רְאוּבֵן

re.u.venProper Noun (Masculine)H7205

Reuben

From: from the imperative of H7200 (רָאָה) and H1121 (בֵּן); see ye a son;

Short Definition

Reuben, a son of Jacob

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Hanoch (H2585J), Pallu (H6396), Hezron (H2696) and Carmi (H3756) § Reuben = "behold a son" 1) the eldest son of Jacob by ) the tribe descended from Reuben 3) the territory inhabited by the tribe of Reuben

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

66 times

Appears 66 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua

Numbers

Genesis

1 Chronicles

Deuteronomy

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:1
Genesis 30:14
Judges 5:16
Joshua 22:15
Numbers 13:4

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