Jeremiah 23:27:9Jer.23.27.W9TAB
לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ
lereehu
“to his companion”
- Transliteration
- le-re-E-HU
- Extended
- leh-ree-EH-hoo
- IPA
- /ləreː.ʕeːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his companion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-re-E-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ISH le-re-E-HU
- clause
ha-kho-she-VIM le-hash-KHI-akh et-a-MI she-MI ba-kha-lo-mo-TAM a-SHER ye-sa-pe-RU ISH le-re-E-HU
- sentence
ha-kho-she-VIM le-hash-KHI-akh et-a-MI she-MI ba-kha-lo-mo-TAM a-SHER ye-sa-pe-RU ISH le-re-E-HU ka-a-SHER sha-khe-KHU a-vo-TAM et-she-MI ba-BA-al
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ה
“to shepherd, to tend”
In context — Jeremiah 23:27
Those who plot to cause My people to forget My name through their dreams , which they tell one another, just as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:27, so the Hebrew word לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ (lereehu) 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 Jer.23.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.27.W9.S1) and character.