Etymograph

English

Reuel

Reuel comes from Hebrew רְעוּאֵל ‘friend of God’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentרְעוּאֵל‘friend of God’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1611Reuel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentרְעוּאֵל‘friend of God’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1611Reuel

Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the…”

Today it means

name A male given name from Hebrew.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew רְעוּאֵל / Reuel