Reuben
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Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob.
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- Instance of
- male given name
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- different from
- Ruben
- native label
- Reuben
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- R150
- Cologne phonetics
- 716
- Caverphone
- RPN111
- nickname
- Ben
- language of work or name
- English language
- Commons category
- Reuben (given name)
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- Mononym
- Given name
- Reuben
- Ruben
- Rubén/Rúben
- Rueben
- Surname
- Reuben
- Ruben
- Rueben
- Fictional characters
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Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob.
Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as an English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; Rúben in European Portuguese and Icelandic; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish and French; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/Roupen in Western Armenian.
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