"Reuben" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹuː.bən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹu.bən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-9h8s-Reuben.wav [General-American] Forms: Reubens [plural]
Rhymes: -uːbən Etymology: * From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|רְאוּבֵן|tr=r'uvén}} Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), {{m|he|ראה|רְאוּ|see 􂀿masculine plural imperative􂁀|tr=r'ú}} רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”), {{m|he|בֵּן||son|tr=ben}} בֵּן (ben, “son”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Reuben (countable and uncountable, plural Reubens)
  1. (biblical) First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Bible, Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (first son of Jacob): Ῥουβήν (Rhoubḗn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), روبين (rubin) [masculine] (Arabic), Rubèn [masculine] (Catalan), 流便 (Liúbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Ruben (Danish), Ruben [masculine] (Dutch), Ruuben (Estonian), Ruuben (Finnish), Ruben (French), Ruben (German), רְאוּבֵן (Hebrew), Рубен (Ruben) (Kazakh), Rūbēn [masculine] (Latin), Ruben (Norwegian), Rúben [masculine] (Portuguese), Rubem [masculine] (Portuguese), Руви́м (Ruvím) [masculine] (Russian), Rubén (Spanish), Ruben (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Reuben-en-name-HmMvk07N Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 26 20 14 14 8 18 Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 19 16 16 16 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 19 23 11 22 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 33 28 9 10 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 20 18 14 23 11 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'first son of Jacob': 71 16 11 3
  2. A male given name from Hebrew. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Individuals Translations (male given name): Ռուբեն (Ṙuben) (Armenian), Rubèn [masculine] (Catalan), Ruben (Danish), Ruben [masculine] (Dutch), Ruuben (Estonian), Ruben (French), Rubén (Galician), Ruben (German), רְאוּבֵן (Hebrew), Ruben (Hungarian), Rúben (Hungarian), Ruben (Norwegian), Rubens (Portuguese), Руви́м (Ruvím) [masculine] (Russian), Rubén (Spanish), Ruben (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Reuben-en-name-xvbLEMNE Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 19 16 16 16 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 19 23 11 22 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 33 28 9 10 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 20 18 14 23 11 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 56 43 0
  3. A surname transferred from the given name Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Reuben-en-name-fFg2Axem Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 19 16 16 16 14 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 19 23 11 22 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 33 28 9 10 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 20 18 14 23 11
  4. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Reuben College, Oxford. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Reuben College, Oxford Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Reubenite, Reubens
    Sense id: en-Reuben-en-name-HLgwn0WT Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 19 16 16 16 14 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Oxford University English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 19 23 11 22 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 20 18 14 23 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ruben, Rubin

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹuː.bən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹu.bən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-9h8s-Reuben.wav [General-American] Forms: Reubens [plural]
Rhymes: -uːbən Etymology: * From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|רְאוּבֵן|tr=r'uvén}} Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), {{m|he|ראה|רְאוּ|see 􂀿masculine plural imperative􂁀|tr=r'ú}} רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”), {{m|he|בֵּן||son|tr=ben}} בֵּן (ben, “son”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Reuben (plural Reubens)
  1. A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing. Categories (topical): Individuals, Sandwiches
    Sense id: en-Reuben-en-noun-JHMEf8mr Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 19 16 16 16 14 Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 11 17 13 13 37 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 19 23 11 22 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 33 28 9 10 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 20 18 14 23 11
  2. (biblical) A member of one of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben. Categories (topical): Bible, Individuals Synonyms: Reubenite Related terms: Cape Cod Reuben, Reuben egg roll Coordinate_terms: Rachel sandwich Translations (member of tribe): Rubèn [masculine] (Catalan), Ruben (Dutch), רְאוּבֵן (Hebrew), Руви́м (Ruvím) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Reuben-en-noun-wF5zHbPP Disambiguation of Individuals: 20 19 16 16 16 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 19 23 11 22 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 20 18 14 23 11 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'member of tribe': 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ruben, Rubin

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "רְאוּבֵן",
        "tr": "r'uvén"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ראה",
        "3": "רְאוּ",
        "4": "see 􂀿masculine plural imperative􂁀",
        "tr": "r'ú"
      },
      "expansion": "רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "בֵּן",
        "3": "",
        "4": "son",
        "tr": "ben"
      },
      "expansion": "בֵּן (ben, “son”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "* From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, \"See, all: a son!\"\n* There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Reubens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Reuben (plural Reubens)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Reu‧ben"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Cape Cod Reuben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reuben egg roll"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sandwich",
          "sandwich"
        ],
        [
          "corned beef",
          "corned beef"
        ],
        [
          "Russian dressing",
          "Russian dressing"
        ],
        [
          "Thousand Island dressing",
          "Thousand Island dressing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Bible"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of one of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ],
        [
          "Israelite",
          "Israelite"
        ],
        [
          "tribe",
          "tribe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical) A member of one of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Reubenite"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹuː.bən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹu.bən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːbən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-9h8s-Reuben.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-9h8s-Reuben.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-9h8s-Reuben.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-9h8s-Reuben.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-9h8s-Reuben.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Ruben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rubin"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "member of tribe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rubèn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "member of tribe",
      "word": "Ruben"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "member of tribe",
      "word": "רְאוּבֵן"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ruvím",
      "sense": "member of tribe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Руви́м"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Reuben"
  ],
  "word": "Reuben"
}

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