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Strong's H7206 רְאוּבֵנִי (reubeni)

Reubeni means “children of Reuben” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7206
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 5

Strong's H7206 Quick Answer

Strong's H7206 רְאוּבֵנִי (R'uwbeniy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. R'uwbeniy (reh-oob-ay-nee') adj. 1. a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben [patronymic from H7205] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include reubenites, children, reuben, and reubenite. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
R'uwbeniy (reh-oob-ay-nee') adj. 1. a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben [patronymic from H7205]
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
reubenites, children, reuben, and reubenite

Meaning and Definition

R'uwbeniy (reh-oob-ay-nee') adj. 1. a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben [patronymic from H7205] KJV: children of Reuben, Reubenites. Root(s): H7205

Original Word
רְאוּבֵנִי
Transliteration
R'uwbeniy
Derivation
First root strongs: 7205
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7206. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Reubenite

Usage: Someone from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.32; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144);

father of: Hanoch (H2585J), Pallu (H6396), Hezron (H2696) and Carmi (H3756) Group of re.u.ven (רְאוּבֵן "Reuben" H7205) § Reubenite, of Reuben "behold a son" a descendant of Reuben the son of Jacob

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How Strong's H7206 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render R'uwbeniy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Reubenites Numbers 26:7 13× children Deuteronomy 3:16 Reuben Numbers 34:14 Reubenite 1 Chronicles 11:42

How Strong's H7206 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7206 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7206 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 26:7 KJV

These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

Numbers 34:14 KJV

For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

Deuteronomy 3:12 KJV

And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7206.

Numbers 26:7 Old Testament, KJV
These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
Numbers 34:14 Old Testament, KJV
For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
Deuteronomy 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
Deuteronomy 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Deuteronomy 4:43 Old Testament, KJV
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
Deuteronomy 29:8 Old Testament, KJV
And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 1:12 Old Testament, KJV
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
Joshua 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;
Joshua 22:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
2 Kings 10:33 Old Testament, KJV
From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
1 Chronicles 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
1 Chronicles 5:26 Old Testament, KJV
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
1 Chronicles 11:42 Old Testament, KJV
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
1 Chronicles 12:37 Old Testament, KJV
And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
1 Chronicles 26:32 Old Testament, KJV
And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
1 Chronicles 27:16 Old Testament, KJV
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7206, grouped by book.

Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 6 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7206 FAQ

What does reubeni (רְאוּבֵנִי) mean?

Reubeni (Strong's H7206) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "children of Reuben". R'uwbeniy (reh-oob-ay-nee') adj. 1. a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben [patronymic from H7205]

How many times is reubeni (רְאוּבֵנִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H7206 across 5 books.

Where can I study reubeni (רְאוּבֵנִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7206 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate reubeni (רְאוּבֵנִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as reubenites, children, reuben, and reubenite. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.