4502. Rhoubén
Strong's Lexicon
Rhoubén: Reuben

Original Word: Ῥουβήν
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Rhoubén
Pronunciation: roo-BAYN
Phonetic Spelling: (hroo-bane')
Definition: Reuben
Meaning: Reuben, eldest son of the patriarch Jacob and founder of a tribe.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H7205 (רְאוּבֵן, Re'uven)

Usage: The name Reuben means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. In the New Testament, it refers to the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of the tribe of Reuben, one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: Reuben was the firstborn of Jacob, making him a significant figure in the patriarchal narratives of the Old Testament. As the eldest son, Reuben held a position of prominence and responsibility. However, his actions, such as sleeping with his father's concubine Bilhah (Genesis 35:22), led to a loss of his birthright, which was given to Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:1-2). The tribe of Reuben settled east of the Jordan River, in a region known for its pastoral lands.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Reuben
Definition
Reuben, a son of Jacob, also a tribe of Isr.
NASB Translation
Reuben (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4502: Ρουβην

Ρουβην (in Josephus, Antiquities 1, 19, 8 Ρ᾽ουβηλος), , (רֲאוּבֵן, i. e. Behold ye, a son! Genesis 29:32 (cf. B. D. under the word)), Reuben, Jacob's firstborn son by Leah: Revelation 7:5.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Reuben.

Of Hebrew origin (r'uwben); Ruben (i.e. Reuben), an Israelite -- Reuben.

see HEBREW r'uwben

Forms and Transliterations
Ρουβην Ῥουβὴν Rhouben Rhoubēn Rhoubḕn Rouben Roubēn
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 7:5 N
GRK: ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες
NAS: from the tribe of Reuben twelve
KJV: the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed
INT: out of [the] tribe of Reuben twelve thousand

Strong's Greek 4502
1 Occurrence


Ῥουβὴν — 1 Occ.

















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