7467. Reuel
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Reuel: Reuel

Original Word: רְעוּאֵל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Reuel
Pronunciation: reh-oo-EL
Phonetic Spelling: (reh-oo-ale')
Definition: Reuel
Meaning: Reuel

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew roots רֵעַ (rea, meaning "friend" or "companion") and אֵל (El, meaning "God"), thus "friend of God" or "companion of God."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Reuel in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper Hebrew name. However, the concept of being a "friend of God" can be related to the Greek word φίλος (philos, Strong's G5384), meaning "friend."

Usage: Reuel is a Hebrew name meaning "friend of God." It is used in the Bible to refer to several individuals, most notably the father-in-law of Moses, also known as Jethro, and a descendant of Esau.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names were often reflective of personal characteristics, divine relationships, or familial connections. The name Reuel, meaning "friend of God," suggests a person who is in a close relationship with God. Reuel, as a Midianite priest, indicates the presence of monotheistic worship outside of the Israelite community, which is significant in understanding the broader context of ancient Near Eastern religious practices.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from raah and el
Definition
"friend of God," Moses' father-in-law, also an Edomite, a Gadite, and a Benjamite
NASB Translation
Reuel (10).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רְעוּאֵל proper name, masculine Ραγουηλ:

1 Moses' father-in-law Exodus 2:18 (J; ᵐ5L Ιοθορ), Numbers 10:29 (JE); elsewhere יִתְרוֺ q. v.

2 Edomite Genesis 36:4,10,13,17 (twice in verse) (P), "" 1 Chronicles 1:35,37.

3 Gadite Numbers 2:14, see דְּעוּאל p. 396.

4 Benjamite 1 Chronicles 9:8.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Raguel, Reuel

From the same as r'uw and 'el; friend of God; Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an Israelite -- Raguel, Reuel.

see HEBREW r'uw

see HEBREW 'el

Forms and Transliterations
רְעוּאֵ֑ל רְעוּאֵ֔ל רְעוּאֵ֕ל רְעוּאֵ֖ל רְעוּאֵ֣ל רְעוּאֵ֥ל רְעוּאֵֽל׃ רְעוּאֵל֙ רעואל רעואל׃ rə‘ū’êl rə·‘ū·’êl reuEl
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Genesis 36:4
HEB: יָלְדָ֖ה אֶת־ רְעוּאֵֽל׃
NAS: and Basemath bore Reuel,
KJV: and Bashemath bare Reuel;
INT: and Basemath bore Reuel

Genesis 36:10
HEB: אֵ֣שֶׁת עֵשָׂ֔ו רְעוּאֵ֕ל בֶּן־ בָּשְׂמַ֖ת
NAS: wife Adah, Reuel the son of Esau's
KJV: of Esau, Reuel the son
INT: wife of Esau's Reuel the son Basemath

Genesis 36:13
HEB: וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ בְּנֵ֣י רְעוּאֵ֔ל נַ֥חַת וָזֶ֖רַח
NAS: are the sons of Reuel: Nahath
KJV: And these [are] the sons of Reuel; Nahath,
INT: These are the sons of Reuel Nahath and Zerah

Genesis 36:17
HEB: וְאֵ֗לֶּה בְּנֵ֤י רְעוּאֵל֙ בֶּן־ עֵשָׂ֔ו
NAS: are the sons of Reuel, Esau's
KJV: And these [are] the sons of Reuel Esau's
INT: These are the sons of Reuel son Esau's

Genesis 36:17
HEB: אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֤י רְעוּאֵל֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֔וֹם
NAS: are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land
KJV: these [are] the dukes [that came] of Reuel in the land
INT: These are the chiefs Reuel the land of Edom

Exodus 2:18
HEB: וַתָּבֹ֕אנָה אֶל־ רְעוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִיהֶ֑ן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
NAS: When they came to Reuel their father,
KJV: And when they came to Reuel their father,
INT: came to Reuel their father said

Numbers 2:14
HEB: אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־ רְעוּאֵֽל׃
KJV: [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
INT: Eliasaph the son of Reuel

Numbers 10:29
HEB: לְ֠חֹבָב בֶּן־ רְעוּאֵ֣ל הַמִּדְיָנִי֮ חֹתֵ֣ן
NAS: the son of Reuel the Midianite,
KJV: the son of Raguel the Midianite,
INT: to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite law

1 Chronicles 1:35
HEB: עֵשָׂ֑ו אֱלִיפַ֛ז רְעוּאֵ֥ל וִיע֖וּשׁ וְיַעְלָ֥ם
NAS: [were] Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush,
KJV: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush,
INT: of Esau Eliphaz Reuel Jeush Jalam

1 Chronicles 1:37
HEB: בְּנֵ֖י רְעוּאֵ֑ל נַ֥חַת זֶ֖רַח
NAS: The sons of Reuel [were] Nahath,
KJV: The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah,
INT: the sons of Reuel Nahath Zerah

1 Chronicles 9:8
HEB: שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה בֶּן־ רְעוּאֵ֖ל בֶּן־ יִבְנִיָּֽה׃
NAS: the son of Reuel, the son
KJV: the son of Reuel, the son
INT: of Shephatiah the son of Reuel the son of Ibnijah

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7467
11 Occurrences


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