Ruben
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Reuben.
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic.
Synonyms
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More examples"And Ruben going out in the time of the wheat harvest into the field, found mandrakes, which he brought to his mother Lia. And Rachel said: Give me part of thy son's mandrakes."
Etymology
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén).
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