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Lexicon :: Strong's H7453 - rēaʿ

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רֵעַ
Transliteration
rēaʿ
Pronunciation
ray'-ah
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2186a

Strong’s Definitions

רֵעַ rêaʻ, ray'-ah; or רֵיעַ rêyaʻ; from H7462; an associate (more or less close):—brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, × (an-) other.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 188x

The KJV translates Strong's H7453 in the following manner: neighbour (102x), friend (42x), another (23x), fellow (10x), companion (5x), other (2x), brother (1x), husband (1x), lovers (1x), neighbour (with H1121) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 188x
The KJV translates Strong's H7453 in the following manner: neighbour (102x), friend (42x), another (23x), fellow (10x), companion (5x), other (2x), brother (1x), husband (1x), lovers (1x), neighbour (with H1121) (1x).

  1. friend, companion, fellow, another person

    1. friend, intimate

    2. fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense)

    3. other, another (reciprocal phrase)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֵעַ rêaʻ, ray'-ah; or רֵיעַ rêyaʻ; from H7462; an associate (more or less close):—brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, × (an-) other.
STRONGS H7453: Abbreviations
II. רֵעַ 187 noun masculineProverbs 17:17 friend, companion, fellow; — ר׳ absolute 2 Samuel 13:3 +, construct 1 Chronicles 27:33; suffix רֵעִי Job 31:9 +, רֵעְַךָ Deuteronomy 5:17 +, רֵעֶ֑ךָ Exodus 2:13 +, also רֵעֶיךָ 2 Samuel 12:11 (singular; Ges§ 93 ss), רֵעֵ֫הוּ (Ges§ 84 a i) Genesis 11:3 114 times, רֵעוֺ Jeremiah 6:21, רֵעָהּ, Jeremiah 3:30 [Jeremiah 3:20] ; plural רֵעִים Jeremiah 3:1 +, construct רֵעֵי Job 2:11; suffix רֵעָיו Job 32:3, רֵעֵ֫הו (Ges§ 91 k) Job 42:10; 1 Samuel 30:26, etc.; —
l. friend, intimate, Genesis 38:12, 20(J), 1 Samuel 30:26; 2 Samuel 13:3; 1 Kings 16:11 (Greek Version of the LXX omitted); רִעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ Deuteronomy 13:7, מֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ Proverbs 27:9 (text dubious see Toy); Micah 7:5 (|| אַלוּף), Jeremiah 9:3 (|| אָח), Jeremiah 19:9; Lamentations 1:2)+ אֹהֲבֶיהָ), Psalm 35:14 (|| אָח) + 3 times Psalms; especially Job 2:11; Job 6:14 + 8 times Job; Proverbs 17:17; Proverbs 18:24 + 8 times Proverbs)Proverbs 12:26 see מֵרֵעַ below), Songs 5:1 (|| דּוֺדִים); associates Zechariah 3:8; technical term הַמֶּלֶךְ ר׳ 1 Chronicles 27:33 (see רֵעֶה), compare 2 Samuel 16:17 (twice in verse); of lover Songs 5:16 (|| דּוֺדִי), husband Jeremiah 3:20, paramours Hosea 3:1; Jeremiah 3:1; metaphor רֵעַ לִבְנוֺת יַעֲנָה Job 30:29 (|| אָח לְתַנִּים).
2. in weaker sense, fellow, fellow-citizen, even another person, with whom one stands in reciprocal relations, Exodus 2:13; Exodus 20:16, 17 (3 times in verse) (Gi Exodus 20:13; Exodus 20:14; Exodus 20:14; Exodus 20:14) = Deuteronomy 5:17, 18 (3 times in verse), Exodus 21:14; Exodus 22:7; Exodus 22:8; Exodus 22:10; Exodus 22:25 (all E), Leviticus 19:13, 16, 18; Leviticus 20:10 (all H), Deuteronomy 4:42; Deuteronomy 15:2 (twice in verse) + 11 times Deuteronomy; Joshua 20:5 (D), Judges 7:14; Jeremiah 9:7; Jeremiah 22:13; Jeremiah 29:23; Ezekiel 18:6, 11, 15; Ezekiel 22:11, 12; Habakkuk 2:15; Job 16:21; Ruth 4:7; Psalm 15:3; Psalm 28:3; Psalm 101:5; Proverbs 3:28, 29; Proverbs 6:1 (|| זָר !) + 18 times Proverbs; וְרֵעוֺ שָׁכֵן Jeremiah 6:21; 1 Samuel 15:28 hath given (the kingdom) to thy fellow, = another than thou, so 1 Samuel 28:17; 2 Samuel 12:11; so also אִישׁ ֗֗֗ רֵעֵהוּ a (given, certain) man over against his fellow (different from 3) Exodus 21:18, 35; Exodus 22:6; Exodus 22:9; Exodus 22:13; Exodus 33:11 (all E), Deuteronomy 19:11; Deuteronomy 22:26; Judges 7:13; 1 Kings 8:31; 1 Kings 20:35; Jeremiah 7:5; 1 Chronicles 6:22; Ruth 3:14; Ecclesiastes 4:4; similarly שָׂעִיר אֶלרֵֿעֵהוּ Isaiah 34:14.
3. in reciprocal phrase אִישׁ ֗֗֗ רֵעֵהו Genesis 11:3 they said one to another (אִישׁ distributive), each the speech of the other Genesis 11:7, absent one from the other Genesis 31:49, compare Genesis 43:33 (all J), Exodus 11:2; Exodus 18:7, 16; Exodus 32:27 (all E), Judges 6:29; Judges 7:22; Judges 10:18; 2 Samuel 2:16 (twice in verse) + 4 times 1 Samuel; 2 Kings 3:23; 2 Kings 7:3, 9; 2 Chronicles 20:23; Isaiah 3:5 (|| אִישׁ בְּאִישׁ), Isaiah 13:8; Isaiah 19:2 (|| אִישׁ בְּאָתִיו) Isaiah 41:6; Jeremiah 5:8 + 11 times Jeremiah; Ezekiel 33:26; Zechariah 3:10 + 6 times Zechariah (Zechariah 11:6 read רֹעֵהוּ StaZAW i (1881), 26); Malachi 3:16; Jonah 1:7; so of things Genesis 15:10 (J). — I. רֵעַ see רוע.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:3; 11:3; 11:7; 15:10; 31:49; 38:12; 38:20; 43:33

Exodus

2:13; 2:13; 11:2; 18:7; 18:16; 20:13; 20:14; 20:14; 20:14; 20:16; 20:17; 21:14; 21:18; 21:35; 22:6; 22:7; 22:8; 22:9; 22:10; 22:13; 22:25; 32:27; 33:11

Leviticus

19:13; 19:16; 19:18; 20:10

Deuteronomy

4:42; 5:17; 5:17; 5:18; 13:7; 15:2; 19:11; 22:26

Joshua

20:5

Judges

6:29; 7:13; 7:14; 7:22; 10:18

Ruth

3:14; 4:7

1 Samuel

15:28; 28:17; 30:26; 30:26

2 Samuel

2:16; 12:11; 12:11; 13:3; 13:3; 16:17

1 Kings

8:31; 16:11; 20:35

2 Kings

3:23; 7:3; 7:9

1 Chronicles

6:22; 27:33; 27:33

2 Chronicles

20:23

Job

2:11; 2:11; 6:14; 16:21; 30:29; 31:9; 32:3; 42:10

Psalms

15:3; 28:3; 35:14; 101:5

Proverbs

3:28; 3:29; 6:1; 12:26; 17:17; 17:17; 18:24; 27:9

Ecclesiastes

4:4

Song of Songs

5:1; 5:16

Isaiah

3:5; 13:8; 19:2; 34:14; 41:6

Jeremiah

3:1; 3:1; 3:20; 3:20; 5:8; 6:21; 6:21; 7:5; 9:3; 9:7; 19:9; 22:13; 29:23

Lamentations

1:2

Ezekiel

18:6; 18:11; 18:15; 22:11; 22:12; 33:26

Hosea

3:1

Jonah

1:7

Micah

7:5

Habakkuk

2:15

Zechariah

3:8; 3:10; 11:6

Malachi

3:16

H7453

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7453 matches the Hebrew רֵעַ (rēaʿ),
which occurs 189 times in 173 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 4 (Pro 6:29–Jer 31:34)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:29 - So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
none who touches her will go unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:9 - With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 - Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
but a man of understanding remains silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:26 - One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,[fn]
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20 - The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21 - Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,
but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - A man of violence entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:17 - The one who states his case first seems right,
until the other comes and examines him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:24 - A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:4 - Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:6 - Many seek the favor of a generous man,[fn]
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:10 - The soul of the wicked desires evil;
his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 - He who loves purity of heart,
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - do not hastily bring into court,[fn]
for[fn] what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9 - Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
and do not reveal another’s secret,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:17 - Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,
lest he have his fill of you and hate you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19 - is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:9 - Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:10 - Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend,
and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:14 - Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:17 - Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:5 - A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4 - Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity[fn] and a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - He
I came to my garden, my sister, my bride,
I gathered my myrrh with my spice,
I ate my honeycomb with my honey,
I drank my wine with my milk.

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Eat, friends, drink,
and be drunk with love!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 - His mouth[fn] is most sweet,
and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:5 - And the people will oppress one another,
every one his fellow
and every one his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the despised to the honorable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:8 - They will be dismayed:
pangs and agony will seize them;
they will be in anguish like a woman in labor.
They will look aghast at one another;
their faces will be aflame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:2 - And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
and they will fight, each against another
and each against his neighbor,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:14 - And wild animals shall meet with hyenas;
the wild goat shall cry to his fellow;
indeed, there the night bird[fn] settles
and finds for herself a resting place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:6 - Everyone helps his neighbor
and says to his brother, “Be strong!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:1 - “If[fn] a man divorces his wife
and she goes from him
and becomes another man’s wife,
will he return to her?
Would not that land be greatly polluted?
You have played the whore with many lovers;
and would you return to me?
declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:20 - Surely, as a treacherous wife leaves her husband,
so have you been treacherous to me, O house of Israel,
declares the LORD.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:8 - They were well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:21 - Therefore thus says the LORD:
‘Behold, I will lay before this people
stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble;
fathers and sons together,
neighbor and friend shall perish.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:5 - “For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:4 - Let everyone beware of his neighbor,
and put no trust in any brother,
for every brother is a deceiver,
and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - Everyone deceives his neighbor,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:8 - Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully;
with his mouth each speaks peace to his neighbor,
but in his heart he plans an ambush for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:9 - And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress, with which their enemies and those who seek their life afflict them.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:8 - “‘And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, “Why has the LORD dealt thus with this great city?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 - “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness,
and his upper rooms by injustice,
who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing
and does not give him his wages,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:27 - who think to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell one another, even as their fathers forgot my name for Baal?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:30 - Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal my words from one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:35 - Thus shall you say, every one to his neighbor and every one to his brother, ‘What has the LORD answered?’ or ‘What has the LORD spoken?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - because they have done an outrageous thing in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the LORD.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34 - And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

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