Proverbs 19:4:3Prov.19.4.W3TAB
רֵעִ֣ים
reim
“friends”
- Transliteration
- re-IM
- Extended
- reh-EEM
- IPA
- /rɛːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- friends
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-IM
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SIF re-IM ra-BIM
- clause
HON yo-SIF re-IM ra-BIM
- sentence
HON yo-SIF re-IM ra-BIM ve-DAL me-re-E-hu yip-pa-RED
Exegesis
The first clause foregrounds hon {הוֹן | hôn} ‘wealth’ with the Qal imperfect verb yosif {יֹסִיף | yô-sîp̄} ‘he adds’ and the noun phrase re’im rabbim {רֵעִים רַבִּים | rê-ʿîẏm rab-bîẏm} ‘friends many’.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ayin–heh
“companion, friend”
In context — Proverbs 19:4
Wealth increases many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:4, so the Hebrew word רֵעִ֣ים (reim) 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.19.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.4.W3.S1) and character.