Reuben
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːbən
Proper noun
Reuben (countable and uncountable, plural Reubens)
- (biblical) First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname transferred from the given name
- (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Reuben College, Oxford.
Quotations
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22-26:
- Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 13:15:
- And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.
Translations
first son of Jacob
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male given name
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Noun
Reuben (plural Reubens)
- A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing.
- (biblical) A member of one of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben.
- Synonym: Reubenite
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- Reuben egg roll
Translations
grilled or toasted sandwich
See also
Reuben (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Reuben sandwich on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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