The meaning of “רֵעַ”
Understanding rêaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or רֵיעַ rêyaʻ (ray'-ah); from רָעָה brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other....
רֵעַ
or רֵיעַ rêyaʻ (ray'-ah); from רָעָה brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other. - an associate (more or less close) 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:49 | “And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.” Word: רֵעַ (rêaʻ) | |
| Judges 7:14 | “And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.” Word: רֵעַ (rêaʻ) | |
| 2 Kings 7:3 | “And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?” Word: רֵעַ (rêaʻ) | |
| Psalms 38:11 | “My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.” Word: רֵעַ (rêaʻ) | |
| Jeremiah 22:13 | “Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;” Word: רֵעַ (rêaʻ) |
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