Joshua 22:10:8Josh.22.10.W8TAB
בְנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֣ן
beneireuven
“the sons of Reuben”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-re-u-VEN
- Extended
- beh-NEE-reh-oo-VEN
- IPA
- /bəˈnej.rəʔuˈveːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of Reuben
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
be-NEI-re-u-VEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiv-NU be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD
- clause
va-yiv-NU be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH SHAM miz-BE-akh al-ha-yar-DEN miz-BE-akh ga-DOL le-mar-EH
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u el-ge-li-LOT ha-yar-DEN a-SHER be-E-retz ke-na-AN va-yiv-NU be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH SHAM miz-BE-akh al-ha-yar-DEN miz-BE-akh ga-DOL le-mar-EH
Root and etymology
ב־נ
“son”
In context — Joshua 22:10
Upon arriving at the Jordan borderlands in the land of Canaan, the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar by the Jordan—large and set conspicuously.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 22:10, so the Hebrew word בְנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֣ן (beneireuven) 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.22.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.10.W8.S1) and character.