Numbers

Numbers 32:37–38

³⁷The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, ³⁸as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

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Numbers 32:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Reubenites	וּבְנֵ֤י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
built up	בָּנ֔וּ	bā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1129 build
Heshbon	חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן	ḥeš·bō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
Elealeh	אֶלְעָלֵ֑א	’el·‘ā·lê	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H500 Elale, Elaleh
Kiriathaim	קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃	qir·yā·ṯā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7156 Kirjathaim

Numbers 32:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
as well as Nebo	נְב֞וֹ	nə·ḇōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5015 ? or from another
and Baal-meon	מְע֛וֹן	mə·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1186 Baal-Meon
whose names	שֵׁ֖ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
were changed	מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת	mū·sab·bōṯ	Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
and Sibmah	שִׂבְמָ֑ה	śiḇ·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7643 Sebam, Sibmah
And they renamed	וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the cities	הֶעָרִ֖ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
they rebuilt	בָּנֽוּ׃	bā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1129 build

Cross-references

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Numbers 32:37 Numbers 21:27 · Numbers 32:3

Numbers 32:38 Isaiah 46:1 · Numbers 32:3 · Joshua 23:7 · Exodus 23:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.