Exodus 22:7:3Exod.22.7.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:6
אֶל־רֵעֵ֜הוּ
elreehu
“to his neighbor”
- Transliteration
- el-re-E-hu
- Extended
- el-reh-EH-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔel.reˈʕeː.hu/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his neighbor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
el-re-E-hu
- phraseyour reading level
ki-yi-TEN ISH el-re-E-hu
- clause
ki-yi-TEN ISH el-re-E-hu KE-sef o-khe-LIM lish-MOR ve-gun-NAV mib-BEIT ha-ISH
- sentence
ki-yi-TEN ISH el-re-E-hu KE-sef o-khe-LIM lish-MOR ve-gun-NAV mib-BEIT ha-ISH im-yi-ma-TSE ha-gan-NAV ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–he
“associate, companion”
In context — Exodus 22:7
If a man gives silver or goods to keep to his neighbor, and they are stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־רֵעֵ֜הוּ (elreehu) 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.22.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.7.W3.S1) and character.