רְאוּבֵ֔ן
𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍
Reuven
of Reuben
Proper noun: Reuben. The name of the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah, and by extension, the eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name likely conveys a wish or statement such as 'see, a son,' or possibly a play on 'he has seen my misery' in context. In genealogical and tribal contexts, refers to the leader or tribal group descended from Reuben.
Numbers 13:4 · Word #4
Lexicon H7205
| Lemma | רְאוּבֵן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Reuven |
| Strong's | H7205 |
| Definition | Proper noun: Reuben. The name of the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah, and by extension, the eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name likely conveys a wish or statement such as 'see, a son,' or possibly a play on 'he has seen my misery' in context. In genealogical and tribal contexts, refers to the leader or tribal group descended from Reuben. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Reuben |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7205-03
See—a Son
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular personal name (HNp); no inflectional modification in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a compound of ראה (to see) and בן (son), likely expressing an exclamatory declaration such as "See—a son!" This rendering preserves the root components and reflects the proper-name form without contextual expansion. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Reuven
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: as See-a-Son |
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