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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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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 Box Pro 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:29 - So he that goeth in to his neighbour's H7453 wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:9 - An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: H7453 but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 - He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: H7453 but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:26 - The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: H7453 but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20 - The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: H7453 but the rich hath many friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21 - He that despiseth his neighbour H7453 sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - A violent man enticeth his neighbour, H7453 and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - A friend H7453 loveth 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 - A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. H7453

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:17 - He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour H7453 cometh and searcheth him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:24 - A man that hath friends H7453 must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:4 - Wealth maketh many friends; H7453 but the poor is separated from his neighbour. H7453

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:6 - Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend H7453 to him that giveth gifts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:10 - The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour H7453 findeth no favour in his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:11 - He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. H7453

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Be not a witness against thy neighbour H7453 without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour H7453 hath put thee to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9 - Debate thy cause with thy neighbour H7453 himself; and discover not a secret to another:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:17 - Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's H7453 house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour H7453 is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19 - So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, H7453 and saith, Am not I in sport?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:9 - Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend H7453 by hearty counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:10 - Thine own friend, H7453 and thy father's friend, H7453 forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:14 - He that blesseth his friend H7453 with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:17 - Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. H7453

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:5 - A man that flattereth his neighbour H7453 spreadeth a net for his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4 - Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. H7453 This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; H7453 drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 - His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, H7453 O daughters of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:5 - And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: H7453 the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:8 - And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; H7453 their faces shall be as flames.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:2 - And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; H7453 city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:14 - The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; H7453 the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:6 - They helped every one his neighbour; H7453 and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:1 - They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; H7453 yet return again to me, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:20 - Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, H7453 so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:8 - They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's H7453 wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:21 - Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend H7453 shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:5 - For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; H7453

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:4 - Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, H7453 and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour H7453 will walk with slanders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - And they will deceive every one his neighbour, H7453 and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:8 - Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour H7453 with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:9 - And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend H7453 in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:8 - And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, H7453 Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 - Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's H7453 service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:27 - Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, H7453 as their fathers have forgotten 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, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. H7453

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:35 - Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, H7453 and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' H7453 wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34 - And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, H7453 and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

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