Exodus 21:14:3Exod.21.14.W3TAB
עַל־רֵעֵ֖הוּ
alreehhoo
“against his fellow”
- Transliteration
- al-re-EH-hoo
- Extended
- ahl-reh-EH-hoo
- IPA
- /ʕal.reːˈʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against his fellow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-re-EH-hoo
- clause
ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH al-re-EH-hoo le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH al-re-EH-hoo le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH me-IM miz-be-KHI ti-ka-KHEN-noo la-MOOT
Exegesis
The agent ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} “a man” is followed by al re’eihu {עַל־רֵעֵהוּ | ʿal-rê-ʿê-hû} “against his neighbor,” marking the potential victim.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–heh
“to be evil, displeasing”
In context — Exodus 21:14
And if a man acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him with cunning , you shall take him from My altar , that he may die.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:14, so the Hebrew word עַל־רֵעֵ֖הוּ (alreehhoo) 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.21.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.14.W3.S1) and character.