Hebrew word · H7466

רְעוּ

re'u

Reu

Appears 5 times in 5 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.18;

son of: Peleg (H6389);

father of: Serug (H8286)

Also named: Rhagau (Ῥαγαῦ "Reu" G4466)

§ Reu = "friend"

son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 4

  1. Genesis 11:18 רְעֽוּ׃ Reu

    When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

  2. Genesis 11:19 רְע֔וּ Reu

    And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

  3. Genesis 11:20 רְע֔וּ Reu

    When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.

  4. Genesis 11:21 רְע֗וּ Reu

    And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:25 רְעֽוּ׃ Reu

    Eber, Peleg, Reu,

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