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Reuven (name)
Reuven, Reuben or Reuvein (Yiddish variant) is the eldest son of Jacob in the Bible. It is a Hebrew Bible, Biblical masculine first name from the Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (''Re'uven''), meaning "behold, a son", as well as a surname. Bearers of the name include: Given name * Reuven Abergel (born 1943), Moroccan-Israeli social and political activist * Reuven Agami (born 1965), Dutch cancer researcher * Reuven Amitai (born 1955), Israeli-American historian, writer and Hebrew University of Jerusalem dean * Reuven Arazi (1907–1983), Israeli politician * Reuven Atar (born 1969), Israeli football manager and former player * Reuven Avi-Yonah, tax attorney, academic and author * Reuven Azar (born 1967), Israeli ambassador * Reuven Barkat (1906–1972), Israeli politician born Reuven Borstein * Reuven Bar-On (born 1944), Israeli psychologist * Reuven Brenner (born 1947), Romanian-born Israeli-Canadian economics professor * Reuven Bulka (1944–2021), Canadian rabbi, writer, broadcaster and ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben
Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as an English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, French, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/Roupen in Western Armenian. The form Ruben can also be a form of the name Robin, itself a variation of the Germanic name Robert, in several Celtic languages. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare Ruairí, the Irish form of Roderick). Mononym * Ruben I, Prince of Armenia (1025/1035–1095), the first lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1080/1081/1082 to 1095, founder of Rubenid dynasty * Ruben II, Prince of Armenia (c. 1165–1170), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |