Hebrew · H7453

רֵעַ

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רֵעַ H7453

Pronunciation re'ehu

What does רֵעַ (re'ehu) mean in the Bible?

רֵעַ (re'ehu): Relational term denoting social bond ranging from intimate friendship to generic "other," emphasizing reciprocal association

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What does רֵעַ (re'ehu) mean in the Bible?

רֵעַ (re'ehu): Relational term denoting social bond ranging from intimate friendship to generic "other," emphasizing reciprocal association

How does the BSB render H7453?

The BSB source-word alignment has 187 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include another (22), his neighbor (22), his neighbor’s (11), your neighbor’s (8), his friend (6).

Where does רֵעַ (re'ehu) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (32), Deuteronomy (21), Jeremiah (21), Exodus (20).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

another 22× Genesis 11:3, Genesis 43:33, Judges 6:29, Judges 10:18

his neighbor 22× Exodus 21:14, Exodus 22:7, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 19:4

his neighbor’s 11× Exodus 21:35, Exodus 22:8, Exodus 22:11, Deuteronomy 22:24

your neighbor’s 8× Exodus 20:17, Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 19:14, Deuteronomy 23:24

his friend 6× Exodus 32:27, Exodus 33:11, Judges 7:13, Judges 7:14

against his neighbor 5× 1 Samuel 14:20, 1 Kings 8:31, 2 Chronicles 6:22, Proverbs 25:18

friends 5× Job 2:11, Job 32:3, Job 42:7, Proverbs 19:4

your neighbor 5× Leviticus 19:13, Leviticus 19:18, Proverbs 3:28, Proverbs 3:29

against your neighbor 4× Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 5:20, Proverbs 24:28, Zechariah 8:17

your friend 4× 2 Samuel 16:17, Job 6:27, Proverbs 27:10

of his neighbor 3× Leviticus 20:10, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Zechariah 11:6

other 3× Genesis 15:10, Exodus 18:7, 1 Samuel 20:41

the other 3× Exodus 21:18, Isaiah 41:6, Zechariah 14:13

to his neighbor 3× Exodus 22:9, Deuteronomy 15:2, Psalms 15:3

against neighbor 2× Isaiah 3:5, Isaiah 19:2

and friends 2× Psalms 38:11, Psalms 122:8

another’s 2× Genesis 11:7, Jeremiah 19:9

belongs to your neighbor 2× Exodus 20:17, Deuteronomy 5:21

by his neighbor 2× Exodus 22:10, Proverbs 14:20

for his neighbor 2× Proverbs 11:12, Jeremiah 34:15

friend 2× 1 Chronicles 27:33, Jeremiah 9:4

from his neighbor 2× Exodus 22:14, Deuteronomy 15:2

his friends 2× Job 17:5, Job 42:10

My friends 2× Job 16:20, Job 19:21

one another 2× Jeremiah 46:16, Jonah 1:7

to your neighbor 2× Deuteronomy 24:10, 1 Samuel 28:17

- 1× 1 Samuel 20:41

. . . 1× Exodus 11:2

[your] neighbor 1× Zechariah 3:10

a companion 1× Job 30:29

A friend 1× Proverbs 17:17

against one another 1× Judges 7:22

and another 1× Exodus 18:16

and for his neighbor 1× Jeremiah 34:17

and his friend 1× Genesis 38:12

and my friend 1× Psalms 88:18

and to your friends 1× Job 35:4

and your companions 1× Zechariah 3:8

another man’s 1× Proverbs 6:29

as for my friend 1× Psalms 35:14

by another 1× Hosea 3:1

by his friend 1× Proverbs 19:4

else 1× Ruth 3:14

for a friend 1× Proverbs 22:11

for your neighbor 1× Proverbs 6:1

from each other 1× Genesis 31:49

had a friend 1× 2 Samuel 13:3

her friends 1× Lamentations 1:2

her husband 1× Jeremiah 3:20

his companion 1× 1 Kings 20:35

his friend [Hirah] 1× Genesis 38:20

his opponent 1× 2 Samuel 2:16

in friendship 1× Proverbs 12:26

in your neighbor’s 1× Proverbs 25:17

into his opponent’s 1× 2 Samuel 2:16

into your neighbor’s 1× Proverbs 6:3

is a friend 1× Proverbs 19:6

is my friend 1× Song Of Solomon 5:16

it to your neighbor 1× 1 Samuel 15:28

lovers 1× Jeremiah 3:1

my neighbor’s 1× Job 31:9

O friends 1× Song Of Solomon 5:1

of a friend 1× Proverbs 27:9

of another 1× Zechariah 14:13

of his friend 1× Job 6:14

of many companions 1× Proverbs 18:24

of their neighbors 1× Jeremiah 29:23

of your neighbor 1× Leviticus 19:16

on a friend 1× Micah 7:5

or friend 1× 1 Kings 16:11

their neighbors 1× Psalms 28:3

to another 1× 2 Samuel 12:11

to his friends 1× 1 Samuel 30:26

to his neighbors 1× Habakkuk 2:15

to my friends 1× Job 12:4

to the other party 1× Ruth 4:7

until another 1× Proverbs 18:17

when your neighbor 1× Proverbs 25:8

who makes his countrymen 1× Jeremiah 22:13

with his neighbor 1× Job 16:21

with your neighbor 1× Proverbs 6:3

you take your neighbor’s 1× Exodus 22:26

your closest friend 1× Deuteronomy 13:6

your companion 1× Exodus 2:13

your neighbors 1× Ezekiel 22:12

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 11:3

Aligned rows 187

Books represented 29

Genesis 7 Exodus 20 Leviticus 4 Deuteronomy 21 Joshua 1 Judges 5 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 7 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Esther 2 Job 14 Psalms 8 Proverbs 32 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 21 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 6 Hosea 1 Jonah 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1 Zechariah 8 Malachi 1

Source forms

רֵעֵ֑הוּ 17x rê·‘ê·hū Genesis 15:10, Exodus 18:16, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 33:11

רֵעֵ֖הוּ 13x rê·‘ê·hū Exodus 21:14, Exodus 21:35, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 32:27

רֵעֵ֔הוּ 11x rê·‘ê·hū Exodus 21:18, Joshua 20:5, Judges 6:29, Judges 10:18

רֵעֵ֗הוּ 9x rê·‘ê·hū Genesis 11:3, Exodus 11:2, 1 Samuel 10:11, 1 Samuel 20:41

רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ 9x rê·‘ê·hū Genesis 11:7, Genesis 43:33, Exodus 22:8, Proverbs 17:18

רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ 8x rê·‘ê·hū Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 15:2, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 22:26

רֵעֶ֑ךָ 7x rê·‘e·ḵā Exodus 20:17, Exodus 22:26, Leviticus 19:16, 2 Samuel 16:17

לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ 5x lə·rê·‘ê·hū Ruth 4:7, Jeremiah 23:27, Jeremiah 34:15, Jeremiah 34:17

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 83x Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 38:12

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 22x Exodus 2:13, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 22:26, Leviticus 19:13

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 20x Exodus 18:7, Exodus 22:9, Deuteronomy 19:11, Judges 7:13

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 10x Deuteronomy 15:2, Judges 7:22, 1 Samuel 14:20, 2 Chronicles 20:23

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 8x Exodus 20:17, Leviticus 19:18, Deuteronomy 5:21, 1 Samuel 15:28

Noun - masculine plural 5x Job 17:5, Proverbs 18:24, Proverbs 19:4, Song Of Solomon 5:1

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 4x Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 5:20, Deuteronomy 24:10, Proverbs 24:28

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Genesis 31:49, Proverbs 12:26, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Jeremiah 9:4

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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רֵעַ

What does רֵעַ (re'ehu) mean in the Bible?

What does רֵעַ (re'ehu) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7453?

Where does רֵעַ (re'ehu) appear in Scripture?

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