רְאוּבֵןRᵉʼûwbên

Meanings

Same root

• רָאָהrâʼâh · H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
• בֵּןbên · H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
• ῬουβήνRhoubḗn · G4502Ruben (i.e. Reuben), an Israelite
• רְאוּבֵנִיRᵉʼûwbênîy · H7206a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben

Where it appears

Appears 71 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 29:32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me.”
• Genesis 30:14 One day during the wheat harvest, Reuben found some mandrakes growing in a field and brought them to his mother, Leah. Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
• Genesis 35:22 While he was living there, Reuben had intercourse with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Jacob soon heard about it. These are the names of the twelve sons of Jacob:
• Genesis 35:23 The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob’s oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
• Genesis 37:21 But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue. “Let’s not kill him,” he said.
• Genesis 37:22 “Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.