Rᵉʻûw — H7466

Definition

masculine proper noun

Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch

1. Reu = "friend"
2. son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham

Usually translated as

Reu

Origin

for H7471 in the sense of H7453; friend

• Rᵉʻîy (H7471)
• Rêaʻ (H7453)

Greek equivalents

• Rhagaû (G4466)

Occurrences

Rᵉʻûw occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 11:18 — And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu (רְעֽוּ):
• Genesis 11:19 — And Peleg lived after he begat Reu (רְע֔וּ) two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:20 — And Reu (רְע֔וּ) lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
• Genesis 11:21 — And Reu (רְע֗וּ) lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
• 1 Chronicles 1:25 — Eber, Peleg, Reu (רְעֽוּ),