Proverbs 17:18:8Prov.17.18.W8TAB
רֵעֵֽהוּ׃
reehu
“his neighbor or his companion”
- Transliteration
- re-E-hu
- Extended
- ree-EH-hoo
- IPA
- /reːˈʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his neighbor or his companion
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
lif-NE re-E-hu
- clause
o-REV a-ru-BA lif-NE re-E-hu
- sentence
a-DAM kha-SAR-LEV to-KE-a KAF o-REV a-ru-BA lif-NE re-E-hu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lifnei re'ehu {לִפְנֵי רֵעֵהוּ | li-pne rê-ʻê-hû} ‘before his friend’ situates the action in a relational context, underscoring misplaced trust. The paratactic structure links these actions in a resultative sequence: lack of discernment leads to risky financial commitment.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־הr ‛ h
“bad, evil”
In context — Proverbs 17:18
A man lacking sense strikes hands and becomes a pledge before his friend.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 17:18, so the Hebrew word רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ (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 Prov.17.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.18.W8.S1) and character.