Reuben

English Alternative forms en Ruben Rubin given name en Rube diminutive Etymology From en he רְאוּבֵן r'uvén, from he ראה רְאוּ see [masculine plural imperative] r'ú + he בֵּן son ben; its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" There are several en unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich. en Pronunciation en /ˈɹuː.bən/ RP en /ˈɹu.bən/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-9h8s-Reuben.wav GA en uːbən 2 en Reu ben Proper noun ~ en male Hebrew. en Q625661en biblical character The first son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. en historical One of the Israelite tribes, held to have descended from Reuben (son of Jacob) Reuben. en given names en Oxon informal en w:Reuben College, Oxford. Quotations 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. Joshua 13 15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families. Derived terms en Reubs Reubenite Reubens Translations first son of Jacob Arabic: ar روبين m rubin Bulgarian: bg Рувим m Catalan: ca Rubèn m Cherokee: chr ᎷᏈᏂ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 流便 Liúbiàn Danish: da Ruben Dutch: nl Ruben m Estonian: et Ruuben Finnish: fi Ruuben French: fr Ruben German: de Ruben Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ῥουβήν m Gujarati: gu રૂબેન m Hebrew: he רְאוּבֵן Hindi: hi रूबेन m Kazakh: kk Рубен Latin: la Rūbēn m Navajo: nv Rúben Norwegian: no Ruben Portuguese: pt Rúben m, pt Rubem m Russian: ru Руви́м m Spanish: es Rubén Swedish: sv Ruben male given name Armenian: hy Ռուբեն Bulgarian: bg Рувим m Catalan: ca Rubèn m Danish: da Ruben Dutch: nl Ruben m Estonian: et Ruuben French: fr Ruben Galician: gl Rubén German: de Ruben Hebrew: he רְאוּבֵן Hindi: hi रूबेन m Hungarian: hu Ruben, hu Rúben Norwegian: no Ruben Portuguese: pt Rubens Russian: ru Руви́м m Spanish: es Rubén Swedish: sv Ruben Noun A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing. en biblical A member of one of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben. en Reubenite Coordinate terms en Rachel sandwich Related terms en Cape Cod Reuben en Reuben egg roll Translations grilled or toasted sandwich Bulgarian: bg Рубен m member of tribe Bulgarian: bg Рувим m Catalan: ca Rubèn m Dutch: nl Ruben Hebrew: he רְאוּבֵן Russian: ru Руви́м m See also Reuben (Bible) Reuben sandwich References Anagrams en beenru Beuren en eponyms en Sandwiches