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Alternative spellings
Ruben
Rubin

Etymology
From Hebr. ר����|רְ��ּ�ֵ� (reuvén), from ר�� (reú) "see!" + �� (ben) "son", meaning "see ye a son".

Noun
en-noun

1. A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing.

Translations
trans-top|grilled or toasted sandwich
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Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. biblical First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
2. biblical One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben.
3. A male given name.

Quotations
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 35:22b-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 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Joshua|Joshua 13:15
:And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.

Derived terms
Reubenite

Translations
trans-top|first son of Jacob
Hebrew: ר����|רְ��ּ�ֵ�
trans-mid
Spanish: Rubén
trans-bottom

trans-top|one of the twelve tribes of Israel
Hebrew: ר����|רְ��ּ�ֵ�
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|male given name
Hebrew: ר����|רְ��ּ�ֵ�
trans-mid
Spanish: Reuven
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See also
pedialite|Reuben (Bible)
pedialite|Reuben sandwich

Category:Biblical characters

hu:Reuben
sr:Reuben

• 2007-11-27 06:57 - DCDuring - /* Noun */

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