Strong H7466רְעוּ

Reu

Transliteration
re‛û
Pronunciation
reh-oo'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

For H7471 in the sense of H7453; friend;
{Reu} a postdiluvian patriarch: - Reu.

Meaning of the name

Reu = "friend"

Detailed definition

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)

In the biblical story

Reu

Son of Peleg, ancestor of Abraham

Reu was the son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham, living to the age of 239 years.

In the Bible

Strong H7466 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • reu5

First verses

  1. Genesis 11:18
    And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
  2. Genesis 11:19
    And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
  3. Genesis 11:20
    And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
  4. Genesis 11:21
    And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:25
    Eber, Peleg, Reu,
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