Proverbs 19:7:6Prov.19.7.W6TAB
מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ
mereehu
“his friends”
- Transliteration
- me-RE-e-HU
- Extended
- meh-REE-eh-HOO
- IPA
- /məˈreːʕeːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his friends
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
me-RE-e-HU
- phraseyour reading level
AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU
- clause
KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU
- sentence
KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU me-rad-DEF a-ma-RIM lo-LO-HEM-ma
Exegesis
The Piel participle mereehu {מְרֵעֵהוּ | mər-ê-ʾê-hû} and the Qal perfect rachaku mimmenu {רָחֲקוּ מִמֶּנּוּ | rā-ḥă-qû mim-me-nû} form a syntactic pair emphasizing departure.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ayin–heh
“companion, friend”
In context — Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor hate him; even so, his companions have distanced themselves from him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 19:7, so the Hebrew word מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ (mereehu) 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.19.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.7.W6.S1) and character.