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The sonsוּבְנֵיof ReubenרְאוּבֵןbuiltבָּנוּHeshbon,חֶשְׁבּוֹןElealeh,וְ אֶלְעָלֵאKiriathaim,וְ קִרְיָתָיִם
Numbers 32:37
Study it in the app“The sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 32:37, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- builtבָּנוּbanu
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “banu” appears- Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears- Elealehאֶלְעָלֵאelale
Elealeh
Elealeh, a city east of the Jordan, near Heshbon. The name means "God goes up."
Where else “elale” appears- Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָיִםkiryatayim
Kiriathaim
Kiriathaim, a town east of the Jordan; also a town in Naphtali.
Where else “kiryatayim” appears
The context
36Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and sheep pens.
37 · This verse (above)
38Nebo, and Baal-meon —their names changed— and Sibmah; and they gave names to the cities that they built.