- *rəʾûbēn*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Reuben
- *bəkōrî*
- noun masculine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my firstborn
- *ʾattāh*
- personal pronoun 2nd masculine singular - you
- *kōḥî*
- noun masculine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my strength
- *wə-rēʾšît*
- waw conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and beginning of
- *ʾônî*
- noun masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my vigor/strength
- *yeter*
- noun masculine singular construct - excess of/pre-eminence of
- *śəʾēt*
- noun feminine singular - dignity/exaltation
- *wə-yeter*
- waw conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and excess of
- *ʿāz*
- noun masculine singular - strength/might/power