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Reuven

Reuven is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives from the biblical Reuben (ראובן), traditionally interpreted as “behold, a son” or “see a son,” from the elements ra’ah (to see) and ben (son).

In Hebrew, Reuven is used as a given name for male individuals; in English and other languages

In the Hebrew Bible, Reuben is the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah and is the namesake

Notable people named Reuven include Reuven Rivlin, an Israeli politician who served as President of Israel

it
is
commonly
rendered
as
Ruben.
Variants
include
Rueven
and
Ruven,
and
the
form
Ruben
is
common
in
many
Jewish
and
non-Jewish
communities.
of
the
Tribe
of
Reuben.
The
name
has
been
used
by
Jewish
communities
for
centuries
and
remains
common
in
modern
Israel
and
overseas.
from
2014
to
2021;
Reuven
Feuerstein,
a
Romanian-born
Israeli
psychologist
known
for
developing
the
theory
of
Structural
Cognitive
Modifiability;
and
Reuven
Bar-On,
an
Israeli
psychologist
who
developed
the
Bar-On
model
of
emotional
intelligence.
The
name
also
appears
in
various
cultural
and
scholarly
contexts
within
Jewish
communities.