Joshua 22:25:5Josh.22.25.W5TAB
בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֤ן
beneireuven
“sons of Reuben”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-re-u-VEN
- Extended
- beh-NAY-reh-oo-VEN
- IPA
- /bənej.rəʔuˈven/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD
- clause
u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD et-ha-yar-DEN EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD et-ha-yar-DEN EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-hish-BI-tu be-NE-khem et-ba-NEI-nu le-vil-TI ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
and between you’ create a balanced, juridical framing of the two parties, then benei-Reuven u-venei-Gad {בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֤ן וּבְנֵי־גָד֙ | bənê-Rəʾūḇēn u·bənê-Gād} names the addressed groups.
Root and etymology
consonantsYod-Resh-Aleph
“to fear, to revere”
In context — Joshua 22:25
The LORD has set the Jordan as a boundary between us and you, sons of Reuben and sons of Gad. You have no share in the LORD, and your sons will make our sons cease to fear the LORD.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 22:25, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֤ן (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.22.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.25.W5.S1) and character.