Joshua 21:36:2Josh.21.36.W2TAB
רְאוּבֵ֔ן
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
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
re-u-VEN
- phraseyour reading level
u-mi-ma-TEH re-u-VEN
- clause
u-mi-ma-TEH re-u-VEN ET-BE-tser ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
u-mi-ma-TEH re-u-VEN ET-BE-tser ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-YAHT-sah ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
Place names Reuven {רְאוּבֵן | rə-ʾû-vēn}, Betser {בֶּצֶר | bə-ṣer}, and Yahatsah {יַהְצָה | yaḥ-ṣā} are rendered as transliterated proper nouns.
In context — Joshua 21:36
And from the tribe of Reuben , Betser and its pasturelands , and Yahatsah and its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:36, so the Hebrew word רְאוּבֵ֔ן (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.21.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.36.W2.S1) and character.