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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Reu


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Reu is a son of Peleg the brother of Joktan; the two arch-fathers of the Shemite divide. Reu is a fore-father of Abraham

BDB reports that Reu is the name of an ancient god, so maybe Peleg named his son after him. Be that as it may, the way Reu is spelled leads to suspect relations with the root raa (ra'a 2185-2187):
raa (ra'a 2185) means pasture, tend, graze. rei (re'i 2185a) means pasture.
raa (ra'a 2186) means associate with, be a friend of. rea (rea' 2186a) means friend.
raa (ra'a 2187) is an untreated root with derivations rea (rea' 2187a), purpose, aim, and reut (re'ut 2187b), longing.
Very curious are the derivations of the verb raa (ra'a 2191), be bad, evil: rea (ra'a 2191a), evil, distress, and raa (ra'a 2191c), evil, misery.
raa (ra'a 2192) reveals the mechanical concept of evil: break, shatter.

The name Reu may mean any of the above, but is commonly interpreted as Friend. Another name of this same stock is Ruth.



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