Proverbs 21:10:6Prov.21.10.W6TAB
רֵעֵֽהוּ׃
reehu
“his neighbor”
- Transliteration
- re-E-HU
- Extended
- ree-EE-hoo
- IPA
- /reːˈʕeːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his neighbor
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
be-EI-NAV re-E-HU
- clause
LO-yu-KHAN be-EI-NAV re-E-HU
- sentence
NE-fesh ra-SHA i-VE-ta-RA LO-yu-KHAN be-EI-NAV re-E-HU
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} and the Pual imperfect yukhan {יֻחַן | yū·ḥan} to form a passive phrase; the locative be’einav {בְּעֵינָיו | bə·ʿê·nāw} “in his eyes” expresses perspective, and re’ehu {רֵעֵהוּ | rê·‘ê·hû} “his neighbor” is the affected party. The chiastic parallelism between active craving and passive withholding highlights the moral corruption of the wicked and the resulting relational harm.
Root and etymology
r-’-hresh–ayin–heh
“companion”
In context — Proverbs 21:10
The soul of the wicked desires evil; in his eyes his neighbor finds no favor .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:10, 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.21.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.10.W6.S1) and character.