Genesis 42:37:2Gen.42.37.W2PAT

רְאוּבֵן֙

reuven

Reuben

Transliteration
re-u-VEN
Extended
reh-oo-VEHN
IPA
/rə.ʔuːˈveːn/

Meaning by language

English
Reuben
French
Ruben
Spanish
Rubén
Portuguese
Rúben
German
Ruben
Russian
Рувим
Arabic-Simplified
رأوبين
Hindi
रूबेन
Chinese-Simplified
流便
Korean
르우벤
Indonesian
Ruben
Bengali
রূবেন
Tagalog
Ruben
Swahili
Reubeni
Amharic
ሮቤን
Yoruba
Rúbẹn
Igbo
Ruben
Twi
Ruben
Ewe
Reuben

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Result
רְא + וּ + בֵן֙
re + u + ven
reuven

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    re-u-VEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YO-mer re-u-VEN

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer re-u-VEN el-a-VIV le-MOR et-she-NEI va-NAI ta-MIT im-LO a-vi-EN-nu e-LEI-kha

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer re-u-VEN el-a-VIV le-MOR et-she-NEI va-NAI ta-MIT im-LO a-vi-EN-nu e-LEI-kha te-NA o-TO al-ya-DI va-a-NI a-shi-VE-nu e-LEI-kha

In contextGenesis 42:37

{He} said Reuben to his father saying two of my sons you may kill if not I bring him to you put him into my hand and I will bring him back to you

About this coordinate

Genesis 42:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 42:37, so the Hebrew word רְאוּבֵן֙ (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 Gen.42.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.42.37.W2.S1) and character.