Genesis 15:10:9Gen.15.10.W9TAB
רֵעֵ֑הוּ
reehu
“its counterpart”
- Transliteration
- re-E-hu
- Extended
- reh-EH-hoo
- IPA
- /reː.ˈʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its counterpart
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 | |
| 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
re-E-hu
- phraseyour reading level
lik-ra-AT re-E-hu
- clause
va-yik-kakh-LO et-kol-EL-leh va-ye-vat-TER o-TAM bat-TA-vekh va-yit-TEN ish-bit-RO lik-ra-AT re-E-hu
- sentence
va-yik-kakh-LO et-kol-EL-leh va-ye-vat-TER o-TAM bat-TA-vekh va-yit-TEN ish-bit-RO lik-ra-AT re-E-hu ve-et-ha-tsi-POR LO va-TAR
Exegesis
Likrat reehu {לִקְרַ֣את רֵעֵ֑הוּ | liq-rāṯ rē-ʿê-hû} “opposite its companion” depicts the paired arrangement typical of covenant rituals where parties pass between cut parts.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-ʿ
“friend, companion”
In context — Genesis 15:10
And he took all these and divided them in the middle, and he placed each part opposite its companion , but he did not divide the bird.
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 15:10, so the Hebrew word רֵעֵ֑הוּ (reehu) 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 Gen.15.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.10.W9.S1) and character.