Exodus 18:16:10Exod.18.16.W10TAB
רֵעֵ֑הוּ
rehehu
“his fellow”
- Transliteration
- reh-E-hu
- Extended
- reh-EH-hoo
- IPA
- /reːˈʕe.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his fellow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
reh-E-hu
- phraseyour reading level
oo-BEIN reh-E-hu
- clause
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu
- sentence
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu veh-hoh-da-TEE et-khoo-KEI ha-e-lo-HIM veh-et-toh-ro-TAAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bein ish u-vein reʿehu {בֵּין אִישׁ וּבֵין רֵעֵהוּ | bēn ʾîš û-bēn rē-ʿē-hû} emphasizes impartial mediation between closely related parties.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ayin–heh
“companion”
In context — Exodus 18:16
Whenever they have a matter come to them, it comes to me and I judge between a man and his fellow, and I make known the statutes of God and His laws .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 18:16, so the Hebrew word רֵעֵ֑הוּ (rehehu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.18.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.16.W10.S1) and character.