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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Reu·ben 
[roo-buhn] Pronunciation Key
[roo-buhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29, 30. |
| 2. | one of the 12 tribes of Israel, the tribe traditionally descended from him. |
| 3. | Reuben sandwich. |
| 4. | a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “behold a son.” |
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| Reu·ben 1
(rōō'bən) Pronunciation Key
In the Bible, a son of Jacob and Leah and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| Reu·ben 2
(rōō'bən) Pronunciation Key
n. A hot sandwich consisting of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut usually served on rye bread. [From the name Reuben.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Reuben
Reuben
masc. proper name, O.T. eldest son of Jacob and name of the tribe descended from him, from Gk. Rouben, from Heb. Reubhen, probably lit. "Behold a son," from reu, imper. of ra'ah "he saw" + ben "a son." The reuben sandwich (1956) is "not obviously connected" with the sense in rube [OED].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| reuben | |
noun | |
| 1. | (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel |
| 2. | a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread |
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Reuben
behold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29:32). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen. 35:22, brought down upon him his dying father's malediction (48:4). He showed kindness to Joseph, and was the means of saving his life when his other brothers would have put him to death (37:21,22). It was he also who pledged his life and the life of his sons when Jacob was unwilling to let Benjamin go down into Egypt. After Jacob and his family went down into Egypt (46:8) no further mention is made of Reuben beyond what is recorded in ch. 49:3,4.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Reuben
Reuben, who sees the son; the vision of the son
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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