Proverbs 25:17:4Prov.25.17.W4TAB
רֵעֶ֑ךָ
reekha
“your friend or your neighbor”
- Transliteration
- RE-e-kha
- Extended
- REE-eh-khaa
- IPA
- /ˈreː.ʕɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your friend or your 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 | |
| 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
RE-e-kha
- clause
ho-KAR RAG-le-kha mib-BET RE-e-kha
- sentence
ho-KAR RAG-le-kha mib-BET RE-e-kha pen-yis-BE-a-kha u-se-NE-e-kha
Exegesis
The construct phrase mibbeit re’ekha {מִבֵּ֣ית רֵעֶךָ | mib-bêyt re-ʿē-ḵā} indicates location ‘from your neighbor’s house’.
Root and etymology
r-‘-hresh–ayin–heh
“friend, companion”
In context — Proverbs 25:17
Make your visits rare at your neighbor’s house, lest he become sated with you and hate you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:17, so the Hebrew word רֵעֶ֑ךָ (reekha) 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.25.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.17.W4.S1) and character.