reuben

«reuben» in Mova's school dictionary: a boy's name — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (Reuben) — a name; noun (a Reuben — USA, a sandwich)

meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Reuben is a boy's name. tree →

2) (Bible) Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob in the Bible and gave his name to one of the twelve tribes of Israel. tree →

3) (USA) A Reuben is a hot sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread. tree →

sense in the lessons

In Bible lessons, Reuben is Joseph's eldest brother who tried to save him from the other brothers. As a name it is common in the UK and elsewhere. Phrases: the tribe of Reuben, a Reuben sandwich.

examples

• Reuben is in my class. tree →
• In the Bible, Reuben was Jacob's first son. tree →
• Reuben tried to save Joseph from his brothers. tree →
• Dad ordered a Reuben in New York. tree →
• The tribe of Reuben was one of twelve. tree →
• Reuben scored the winning goal. tree →

note

A name: capital R. Say ROO-bun. In the Bible spelt Reuben. The sandwich is mainly American.

In the corpora

• And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah.
• And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said: 'Let us not take his life.'
• And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
• And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
• Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «reuben» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.