First names in Hebrew

First name Ruben: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ראובן

Gematria value: 259

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ruben is written ראובן

Ruben is a European form of Reuven, ראובן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Ruben mean?

Meaning: "See, a son!"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of Reuven, Reuben in English, the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah. It means “See, a son!”. Leah, who knows she is less loved than her sister Rachel, explains it this way: “God has seen my affliction; now my husband will love me” (Genesis 29:32).

Gematria

Ruben = 259

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ראובן has 5 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total259

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter final Nun

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 Ruben, from ר to ן:

רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן הִנֵּה הִנָּם וְלִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מְבַשֵּׂר אֶתֵּן׃

“First to Zion: Behold, here they are! And to Jerusalem I will give a bearer of good news.”

Isaiah 41:27

The book of your first name

Ruben, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ruben in three answers

How do you write Ruben in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ruben is written ראובן. Ruben is a European form of Reuven, ראובן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Ruben?
Written ראובן, Ruben is worth 259: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ruben mean?
See, a son! (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of Reuven, Reuben in English, the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah. It means “See, a son!”. Leah, who knows she is less loved than her sister Rachel, explains it this way: “God has seen my affliction; now my husband will love me” (Genesis 29:32).