Joshua 18:7:9Josh.18.7.W9TAB
וּרְאוּבֵ֡ן
ureuven
“and Reuben”
- Transliteration
- u-re-u-VEN
- Extended
- oo-reh-oo-VEHN
- IPA
- /urəʔuˈveːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Reuben
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-re-u-VEN
- clause
ve-GAD u-re-u-VEN va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH lak-KHU na-kha-la-TAM me-E-ver la-yar-DEN miz-ra-KHA a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KI EIN-KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM be-kir-be-KHEM KI-khe-hu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH na-kha-la-TO ve-GAD u-re-u-VEN va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH lak-KHU na-kha-la-TAM me-E-ver la-yar-DEN miz-ra-KHA a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
RootBet, Nun
“son”
In context — Joshua 18:7
For there is no portion for the Levites among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance; and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 18:7, so the Hebrew word וּרְאוּבֵ֡ן (ureuven) 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.18.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.7.W9.S1) and character.