Reuben

[ roo-buh n ]

/ ˈru bən /

the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29, 30.

one of the 12 tribes of Israel, the tribe traditionally descended from him.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “behold a son.”

Example sentences from the Web for reuben

The man who would come to be known as Roy Masters was born Reuben Obermeister in 1920s London.

The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio |Caitlin Dickson |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“She was born into slavery,” Reuben said of her character, Elizabeth Keckley.

Tony Kushner: Obama Likes ‘Lincoln’ |Abigail Pesta |November 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Seated between two fellow reporters I ordered a Reuben sandwich and sipped from a tall glass of ice water.

The Boys on the Bus |Ben Crair |November 3, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
Reuben left the cottage with the green shutters before the sun had entered the smudge of horizon clouds.

Wilderness of Spring |Edgar Pangborn

Indeed, I am sure they would not, if they were at home, but what am I to do with Reuben?

Brotherly Love |Mrs. Sherwood
Reuben followed suit, and the destruction wrought by the gnus was at once manifest.

Under Drake's Flag |G. A. Henty
Dost thou know, Reuben, what has befallen to make my father look as he did but now?

The Sign Of The Red Cross |Evelyn Everett-Green
So Reuben goes back to Ashfield with a very modest and quiet bearing.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 |Various

Reuben

/ (ˈruːbɪn) /

the eldest son of Jacob and Leah: one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 29:30)

the Israelite tribe descended from him

the territory of this tribe, lying to the northeast of the Dead Sea

Douay spelling: Ruben