Numbers 2:14:7Num.2.14.W7TAB
בֶּן־רְעוּאֵֽל׃
benreuel
“son of Reuel”
- Transliteration
- ben-re-u-EL
- Extended
- behn-reh-oo-EL
- IPA
- /ben.rəʕuˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Reuel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-re-u-EL
- clause
ve-na-SI liv-NEI GAD el-ya-SAF ben-re-u-EL
- sentence
ve-ma-TEH GAD ve-na-SI liv-NEI GAD el-ya-SAF ben-re-u-EL
Exegesis
The proper name ʾEl-yā-sāṗ {אֶלְיָסָף | ʾĕl-yā-sāṗ} serves as the predicate, and the construct bĕn {בֶּן־ | bĕn} + rĕ-ʿū-ʾēl {רְעוּאֵל | rĕ-ʿū-ʾēl} indicates paternal lineage. This verbless structure emphasizes direct identification and authority in the census context.
Root and etymology
ב־נ־ה
“son, builder”
In context — Numbers 2:14
And the tribe of Gad and the leader of the sons of Gad was Elyasaf , son of Reuel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 2:14, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־רְעוּאֵֽל׃ (benreuel) 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.2.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.14.W7.S1) and character.