Rᵉʼûwbên — H7205

H7205 · Hebrew — ראובן

Pronunciation: reh-oo-bane'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Reuben, a son of Jacob

  1. Reuben = "behold a son"
  2. the eldest son of Jacob by Leah
  3. the tribe descended from Reuben
  4. the territory inhabited by the tribe of Reuben

Usually translated as

Reuben

Origin

from the imperative of H7200 and H1121; see ye a son

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Rᵉʼûwbên occurs 72 times in 68 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (13), Exodus (2), Numbers (18), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (21), Judges (2), 1 Chronicles (6), Ezekiel (3)

Strong's Lexicon — R