Word

רֵעַ

rêaʻ · H7453 · Hebrew · 186 occurrences

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Meanings

friend, neighbor, companion, another person

Someone with whom a person has some level of association, for example, by geography, social or ethnic grouping, personal connection, or temporary circumstance

Examples
Genesis 15:10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.
Genesis 38:12 Now after a considerable time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
Genesis 38:20 When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not find her.

How it’s used In 9 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

172 occurrences in 10 groups

הוּhis 120
ךָyour 37
יmy 6
Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

6 occurrences in 4 groups

רַבmany, great 2
שָׁלוֹשׁthree 2
נֶפֶשׁsoul, life 1
שְׁנַיִםtwo 1

Named alongside itApposition

4 occurrences in 4 groups

חִירָהHirah 1
טוֹבgood 1
יָשַׁבto dwell, to live, to sit 1
עֲדֻלָּמִיAdullamite 1

What it doesIt is the subject

12 occurrences in 11 groups

Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

What is done to itIt is the object

31 occurrences in 25 groups

נָכָהto strike, to strike down 6
Other words · 24 groups that occur once or twice (25) 25

What it is said to bePredicate

3 occurrences in 3 groups

אִישׁman, person, each 1
לוּץinsolent person 1
מֶלֶךְking 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

זֶהthis 1
חוּשַׁיHushai 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

86 occurrences in 11 groups

לto/for 44
בin/on/with 28
אֵלto, toward 21
עַלon, upon, over, against 13
אֵתwith 11
מִןfrom 8
Other words · 5 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

41 occurrences in 21 groups

אִשָּׁהwoman, wife 12
יָדhand, power 4
בַּיִתhouse, household 3
Other words · 18 groups that occur once or twice (22) 22

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Near synonyms 1 word

חָבֵר châbêr · H2270 · fellow, friend, partner: Both denote a companion or fellow.

In the other Testament 3 words

πλησίον plēsíon · G4139 · quite near, nearby, neighbor: Greek πλησίον (plēsíon, G4139) serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7453) in its 'neighbor/fellow' sense, translating the relational-proximity dimension of רֵעַ into Greek's spatial-proximity root (πλησίον literally 'near one'), with both terms encompassing fellow community members, associates, and those in one's relational sphere.
ἑταῖρος hetaîros · G2083 · companion, friend: ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, G2083) ἑταῖρος (hetairos, 'comrade') serves as a Greek translation equivalent for רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7453) רֵעַ (rea') in contexts emphasizing companionship or fellow-status, though rea' carries a broader semantic range including neighbor and various relational roles beyond the comrade-specific register of hetairos.
φίλος phílos · G5384 · friend: φίλος (phílos, G5384) φίλος specifically denotes active friendship or fond association, corresponding to רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7453)'s 'friend/companion' sense, though רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7453) covers a broader semantic range including neighbor, fellow, and even husband/lover contexts that φίλος does not typically render.

Semantic domains 4 entries

Shout002004001009005: This lexeme's genuine tagged occurrences (e.g. Exodus 20:16-17, "your neighbor"; Judges 14:20, "his companion who had been his friend") all illustrate the common noun "friend, neighbor, companion," not shouting; this Shout domain code is bundle-shared from the homographic root רֵעַ ("outcry," רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7452)) and carries no tagged occurrence of רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7453) independently attesting a shouting sense of its own.
Sounds002004001009007: Likewise, this domain belongs to the sibling "noise" sense (רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7452)), not directly illustrated by the sampled citations here.
Friends001001003003: Genesis 11:3, 7 twice describe people speaking "to one another," Genesis 31:49 speaks of watching "between you and me" as companions, and Genesis 38:12 names Judah's "friend Hirah the Adullamite," richly and directly attesting the sense of a companion or associate.
Think002004002013: This lexeme's genuine tagged occurrences illustrate "friend, neighbor, companion" (Exodus 20:16-17, Judges 14:20); this Think domain code is bundle-shared from the homographic noun for "thought" (רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7454)) and carries no tagged occurrence of רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7453) independently attesting a thought sense of its own.

Word family 14 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

רָעָה râʻâh · H7462 · to graze, to pasture, to feed · 91×רֵעַrêaʻ · H7453רֹעִי rôʻîy · H7473 · to graze, to pasture, to feed · 83×מִרְעֶה mirʻeh · H4829 · pasture land · 13×מִרְעִית mirʻîyth · H4830 · pasture land, flock · 10×מֵרֵעַ mêrêaʻ · H4828 · friend, companion · 9×רַעְיָה raʻyâh · H7474 · (my) friend, (my) love, (my) beloved · 9×רְעוּת rᵉʻûwth · H7468 · to pursue the wind, (female) friend, neighbor · 6×רַעְיוֹן raʻyôwn · H7476 · cogitation, thought · 6×רֵעֶה rêʻeh · H7463 · friend · 3×רֵעָה rêʻâh · H7464 · (female) companion · 3×רַעְיוֹן raʻyôwn · H7475 · thought, thinking, to pursue the wind · 3×רֵעַ rêaʻ · H7454 · shouting, loud crying, thunder · 2×רְעִי rᵉʻîy · H7471 · pasture land · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7453. rea II. רֵעַ187 noun masculinePro 17:17 friend, companion, fellow; — ׳ר absolute…

H7453. rea
II. רֵעַ187 noun masculinePro 17:17 friend, companion, fellow; — ׳ר absolute 2Sa 13:3 +, construct 1Ch 27:33; suffix רֵעִי Job 31:9 +, רֵעְַךָ Deu 5:17 +, רֵעֶ֑ךָ Exo 2:13 +, also רֵעֶיךָ 2Sa 12:11 (singular; Ges§ 93ss), רֵעֵ֫הוּ (Ges§ 84 a i) Gen 11:3 114t., רֵעוֺ Jer 6:21, רֵעָהּ, Jeremiah 3:30; plural רֵעִים Jer 3:1 +, construct רֵעֵי Job 2:11; suffix רֵעָיו Job 32:3, רֵעֵ֫הו (Ges§ 91k) Job 42:10; 1Sa 30:26, etc.; —
l. friend, intimate, Gen 38:12, Gen 38:20(J), 1Sa 30:26; 2Sa 13:3; 1Ki 16:11 (ᵐ5 omitted); כְּנַפְשְׁךָ אֲשֶׁר רִעֲךָ Deu 13:7, רֵעֵהוּ מֶתֶק Pro 27:9 (text dubious see Toy); Mic 7:5 (|| אַלוּף), Jer 9:3 (|| אָח), Jer 19:9; Lam 1:2 ( + אֹהֲבֶיהָ), Psa 35:14 (|| אָח) + 3 t. Psalms; especially Job 2:11; Job 6:14 Job 6:8t. Job; Pro 17:17; Pro 18:24 Pro 18:8t. Proverbs ( Pro 12:26 see מֵרֵעַ below), Son 5:1 (|| דּוֺדִים); associates Zec 3:8; technical term ׳ר הַמֶּלֶךְ 1Ch 27:33 (see רֵעֶה), compare 2Sa 16:17 (twice in verse); of lover Son 5:16 (|| דּוֺדִי), husband Jer 3:20, paramours Hos 3:1; Jer 3:1; metaphor יַעֲנָה לִבְנוֺת רֵעַ Job 30:29 (|| לְתַנִּים אָח).
2 in weaker sense, fellow, fellow-citizen, even another person,, with whom one stands in reciprocal relations, Exo 2:13; Exo 20:16-17, (3 t. in verse) (Gi Exo 20:13; Exo 20:14; Exo 20:14; Exo 20:14) = Deu 5:17-18, (3 t. in verse), Exo 21:14; Exo 22:7; Exo 22:8; Exo 22:10; Exo 22:25 (all E), Lev 19:13, Lev 19:16, Lev 19:18; Lev 20:10 (all H), Deu 4:42; Deu 15:2 (twice in verse) + 11 t. Deuteronomy; Jos 20:5 (D), Jdg 7:14; Jer 9:7; Jer 22:13; Jer 29:23; Eze 18:6, Eze 18:11, Eze 18:15; Eze 22:11-12, Hab 2:15; Job 16:21; Rth 4:7; Psa 15:3; Psa 28:3; Psa 101:5; Pro 3:28-29, Pro 6:1 (|| זָר !) + 18 t. Proverbs; שָׁכֵן וְרֵעוֺ Jer 6:21; 1Sa 15:28 hath given (the kingdom) to thy fellow, = another than thou, so 1Sa 28:17; 2Sa 12:11; so also רֵעֵהוּ ֗֗֗ אִישׁ a (given, certain) man over against his fellow (different from 3) Exo 21:18, Exo 21:35; Exo 22:6; Exo 22:9; Exo 22:13; Exo 33:11 (all E), Deu 19:11; Deu 22:26; Jdg 7:13; 1Ki 8:31; 1Ki 20:35; Jer 7:5; 1Ch 6:22; Rth 3:14; Ecc 4:4; similarly אֶלרֵֿעֵהוּ שָׂעִיר Isa 34:14.
3 in reciprocal phrase רֵעֵהו ֗֗֗ אִישׁ Gen 11:3 they said one to another (אִישׁ distributive), each the speech of the other Gen 11:7, absent one from the other Gen 31:49, compare Gen 43:33 (all J), Exo 11:2; Exo 18:7, Exo 18:16; Exo 32:27 (all E), Jdg 6:29; Jdg 7:22; Jdg 10:18; 2Sa 2:16 (twice in verse) + 4 t. 1Samuel; 2Ki 3:23; 2Ki 7:3, 2Ki 7:9; 2Ch 20:23; Isa 3:5 (|| בְּאִישׁ אִישׁ), Isa 13:8; Isa 19:2 (|| בְּאָתִיו אִישׁ) Isa 41:6; Jer 5:8 Jer 5:11t. Jeremiah; Eze 33:26; Zec 3:10 Zec 3:6t. Zechariah (Zec 11:6 read רֹעֵהוּ StaZAW i (1881), 26); Mal 3:16; Jon 1:7; so of things Gen 15:10 (J). — I. רֵעַ see רוע. p.929 below

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0