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רְאוּבֵנִי H7206
H7206 is the Hebrew word רְאוּבֵנִי, transliterated Rᵉʼûwbênîy and said reh-oob-ay-nee'. The King James Version most often renders it reubenites.
What it means
a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben.
Where it comes from
patronymic from H7205 (רְאוּבֵן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: children of Reuben, Reubenites.
Verses using רְאוּבֵנִי
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
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.
Deuteronomy 3:16 · 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 · 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 · 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 · KJV
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
Joshua 12:6 · 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 · 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 · KJV
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
2 Kings 10:33 · 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 · KJV
Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
1 Chronicles 5:26 · 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 · KJV
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
1 Chronicles 12:37 · 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 · 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 · 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:
Common questions
What does Strong's H7206 mean?
H7206 is the Hebrew word רְאוּבֵנִי (Rᵉʼûwbênîy), meaning a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben.
How is H7206 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it reubenites (14 times), reuben (1 time), even the reubenites (1 time), reubenite (1 time), over the reubenites (1 time).
How many times does H7206 appear in the Bible?
רְאוּבֵנִי (Rᵉʼûwbênîy) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7206 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: patronymic from H7205 (רְאוּבֵן).
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