Genesis 11:20:2Gen.11.20.W2PAT

רְע֔וּ

reu

Reu

Transliteration
re-U
Extended
reh-OO
IPA
/rəˈʕuː/

Meaning by language

English
Reu
French
Réou
Spanish
Reú
Portuguese
Reú
German
Reu
Russian
Реу
Arabic-Simplified
رَعُو
Hindi
रेऊ
Chinese-Simplified
利乌
Korean
르우
Indonesian
Reu
Bengali
রেউ
Tagalog
Reu
Swahili
Reu
Amharic
ረዑ
Yoruba
Reu
Igbo
Reu
Twi
Reu
Ewe
Reu

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Result
רְ + ע֔וּ
re + u
reu

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    re-U

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-KHI re-U

  3. clause

    va-ye-KHI re-U she-TAI-yim u-she-lo-SHIM sha-NA

  4. sentence

    va-ye-KHI re-U she-TAI-yim u-she-lo-SHIM sha-NA va-YO-led et-se-RUG

In contextGenesis 11:20

Reu lived two and thirty years fathered Serug

About this coordinate

Genesis 11:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 11:20, so the Hebrew word רְע֔וּ (reu) 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 Gen.11.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.11.20.W2.S1) and character.