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

Result
לְ + רֵ + עֵ֑ + הוּ
le + re + e + hu
lereehu

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-re-E-HU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ISH le-re-E-HU

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextJeremiah 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.