Joshua 18:17:14Josh.18.17.W14TAB
בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן׃
benreuven
“the son of Reuben”
- Transliteration
- ben-re-u-VEN
- Extended
- ben-reh-oo-VEHN
- IPA
- /bɛn.rəʔuˈveːn/
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-ya-RAD E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
- sentence
ve-ta-AR mits-tsa-FON ve-ya-TSA EIN SHE-mesh ve-ya-TSA el-ge-lee-LOT a-SHER-NO-khakh ma-a-LEH a-du-MIM ve-ya-RAD E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
Exegesis
Construct chains such as ʾê-ḇen Bō-ḥān ben-Re-ʼū-ben {אֶ֥בֶן בֹּ֖הַן בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן | ʾê-ḇen Bō-ḥān ben-Re-ʼū-ben} link topographical landmarks with tribal genealogy. English phrasing shifts clause boundaries for readability while preserving the ordered progression.
Root and etymology
RootBet, Nun
“son”
In context — Joshua 18:17
And it turned from the north and went out to the spring of Shemesh , proceeded to Geliloth, which faces the ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan , the son of Reuben.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Joshua 18:17, 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.18.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.17.W14.S1) and character.