Proverbs 24:28:3Prov.24.28.W3TAB
בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ
bereekha
“against your neighbor”
- Transliteration
- be-re-E-kha
- Extended
- beh-ree-EH-khaa
- IPA
- /bəreːˈʕɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against your neighbor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-re-E-kha
- clause
al-te-HI ED-khi-NAM be-re-E-kha
- sentence
al-te-HI ED-khi-NAM be-re-E-kha va-ha-FI-tit-TA bis-fa-TE-kha
Exegesis
The construct be-reʿekha {בְּרֵעֶךָ | bə-rê-ʿê-khā} specifies the relational target ‘your neighbor.’
Root and etymology
ר־ע
“evil, bad”
In context — Proverbs 24:28
Do not serve as a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not mislead with your lips .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:28, so the Hebrew word בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ (bereekha) 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.24.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.28.W3.S1) and character.