occurrences
0
ܡܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MN
Morphology
MN
Occurrences
0
ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>JSRJL
Morphology
>JSRJL/
Occurrences
0
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

וַאֲמַרוּ יְרוּתַת שְׁזֵיבְתָּא לִבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן וְלָא יִתְמְחֵי שִׁבְטָא מִיִשְׂרָאֵל׃

9 word entries
וַאֲמַרוּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'mrw
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
310
יְרוּתַת
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yrwtt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
2
שְׁזֵיבְתָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shzybt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
לִבְנֵי
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בר
Transliteration
lbny
Morphology
prefixed preposition ל + noun plural construct
Gloss
to/for sons, children of
Occurrences
2734
בִנְיָמִן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bnymn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
35
וְלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ולא
Transliteration
wl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1587
יִתְמְחֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ytmchy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
5
שִׁבְטָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shbt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
340
מִיִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
myshr'l
Morphology
prefixed preposition מ + proper noun
Gloss
from Israel
Occurrences
2312
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

et magna nobis cura, ingentique studio providendum est, ne una tribus deleatur ex Israël.

15 word entries
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
magna
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
magnus
Transliteration
magna
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
1017
nobis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nos
Transliteration
nobis
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
1585
cura
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cura
Transliteration
cura
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
41
ingentique
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ingens
Transliteration
ingentique
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
17
{ingentique}
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
que
Transliteration
{ingentique}
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4392
studio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
studium
Transliteration
studio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
21
providendum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
providendum
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
24
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
ne
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ne
Transliteration
ne
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1109
una
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
unus
Transliteration
una
Morphology
GreLa POS: numeral
Occurrences
1077
tribus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tribus
Transliteration
tribus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
247
deleatur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deleo
Transliteration
deleatur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
150
ex
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ex
Transliteration
ex
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
1715
Israhel
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Israel
Transliteration
Israhel
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
2547

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Numbers 26:55

Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

3 relevance votes

Numbers 36:7

So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel move from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall all keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

2 relevance votes
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