Joshua 20:8:10Josh.20.8.W10TAB

רְאוּבֵ֑ן

reuven

Reuben

Transliteration
re-u-VEN
Extended
reh-oo-VEHN
IPA
/rɛ.ʔuˈveːn/

Meaning by language

English
Reuben

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
רְא + וּ + בֵ֑ן
re + u + ven
reuven

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    re-u-VEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mi-mat-TE re-u-VEN

  3. clause

    u-me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-ri-KHO miz-RA-kha nat-NU et-BE-tsr ba-mid-BAR ba-mi-SHOR mi-mat-TE re-u-VEN

  4. sentence

    u-me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-ri-KHO miz-RA-kha nat-NU et-BE-tsr ba-mid-BAR ba-mi-SHOR mi-mat-TE re-u-VEN ve-et-RA-mot ba-gil-AD mi-mat-TE-GAD ve-et-go-LAN ba-ba-SHAN mi-mat-TE me-na-SHEH

In contextJoshua 20:8

And on the other side of the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness , in the plain, from the tribe of Reuben; and Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.

About this coordinate

Joshua 20:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 20:8, so the Hebrew word רְאוּבֵ֑ן (reuven) 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.20.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.8.W10.S1) and character.