Exodus 2:13:12Exod.2.13.W12TAB
רֵעֶֽךָ׃
reekha
“your companion”
- Transliteration
- re-E-kha
- Extended
- reh-EH-khah
- IPA
- /reː.ˈʕɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your companion
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-E-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer la-ra-SHA la-MA ta-KEH re-E-kha
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ba-YOM ha-she-NI ve-hin-NEH she-nei-a-na-SHIM iv-RIM nit-TSIM va-YO-mer la-ra-SHA la-MA ta-KEH re-E-kha
Exegesis
The pronominal suffix in re'ekha {רֵעֶֽךָ | rēʻaḵā} ‘your companion’ underscores personal relationship. The translation preserves the sequence of vav-consecutive verbs and maintains direct speech for narrative immediacy.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin
“companion, friend”
In context — Exodus 2:13
He went out on the second day, and behold, two Hebrew men were fighting. He said to the wicked one, “Why do you strike your companion ?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 2:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 2:13, so the Hebrew word רֵעֶֽךָ׃ (reekha) 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.2.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.2.13.W12.S1) and character.