Joshua 15:6:11Josh.15.6.W11TAB
בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן׃
benreuven
“the son of Reuben”
- Transliteration
- ben-re-u-VEN
- Extended
- BEN-reh-oo-VEN
- IPA
- /bɛn rɛʔuˈveːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the son of Reuben
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-re-u-VEN
- clause
ve-a-LA hag-GEV-ul E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
- sentence
ve-a-LA hag-GE-vul BEIT khag-LA ve-a-VAR mitst-PHON le-VEIT ha-a-ra-VA ve-a-LA hag-GEV-ul E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
Exegesis
The final pair even bohān {אֶ֥בֶן בֹּהַן | ’ēḇen bôhān} ‘stone of Bohan’ and ben-re’ûbēn {בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן | ben-re’ûbēn} ‘son of Reuben’ forms another construct chain, emphasizing precise tribal demarcation.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son, descendant”
In context — Joshua 15:6
And the boundary ascended to Beth-Hoglah and traversed from the north to Beth-ha-Arabah; then the boundary ascended to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 15:6, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן׃ (benreuven) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.15.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.6.W11.S1) and character.