Numbers 2:10:3Num.2.10.W3TAB
רְאוּבֵ֛ן
reuven
“of Reuben”
- Transliteration
- re-u-VEN
- Extended
- reh-oo-VEN
- IPA
- /rɛʔuˈven/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
DE-gel ma-kha-NEH re-u-VEN
- clause
DE-gel ma-kha-NEH re-u-VEN tei-ma-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM
- sentence
DE-gel ma-kha-NEH re-u-VEN tei-ma-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM ve-na-SI liv-NEI re-u-VEN e-li-TSUR ben-she-dei-UR
Exegesis
The personal name Re’uven {רְאוּבֵ֛ן | rə·ū·ḇên} ‘Reuben’ identifies the tribal allotment.
Root and etymology
b-nb-n
“son”
In context — Numbers 2:10
The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be to the south according to their divisions, and the leader of the sons of Reuben is Elitzur son of Shedeur.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:10, so the Hebrew word רְאוּבֵ֛ן (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 Num.2.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.10.W3.S1) and character.