Reuben Definition

ro͝obən
noun
A masculine name: dim. Rube, Ruby.
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The eldest son of Jacob and Leah: Gen. 29:32
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A sandwich made with rye bread, filled usually with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and a dressing and served hot.
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The tribe of Israel descended from him: Num. 1:20-21
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Other Word Forms of Reuben

Noun

Singular:
Reuben
Plural:
reubens

Origin of Reuben

  • From the name Reuben (probably that of its inventor (whose identity is not certain))

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Reuben Sentence Examples

  • Just ad carriers shady or fraudulent respondents in the the reuben brothers.

  • These two sections were allotted respectively to Manasseh and to Reuben and Gad, both districts being peculiarly suited to the pastoral and nomadic character of these tribes.

  • According to the common form of their story, he belonged to the tribe of Reuben.'

  • He then (according to his highly fabulous narrative) visited the territory of Issachar, in the mountains of Media and Persia; he also describes the abodes of Zabulon, on the "other side" of the Paran Mountains, extending to Armenia and the Euphrates; of Reuben, on another side of the same mountains; of Ephraim and Half Manasseh, in Arabia, not far from Mecca; and of Simeon and the other Half of Manasseh, in Chorazin, six months' journey from Jerusalem.

  • The Reuben and Simeon which appear in it are not the characters which we meet in xxxiv., xxxv.

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Words Starting With

RREREU

Words Ending With

NENBEN

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