Names in Hebrew
Reuben in Hebrew
Written
רובן
With the vowels
רוּבֶּן
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- רr
- וּu
- בֶּbe
- ןn
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: רְאוּבֵן. At the end of a word נ takes its final shape, ן. The a and e sounds often get no letter: in everyday writing they are left out, and only the vowel points show them.
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