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רְאוּבֵנִי

𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉

Reuveni

H7206 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ראה-בן to see, son, descendant, member of a tribe

Definition

A member or descendant of the tribal group originating from Reuben, the firstborn son of Jacob/Israel. The term designates individuals belonging to the tribe of Reuben within the wider Israelite confederation, most commonly used in genealogical, territorial, and communal contexts. In later texts, it can denote the collective group of Reubenites as a constituent within the tribal structure of Israel.

Semantic Range

member of the tribe of Reuben, descendant of Reuben, person of Reubenite lineage, Reubenite (collective or individual), tribal affiliation

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root ראה (to see) and בן (son), forming the personal name רְאוּבֵן (Reuben, 'see, a son!'). The suffix -ִי (ni) denotes affiliation or descent, thus רְאוּבֵנִי means 'of or pertaining to Reuben' or 'descendant of Reuben.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

רְאוּבֵנִי occurs primarily in genealogical lists and narratives dealing with the tribal organization of ancient Israel in the Torah and subsequent historical books. Its usage is confined to references to individual or collective members of the tribe of Reuben, one of the twelve tribes. The designation is significant for demarcating tribal inheritances east of the Jordan (Num 32; Josh 13), as well as in census passages (Num 1, 26) and descriptions of participation in various events (Num 16:1; 1 Chron 5:6). English translations often use 'Reubenite' or 'descendant of Reuben,' but this may obscure the socio-political realities of tribe-based identity and territory in the biblical period. The term contrasts with eponymic tribal identifiers such as יהודִי (Yehudi, later 'Jew'/'Judean') or לֵוִי (Levi), but its usage is strictly pre-exilic and monarchic. There is no evidence for use of רְאוּבֵנִי after the exilic period.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

patronymic from רְאוּבֵן; a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben; children of Reuben, Reubenites.

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Root Family

ראה-בן (r-ʾ-h / b-n) — to see, son, descendant, tribal member

Word Forms

7 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7206-04 לָ/רֽאוּבֵנִ֖י laruveni HRd/Ngmsa of the Reubenites Reubenite 6
H7206-02 הָ/ראוּבֵנִי֙ haruveni HTd/Ngmsa the Reubenites the Reubenite 5
H7206-03 לָ/רֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖י laruuveni HRd/Ngmsa to the Reubenite to a Reubenite 3
H7206-07 וְ/לָ/רֽאוּבֵנִי֙ velaruveni HC/Rd/Ngmsa And to the Reubenites and to a Reubenite 1
H7206-01 הָ/רֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י haruuveni HTd/Ngmsa of the Reubenite the Reubenite 1
H7206-05 וְ/הָ/רֻאובֵנִ֖י veharuvveni HC/Td/Ngmsa and the Reubenite and the Reubenite 1
H7206-06 וְ/לָ/רֻאוּבֵנִ֨י velaruuveni HC/Rd/Ngmsa and-to-the-Reubenite and to the Reubenite 1

Occurrences in Scripture

18 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7206-01 Numbers 26:7 הָ/רֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י haruuveni HTd/Ngmsa of the Reubenite the Reubenite
H7206-02 Numbers 34:14 הָ/ראוּבֵנִי֙ haruveni HTd/Ngmsa of Reuben the Reubenite
H7206-03 Deuteronomy 3:12 לָ/רֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖י laruuveni HRd/Ngmsa to the Reubenite to a Reubenite
H7206-06 Deuteronomy 3:16 וְ/לָ/רֻאוּבֵנִ֨י velaruuveni HC/Rd/Ngmsa and-to-the-Reubenite and to the Reubenite
H7206-03 Deuteronomy 4:43 לָ/רֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י laruuveni HRd/Ngmsa for the Reubenite to a Reubenite
H7206-04 Deuteronomy 29:7 לָ/רֽאוּבֵנִ֖י laruveni HRd/Ngmsa to the Reubenites Reubenite
H7206-07 Joshua 1:12 וְ/לָ/רֽאוּבֵנִי֙ velaruveni HC/Rd/Ngmsa And to the Reubenites and to a Reubenite
H7206-03 Joshua 12:6 לָ/רֻֽאוּבֵנִי֙ laruuveni HRd/Ngmsa to-Reubenites to a Reubenite
H7206-02 Joshua 13:8 הָ/רֽאוּבֵנִי֙ haruveni HTd/Ngmsa the Reubenite the Reubenite
H7206-04 Joshua 22:1 לָ/רֽאוּבֵנִ֖י laruveni HRd/Ngmsa the Reubenites Reubenite
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