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N-proper-ms  |  11× in 1 sense
Reuel, 'friend of God,' name of Moses' father-in-law, an Edomite ancestor, and others
A theophoric name meaning 'friend of God' or 'companion of El,' borne by several figures across Scripture. Most prominently, Reuel is the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses, who welcomed the fugitive shepherd and gave him his daughter Zipporah (Exod 2:18). In the Edomite genealogies, Reuel appears as a son of Esau and Basemath, the father of several Edomite chiefs (Gen 36:4, 10, 13, 17). The name also surfaces in Gadite and Benjaminite genealogies (Num 10:29; 1 Chr 9:8), testifying to its wide currency in the ancient Near Eastern world.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper masculine name meaning 'friend of God,' applied to multiple individuals: Esau's son through Basemath and ancestor of Edomite clans (Gen 36:4, 10, 13, 17), Moses' Midianite father-in-law who was priest of Midian (Exod 2:18), and figures in Gadite and Benjaminite genealogies (Num 10:29; 1 Chr 9:8). Arabic preserves the theophoric element with رَعُوئِيل, Korean renders it 르우엘, and Spanish retains 'Reuel,' all maintaining the divine component of the name. 11×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["رَعوئيل", "رَعُوئِيل", "رَعُوئِيلَ", "رَعُوئِيلُ"]·ben["রয়ূয়েল", "রিয়ূয়েল", "রিয়ূয়েলকে", "রিয়ূয়েলের", "রূয়েলের", "রেয়ূয়েলের"]·DE["Reuel", "Reuels", "[רעואל]"]·EN["Re'u'el", "Reuel"]·FR["Reuel"]·heb["רעואל"]·HI["रईल-के", "रऊएल", "रूएल", "रूएल-का", "रेʿऊēल-के", "रेऊएल", "रेऊएल-के"]·ID["Reuel"]·IT["Reuel"]·jav["Reuèl", "Reuél", "Rèuèl", "Réuèl"]·KO["르우엘", "르우엘을", "르우엘의", "아버지의-그들의"]·PT["R'u'el", "Re'u'el", "Reuel"]·RU["Реуэль", "Реуэлю", "Реуэля"]·ES["Reuel"]·SW["Reueli", "Reuweli", "[רְעוּאֵֽל׃]"]·TR["Reuel", "Reuel'i", "Reuel'in"]·urd["رعوایل", "رعوایل-کا", "رعوایل-کے"]
Gen 36:4, Gen 36:10, Gen 36:13, Gen 36:17, Gen 36:17, Exod 2:18, Num 2:14, Num 10:29, 1 Chr 1:35, 1 Chr 1:37, 1 Chr 9:8
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† רְעוּאֵל n.pr.m. Ραγουηλ: 1. Moses’ father-in-law Ex 2:18 (J; 𝔊L Ιοθορ), Nu 10:29 (JE); elsewhere יִתְרוֹ q.v. 2. Edomite Gn 36:4, 10, 13, 17(×2) (P), ‖ 1 Ch 1:35, 37. 3. Gadite Nu 2:14, v. דְּעוּאֵל²" dir="rtl" >דְּעוּאל p. 396. 4. Benjamite 1 Ch 9:8.