Word Study · Strong's H7206 · Hebrew
רְאוּבֵנִי
Reubeni
reh-oob-ay-nee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Rᵉʼûwbênîy
“a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben
Rendered in the KJV as
children of Reuben, Reubenites.
- 18occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 16inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 16
- לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י3
- הָראוּבֵנִי֙1
- הָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙1
- הָרֽאוּבֵנִ֗י1
- הָראוּבֵנִ֨י1
- הָראוּבֵנִ֤י1
- הָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י1
- וְהָרֻאובֵנִ֖י1
- וְלָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙1
- וְלָרֻאוּבֵנִ֨י1
- לָראוּבֵנִ֣י1
- לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣י1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- the Reubenite[s]5
- to the Reubenite[s]5
- and to the Reubenite[s]2
- for the Reubenite[s]2
- of the Reubenite[s]2
- and the Reubenite[s]1
- the Reubenite1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)9
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)6
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Ngmsa · 9
- HTd/Ngmsa · 6
- HC/Rd/Ngmsa · 2
- HC/Td/Ngmsa · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Chronicles7 of 18 · 39%
- Deuteronomy4 of 18 · 22%
- Joshua4 of 18 · 22%
- Numbers2 of 18 · 11%
- 2 Kings1 of 18 · 6%
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Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 26:7הָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑יharuuvenithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.here: the Reubenite[s]
- Numbers 34:14הָראוּבֵנִי֙haruvenithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.here: the Reubenite[s]
Deuteronomy4 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 3:12לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖יlaruuvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.here: to the Reubenite[s]
- Deuteronomy 3:16וְלָרֻאוּבֵנִ֨יvelaruuveniconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.here: and to the Reubenite[s]
- Deuteronomy 4:43לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑יlaruuvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.here: for the Reubenite[s]
- Deuteronomy 29:8לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יloruvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.here: to the Reubenite[s]
Joshua4 occurrences
- Joshua 1:12וְלָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙velaruveniconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,here: and to the Reubenite[s]
- Joshua 12:6לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִי֙laruuvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.here: to the Reubenite[s]
- Joshua 13:8הָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙haruvenithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:here: the Reubenite[s]
- Joshua 22:1לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יloruvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manassehhere: to the Reubenite[s]
1 Chronicles7 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 5:6לָרֽאוּבֵנִֽי׃loruvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile.here: of the Reubenite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 5:26לָראוּבֵנִ֣יloruvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.here: to the Reubenite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 11:42הָרֽאוּבֵנִ֗יhoruvenithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,here: the Reubenite
- 1 Chronicles 11:42לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יloruvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,here: of the Reubenite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 12:37הָראוּבֵנִ֨יhoruvenithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.here: the Reubenite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 26:32הָראוּבֵנִ֤יhoruvenithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and to the affairs of the king.here: the Reubenite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 27:16לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣יloruvenipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;here: for the Reubenite[s]