Exodus 22:26:4Exod.22.26.W4TABWLC Exodus 22:25
רֵעֶ֑ךָ
rehehkha
“your neighbor”
- Transliteration
- reh-EH-kha
- Extended
- reh-EH-khah
- IPA
- /reː.ˈʕɛ.xa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your neighbor
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
reh-EH-kha
- phraseyour reading level
sal-MAT reh-EH-kha
- clause
im-kha-VOL takh-BOL sal-MAT reh-EH-kha
- sentence
im-kha-VOL takh-BOL sal-MAT reh-EH-kha ad-BO ha-SHE-mesh te-shi-VEH-noo LO
Exegesis
The construct phrase salmat re’ekha {שַׂלְמַת רֵעֶךָ | śal-maṯ rê-ʿe-ḵā} conveys “garment of your neighbor,” marking possession in a covenant community.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–he
“friend”
In context — Exodus 22:26
If you take as a pledge your neighbor’s garment , you shall return it to him before the sun sets.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 22:26, so the Hebrew word רֵעֶ֑ךָ (rehehkha) 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.22.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.26.W4.S1) and character.