7466. R'uw

Lexicon

R'uw: To associate with, to be a friend, to companion.

Original Word: רְעוּ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: R`uw
Pronunciation: reh-oo'
Phonetic Spelling: (reh-oo')
Definition: To associate with, to be a friend, to companion.
Meaning: Reu

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Reu

For r'iy in the sense of rea'; friend; Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch -- Reu.

see HEBREW r'iy

see HEBREW rea'

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רְעוּ proper name, masculine (properly name of a god, Duval^{ZA vi.126} Mez^{Harrân 23,} compare Hom^{A. u. A. ii. 208}); — son of Peleg: Genesis 11:18,19,20,21(P), 1 Chronicles 1:25; Ραγαυ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root רָעָה (ra'ah), meaning "to pasture" or "to tend."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry for Reu is Strong's Greek Number G4466, Ραγαυ (Ragau), which appears in the genealogical record of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:35). This Greek form of the name maintains the connection between the Old Testament genealogies and the New Testament lineage of Christ.

Usage: Reu is used as a personal name in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles. He is noted as a descendant of Shem and an ancestor of Abraham.

Context: Reu is a biblical figure mentioned in the genealogical records of the Old Testament. He is identified as the son of Peleg and the father of Serug. Reu is listed in the genealogies that trace the lineage from Shem, one of Noah's sons, to Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites. His name appears in Genesis 11:18-21 and 1 Chronicles 1:25. In Genesis 11:18-21 (BSB), it is recorded: "When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu. And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters. When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters." Reu's placement in the genealogical record highlights the continuity of the line leading to Abraham, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promises through successive generations.

Forms and Transliterations

רְע֔וּ רְע֗וּ רְעֽוּ׃ רעו רעו׃ rə‘ū rə·‘ū reU

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 11:18
HEB: וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־ רְעֽוּ׃
NAS: years, and became the father of Reu;
KJV: years, and begat Reu:
INT: years and became of Reu

Genesis 11:19
HEB: הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־ רְע֔וּ תֵּ֥שַׁע שָׁנִ֖ים
NAS: the father of Reu, and he had
KJV: he begat Reu two hundred
INT: after became of Reu and nine years

Genesis 11:20
HEB: וַיְחִ֣י רְע֔וּ שְׁתַּ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים
NAS: Reu lived thirty-two
KJV: And Reu lived two
INT: lived Reu two and thirty

Genesis 11:21
HEB: וַיְחִ֣י רְע֗וּ אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ
NAS: and Reu lived two hundred
KJV: And Reu lived after
INT: lived and Reu after became

1 Chronicles 1:25
HEB: עֵ֥בֶר פֶּ֖לֶג רְעֽוּ׃
NAS: Eber, Peleg, Reu,
KJV: Eber, Peleg, Reu,
INT: Eber Peleg Reu

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7466
5 Occurrences

rə·‘ū — 5 Occ.