Reuben
pronunciation
How to pronounce Reuben in British English:
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- Noun:
- (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
- a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread
Word Origin
- Reuben
- masc. proper name, Old Testament eldest son of Jacob and name of the tribe descended from him, from Greek Rouben, from Hebrew Reubhen, probably literally "Behold a son," from reu, imperative of ra'ah "he saw" + ben "a son." As a typical name of a farmer, rustic, or country bumpkin, from 1804. The reuben sandwich (1956) is "Not obviously connected" with the sense in rube [OED], possibly from Reuben's restaurant, a popular spot in New York's Lower East Side.
Example
- 1. Finally spring burst into glorious green and reuben 's spirits erupted .
- 2. Let reuben live , and not die ; and let not his men be few .
- 3. And the limit of the children of reuben was the edge of jordan . This was the heritage of the children of reuben by their families , with its towns and its unwalled places .
- 4. I wonder what reuben will say .
- 5. L 'm reuben , sir.this is a wicked nice elevator .