Reuben

Definitions: Reuben

Reuben

Noun

1. (Old Testament) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel.

2. A hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread.

"Reuben" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to behold a son", "who sees the son", "the vision of the son".

Date "Reuben" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Reuben

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Reuben behold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29:32). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen. 35:22, brought down upon him his dying father's malediction (48:4). He showed kindness to Joseph, and was the means of saving his life when his other brothers would have put him to death (37:21,22). It was he also who pledged his life and the life of his sons when Jacob was unwilling to let Benjamin go down into Egypt. After Jacob and his family went down into Egypt (46:8) no further mention is made of Reuben beyond what is recorded in ch. 49:3,4. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Reuben

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Reuben or Reuben sandwich is made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and Thousand Island Dressing on rye bread and then grilled or toasted. It may have been invented at Reuben's restaurant in Los Angeles, California, sometime between 1914 and 1930. East Coast delis may often substitute Russian Dressing for the traditional thousand island dressing

In the Book of Genesis, Reuben is the first-born son of Jacob and the founder of the Tribe of Reuben.

Reuben means behold a son, and was so named because his mother Leah was hoping that by presenting him to Jacob she would overcome Jacob's preference for his second wife, her younger sister Rachel.

Although part of the plot to kill and later enslave their brother Joseph, it is Reuben who advises the others not to kill Joseph, see Genesis 37:20-22, and who later points out that their troubles in Egypt were the consequence of the plot, see Genesis 42:22. Later he offers his own two sons as surety for the safety of Benjamin, see Genesis 42:37, in order to more quickly relieve the famine, an offer Jacob refuses. He is probably the wisest and most compassionate of the older brothers.

But as firstborn, Reuben should have been the leader of his brothers, and have taken responsibility for their collective actions, which he fails to do. His other failing is to commit incest with Bilhah, see Genesis 35:22, 49:3,4.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Reuben."

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Crosswords: Reuben

English words defined with "Reuben": Reuben Lucius Goldberg. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Reuben": Baal-meon, Breaches ♦ Carmi ♦ Joel ♦ Mephaath, Mount of the valley ♦ Phallu ♦ Reuben Dixon ♦ Shibmah, Standards. (references)

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Modern Usage: Reuben

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Reuben, I think you like me. (Norma Rae; writing credit: Harriet Frank Jr.; Irving Ravetch) You remember the time Uncle Reuben came out the closet? (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; writing credit: Hisao Ohkawa; Kaoru Umeno)
Movie/TV Titles	My Son Reuben (1974) Getting Reuben Back (1914) Reuben in the Subway (1905) Uncle Reuben Lands a Kick (1900) How Uncle Reuben Missed the Fishing Party (1898)
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Commercial Usage: Reuben

Domain	Title
Books	Reuben and Rachel or Tales of Old Times (2 Vols in 1) (reference) Reuben and the Blizzard (reference) Reuben and the Quilt (reference) Reuben Nakian: Sculpture and Drawings (reference) Reuben Snake: Your Humble Serpent (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Reuben Morgan (reference) Reuben Reeves & Omer Simeon (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Image Slideshow: Reuben

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Photo Album: Reuben

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	These ships are (from left to right): USS Barry (DD-248); USS Bainbridge (DD-246); USS Reuben James (DD-245); USS Williamson (DD-244); USS Fox (DD-234); USS Lawrence (DD-250); and USS Hovey (DD-208).Credit: NAVY.		These ships are (from left to right): USS Barry (DD-248); USS Bainbridge (DD-246); USS Reuben James (DD-245); USS Williamson (DD-244); USS Fox (DD-234); USS Lawrence (DD-250); and USS Hovey (DD-208).Credit: NAVY.
	Reuben N. Oldring.Credit: Library of Congress.		Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow (center) introducing his friend, J. Reuben Clark (left) to President Ortiz Rubio of Mexico (right) as they witnessed a Fourth of July celebration from the presidential box.Credit: Library of Congress.
	This is to certify that Reuben E. Fenton is a life member of Judson Missionary Association of the Hanson Place Baptist Sabbath School / lith. of Seibert, Wetzler & Co., N.Y.Credit: Library of Congress.		Reuben Reuben I've been thinking what a good thing it would be if the people all were drinking Cherry Ripe like you and me / Ketterlinus lith.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Familiar Quotations: Reuben

Author	Quotation
J. Reuben Clark	Rule 13 -- Don't take yourself too d--- seriously.
	In the service of the Lord, it is not where but how you serve.
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Usage Frequency: Reuben

"Reuben" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Reuben" is used about 49 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	49	48,677

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Reuben

The following table summarizes the usage of "Reuben" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Reuben	First name Male	15,000	549
Reuben	Last name	400	22,695
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Reuben

"Reuben" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to behold a son", "who sees the son", "the vision of the son".

The following table summarizes names related to "Reuben."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Reuben	Male	Biblical	N/A
Reuben	N/A	Biblical	N/A
Ruben	Male	Dutch	Reuben
Reuben	Male	English	N/A
Rube	Male	English	Reuben
Ruby	Female, Male	English	Reuben
Ruuben	Male	Finnish	Reuben
Reuben	Male	Jewish	N/A
Reuven	Male	Jewish	Reuben
Ruben	Male	Scandinavian	Reuben
Rubén	Male	Spanish	Reuben
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Expression: Reuben

Expression using "Reuben": Reuben Lucius Goldberg. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Reuben

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
reuben studdard	441	casserole reuben	8
reuben	143	reuben stutter	8
reuben sandwich	143	dick reuben	8
john reuben	107	reuben sturman	7
gloria reuben	59	aiken clay reuben studdard	7
reuben hurricane carter	52	reuben studard	7
john lyrics reuben	41	recipe reuben	6
reuben stoddard	39	cd reuben studdard	6
clay reuben	21	lyrics reuben studdard	6
james reuben	20	clay reuben vs	6
american idol reuben	20	paul reuben	5
morgan reuben	18	carter reuben	5
recipe reuben sandwich	16	reuben studder	5
fleet h reuben	16	e lee reuben	5
center fleet h reuben science	15	droughns photo reuben	5
dip reuben	14	american clay idol reuben	5
uss reuben james	11	dip recipe reuben	5
american idol reuben studdard	9	reuben mark	5
flying reuben studdard wings without	9	reuben h fleet space theater	5
origin reuben sandwich	8	reuben tribe	4
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Modern Translations: Reuben

Language		Translations for "Reuben"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Russian		бутерброд (bread and butter, hot dog, sandwich, sarnie). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Reuben

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 49, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Roubhn prwtotokoV mou su iscuV mou kai arch teknwn mou sklhroV feresqai kai sklhroV auqadhV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Ruben primogenitus meus tu fortitudo mea et principium doloris mei prior in donis maior imperio
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Ruben, my first getun, thow my strengthe, and the bigyning of my sorwe; first in yiftis, and more in comaundyng; thow art held out as water;
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Ruben thou art myne eldest sonne my myghte and the begynnynge of my strength chefe in receauynge and chefe in power.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellence of dignity, and the excellence of power:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:
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Matched Bible Translations: Reuben

Language	Genesis Chapter 49, Verse 3
Cebuano	Ruben, ikaw mao ang akong panganay, ang akong kalig-on, ug ang sinugdan sa akong kusog; Pangulo sa pagkatakus, pangulo sa gahum.
Chinese	流便哪、你是我的長子、是我力量強壯的時候生的、本當大有尊榮、權力超眾．
Croatian	Ti Rubene, moj prvoroðenèe, snaga ti si moja, prvenac moje muškosti. Istièeš, se ponosom, snagom se istièeš,
Danish	Ruben, du er min førstefødte, min Styrke og min Mandskrafts første, ypperst i Højhed, ypperst i Kraft!
Dutch	Ruben! gij zijt mijn eerstgeborene, mijn kracht, en het begin mijner macht; de voortreffelijkste in hoogheid, en de voortreffelijkste in sterkte!
Finnish	Ruuben, sinä olet minun esikoiseni, minun voimani ja minun miehuuteni ensimmäinen, ensi sijalla arvossa, ensi sijalla vallassa.
French	Ruben, toi, mon premier-né, Ma force et les prémices de ma vigueur, Supérieur en dignité et supérieur en puissance,
German	Ruben, mein erster Sohn bist du, meine Kraft, und der Erstling meiner Stärke, der Oberste in der Würde und der Oberste in der Macht.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ruben, anakku yang sulung, engkaulah kekuatanku, buah pertama keperkasaanku. Engkau tergagah dan terkuat di antara semua anakku.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Hai Rubin, engkaulah anak sulungku dan kuatku dan permulaan kuasaku, yang terindah kemuliaannya dan terindah kuasanya;
Italian	Ruben, tu sei il mio primogenito, il mio vigore e la primizia della mia virilità, esuberante in fierezza ed esuberante in forza!
Maori	E Reupena, ko koe taku matamua, toku pakaritanga, me te timatanga o toku kaha; te hiranga ake o te kororia, te hiranga ake hoki o te kaha:
Norwegian	Ruben, min førstefødte er du, min kraft og min styrkes første frukt, høiest i ære og størst i makt.
Portuguese	Rúben, tu és meu primogênito, minha força e as primícias do meu vigor, preeminente em dignidade e preeminente em poder.
Rumanian	Ruben, tu, kntkiul meu nqscut, Puterea mea wi pkrga tqriei mele, Kntkiul kn vrednicie, wi kntkiul kn putere,
Russian	тХЧЙН, РЕТЧЕОЕГ НПК! ФЩ--ЛТЕРПУФШ НПС Й ОБЮБФПЛ УЙМЩ НПЕК, ЧЕТИ ДПУФПЙОУФЧБ Й ЧЕТИ НПЗХЭЕУФЧБ;
Spanish	"Rubén, mi primogénito: Tú eres mi fortaleza y el principio de mi vigor; principal en dignidad y principal en poder.
Swedish	Ruben, min förstfödde är du, min kraft och min styrkas förstling, främst i myndighet och främst i makt.
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Misspellings: Reuben

Misspellings
	"Reuben" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Neuyen, Rahunen, Rebeh, Requena, Reuven, Roubein, rueben. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Reuben

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-e-n-r-u"
	-1 letter: enure.
	-2 letters: been, beer, bene, bree, bren, burn, erne, rube, rune, unbe.
	-3 letters: bee, ben, bun, bur, ere, ern, neb, nee, nub, reb, ree, rub, rue, run, urb, urn.
	-4 letters: be, en, er, ne, nu, re, un.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-e-n-r-u"
	+1 letter: rebegun.
	+2 letters: brunette, bunkered, burdened, burdener, debunker, encumber, greenbug, numbered, numberer, renumber, subgenre, unbeared, unbreech.
	+3 letters: aubergine, banqueter, blundered, blunderer, brunettes, buccaneer, burdeners, burgeoned, burthened, debenture, debunkers, encumbers, endurable, exuberant, greenbugs, lumbermen, nebulizer, numberers, numerable, penumbrae, prenumber, rebounded, rebounder, recumbent, renumbers, subcenter, subgenera, subgenres, tenebrous, tenurable, unbriefed, underbred.
	+4 letters: aubergines, banqueters, blunderers, bourgeoned, buccaneers, burdensome, censurable, debentures, encumbered, enumerable, exuberance, exurbanite, incumbered, lebensraum, mensurable, nebulizers, numberable, numberless, overburden, overburned, prenumbers, puberulent, rebounders, rebuttoned, recumbency, refundable, renumbered, returnable, rubberneck, sideburned, subcenters, subentries, superbness, tenebrious, turbulence, unbarbered, unbearable, unbeliever, unbreeched, unbreeches, unbuffered, unburdened, unbuttered, underbelly, unlimbered, unnumbered, unobserved, unreadable, unreliable, unwearable, vulnerable.
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