Ῥουβήν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Rəʼūḇḗn).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ruˈβin/ → /ruˈvin/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ruˈbe̝n/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ruˈβin/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ruˈvin/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ruˈvin/

Proper noun

Ῥουβήν • (Rhoubḗn) m (indeclinable)

1. Reuben

Descendants

• Greek: Ρουβήν (Rouvín)
• Latin: Rūbēn

References

• G4502 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible