Exodus 18:7:8Exod.18.7.W8TAB
אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ
eeshlehrehehhoo
“each man to his companion”
- Transliteration
- eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo
- Extended
- eeesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔiːʃ.lə.reːˈʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- each man to his companion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-a-LU eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo
- clause
va-ye-TSE mo-SHEH lik-RAT khot-NO va-yish-ta-KHU va-yish-sak-LO va-yish-a-LU eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo leh-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-ye-TSE mo-SHEH lik-RAT khot-NO va-yish-ta-KHU va-yish-sak-LO va-yish-a-LU eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo leh-sha-LOM va-ya-VO-U ha-o-he-LAH
Exegesis
The narrative shifts to the plural subject in vayishalu {וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ | way-yish-ʾă-lû}, employing the construct ish-lere’ehu {אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵהוּ | ʾîš-lə-rē-ʿē-hû} modified by leshalom {לְשָׁלוֹם | lə-šā-lôm} to convey mutual concern for welfare.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ayin–heh
“companion”
In context — Exodus 18:7
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law , and he bowed down and kissed him, and they asked each other about their well-being , and they came into the tent.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 18:7, so the Hebrew word אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ (eeshlehrehehhoo) 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.18.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.7.W8.S1) and character.