Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Reuben, thou art my firſt borne, my might, and the beginning of my ſtrength, the excellencie of dignitie, and the excellencie of power:
אוֹן , masculine noun, ʾon — vigor, wealth (value 57)
H202,
אוֹן ʼôwn, one; probably from the same as H205 (in the sense of effort, but successful); ability, power, (figuratively) wealth:—force, goods, might, strength, substance.vigour, generative power
wealth
physical strength (of men and behemoth)
Used in 12 Verses, 6 Books 12 Occurrence Count
אַתָּה , personal pronoun, ʾatta — you (masc. sing.) (value 406)
H859,
אַתָּה ʼattâh, at-taw'; or (shortened); אַתָּ ʼattâ; or אַת ʼath; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי ʼattîy; plural masculine אַתֶּם ʼattem; feminine אַתֶּן ʼatten; or אַתֵּנָה ʼattênâhlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה ʼattênnâh; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you:—thee, thou, ye, you.you (second pers. sing. masc.)
Used in 997 Verses, 39 Books 1092 Occurrence Count
בְּכוֹר , masculine noun, bəkhor — first-born (value 228)
H1060,
בְּכוֹר bekôwr, bek-ore'; from H1069; first-born; hence, chief:—eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).firstborn, firstling
of men and women
of animals
noun of relation (fig.)
Used in 96 Verses, 20 Books 118 Occurrence Count
יֶתֶר , masculine noun, yeter — remainder, excess, preeminence (value 610)
H3499,
יֶתֶר yether, yeh'-ther; from H3498; properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free):— abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.remainder, excess, rest, remnant, excellence
remainder, remnant
remainder, rest, other part
excess
abundantly (adv)
abundance, affluence
superiority, excellency
Used in 95 Verses, 26 Books 101 Occurrence Count
כֹּחַ , masculine noun, koah — a small reptile (of unknown species) (value 28)
H3581,
כֹּחַ kôach, ko'-akh; or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ kôwach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard:—ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.strength, power, might
human strength
strength (of angels)
power (of God)
strength (of animals)
strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Used in 121 Verses, 28 Books 126 Occurrence Count
עַז , adjective, ʿaz — strong, mighty, fierce (value 77)
H5794,
עַז ʻaz, az; from H5810; strong, vehement, harsh:—fierce, greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.Used in 24 Verses, 14 Books 24 Occurrence Count
רְאוּבֵן , proper masculine noun, rəʾuveyn — "behold a son!" oldest son of Jacob, also his desc (value 259)
H7205,
רְאוּבֵן Reʼûwbên, reh-oo-bane'; from the imperative of H7200 and H1121; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob:—Reuben.Reuben = "behold a son"
the eldest son of Jacob by Leah
the tribe descended from Reuben
the territory inhabited by the tribe of Reuben
Used in 68 Verses, 8 Books 72 Occurrence Count
רֵאשִׁית , feminine noun, reyshiyt — beginning, chief (value 911)
H7225,
רֵאשִׁית rêʼshîyth, ray-sheeth'; from the same as H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit):—beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.first, beginning, best, chief
beginning
first
chief
choice part
Used in 49 Verses, 19 Books 51 Occurrence Count
שְׂאֵת , feminine noun, səʾeyt — exaltation, dignity, swelling, uprising (value 701)
H7613,
שְׂאֵת seʼêth, seh-ayth'; from H5375; an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character:—be accepted, dignity, excellency, highness, raise up self, rising.elevation, exaltation, dignity, swelling, uprising
dignity, exaltation, loftiness
swelling
uprising
Used in 13 Verses, 5 Books 14 Occurrence Count
| Genesis 49:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| רְאוּבֵן֙ בְּכֹ֣רִי אַ֔תָּה כֹּחִ֖י וְרֵאשִׁ֣ית אוֹנִ֑י יֶ֥תֶר שְׂאֵ֖ת וְיֶ֥תֶר עָֽז׃ |
| Verse #1477 (Ch. #49) — 10 words, 37 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Reuben, |
H7205rəʾuveyn |
רְאוּבֵן |
259 |
| thou art my firstborn, |
H1060bəkhor |
בְּכוֹר |
228 |
| my might, |
H3581koah |
כֹּחַ |
28 |
| and the beginning |
H7225reyshiyt |
רֵאשִׁית |
911 |
| of my strength, |
H202ʾon |
אוֹן |
57 |
| the excellency |
H3499yeter |
יֶתֶר |
610 |
| of dignity, |
H7613səʾeyt |
שְׂאֵת |
701 |
| and the excellency |
H3499yeter |
יֶתֶר |
610 |
| of power: |
H5794ʿaz |
עַז |
77 |
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