Quick Definition
Reu
Biblical Persons & Places
Reu
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.18;
referred to as Reu (רְעוּ), or Reu (KJV= Ragau) (Ῥαγαῦ);
a son of Peleg;
father of Serug.
Strong's Definition
Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch
Derivation: for H7471 (רְעִי) in the sense of H7453 (רֵעַ); friend;
KJV Usage: Reu.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Reu = "friend"
1) son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רְעוּ (re.u) — Reu. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.18; son of: Peleg (H6389); father of: Serug (H8286) Also named: Rhagau (Ῥαγαῦ "Reu" G4466) § Reu = "friend" son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רְעוּ n.pr.m. son of Peleg base