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Reuben
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Reuben, a son of Jacob
Derivation: from the imperative of H7200 (רָאָה) and H1121 (בֵּן); see ye a son;
KJV Usage: Reuben.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רְאוּבֵן (re.u.ven) — Reuben. A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.32; 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 Leah 2) the tribe descended from Reuben 3) the territory inhabited by the tribe of Reuben
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Reuben = man, tribe, and territory; ◄ first son of Jacob and Leah; ► founder of one of the tribes of Israel
GEN 29:32 · GEN 30:14 · GEN 35:22 · GEN 35:23 · GEN 37:21 · GEN 37:22 · GEN 37:29 · GEN 42:22 · GEN 42:37 · GEN 46:8 · GEN 46:9 · GEN 48:5 · GEN 49:3 · EXO 1:2 · EXO 6:14 · EXO 6:14 · NUM 1:5 · NUM 1:20 · NUM 1:21 · NUM 2:10 · NUM 2:10 · NUM 2:16 · NUM 7:30 · NUM 10:18 · NUM 13:4 · NUM 16:1 · NUM 26:5 · NUM 26:5 · NUM 32:1 · NUM 32:2 · NUM 32:6 · NUM 32:25 · NUM 32:29 · NUM 32:31 · NUM 32:33 · NUM 32:37 · DEU 11:6 · DEU 27:13 · DEU 33:6 · JOS 4:12 · JOS 13:15 · JOS 13:23 · JOS 13:23 · JOS 15:6 · JOS 18:7 · JOS 18:17 · JOS 20:8 · JOS 21:7 · JOS 21:36 · JOS 22:9 · JOS 22:10 · JOS 22:11 · JOS 22:13 · JOS 22:15 · JOS 22:21 · JOS 22:25 · JOS 22:30 · JOS 22:31 · JOS 22:32 · JOS 22:33 · JOS 22:34 · JDG 5:15 · JDG 5:16 · 1CH 2:1 · 1CH 5:1 · 1CH 5:3 · 1CH 5:18 · 1CH 6:48 · 1CH 6:63 · EZK 48:6 · EZK 48:7 · EZK 48:31
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רְאוּבֵן 71 n.pr.m. Reuben eldest son of Jacob and Leah
as name of clan or tribe
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