Reuben

From Late Latin Ruben, from Greek Rhoubḗn, from Hebrew Rĕʾūbhēn, of uncertain origin, but traditionally translated as “Behold, a son!” and associated with Rāʾāh bĕʿōnī “He (God) has looked upon my affliction” (by granting Leah a son)

Words nearby Reuben

return ticket, return to the fold, retuse, retweet, Retz, Reuben, Reubenite, Reuben sandwich, Reuchlin, reunify, reunion

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How to use Reuben in a sentence

The man who would come to be known as Roy Masters was born Reuben Obermeister in 1920s London.
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“She was born into slavery,” Reuben said of her character, Elizabeth Keckley.
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Seated between two fellow reporters I ordered a Reuben sandwich and sipped from a tall glass of ice water.
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Reuben the oldest was told that he would not excel, because he had loved his father's concubine and committed a grievous sin.
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Thus Reuben learned of a peculiar tragedy, in a manner which no reading in itself could so well have taught him.
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When Reuben spied the house on Mount Holyoke he realized then that he saw his first mountain.
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It would have been hard for Reuben to say just why he found the Perdu so attractive.
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But it was the mother's opposition that loomed large in Reuben's eyes.
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British Dictionary definitions for Reuben

Reuben

/ (ˈruːbɪn) /

noun Old Testament

the eldest son of Jacob and Leah: one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 29:30)

the Israelite tribe descended from him

the territory of this tribe, lying to the northeast of the Dead Sea

Douay spelling: Ruben

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