"ראובן" meaning in Hebrew

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-ראובן.wav Forms: רְאוּבֵן [canonical], r'uvén [romanization]
Etymology: Traditionally derived from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); the literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!". For other proposals, see Encyclopaedia Biblica, volume 4. Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=r'uvén|wv=רְאוּבֵן}} רְאוּבֵן • (r'uvén) m
  1. (biblical) Reuben (first son of Jacob, by his wife Leah). Also Reuven Categories (topical): Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-ראובן-he-name-JQKe1acg Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. Reuben, Reuven: one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
    Sense id: en-ראובן-he-name-wZr-Egkz
  3. a male given name, Reuben or Reuven Categories (topical): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names
    Sense id: en-ראובן-he-name-s5bn1w00 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 27 17 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 22 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 21 55
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