First names in Hebrew

First name Reu: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רעו

Gematria value: 276

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Reu is written רעו

Meaning and origin

What does Reu mean?

Meaning: "his friend", meaning debated
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to an ancestor of Abraham. It is linked to rea, “friend, neighbor”, the word of “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18); but the meaning of the name remains debated.

Gematria

Reu = 276

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רעו has 3 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• עthe letter Ayin70
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total276

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Vav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Reu, from ר to ו:

רֵאשִׁית דְּגָנְךָ תִּירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ וְרֵאשִׁית גֵּז צֹאנְךָ תִּתֶּן־לוֹ׃

“The first of your grain, your new wine and your oil, and the first of the shearing of your sheep, you shall give to him.”

Deuteronomy 18:4

The book of your first name

Reu, in nine pages

• Reu, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Reu
• Reu, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Reu in three answers

How do you write Reu in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Reu is written רעו.

What is the gematria value of Reu?
Written רעו, Reu is worth 276: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Reu mean?
His friend", meaning debated (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to an ancestor of Abraham. It is linked to rea, “friend, neighbor”, the word of “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18); but the meaning of the name remains debated.