Proverbs 14:20:1Prov.14.20.W1TAB
גַּם־לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ
gamlereehu
“also to his neighbor”
- Transliteration
- gam-le-RE-e-hu
- Extended
- gahm-leh-REE-eh-hoo
- IPA
- /ɡam.ləˈrɛː.ʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- also to his neighbor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-le-RE-e-hu
- clause
gam-le-RE-e-hu yis-sa-NE RASH
- sentence
gam-le-RE-e-hu yis-sa-NE RASH ve-o-ha-VE a-SHIR ra-BIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the particle gam {גַּם | gam} ‘also’ marking contrast.
The construct chain le-re’ehu {לְרֵעֵהוּ | lə-rēʾēhû} ‘to his neighbor’ emphasizes relational closeness.
In context — Proverbs 14:20
Even his own neighbor hates the poor man, but the friends of the rich man are many .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:20, so the Hebrew word גַּם־לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ (gamlereehu) 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 Prov.14.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.20.W1.S1) and character.