Proverbs 25:18:7Prov.25.18.W7TAB
בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּ
vereehu
“against his neighbor”
- Transliteration
- ve-re-E-HU
- Extended
- veh-reh-EH-HOO
- IPA
- /vəreːˈʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against his 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 | |
| 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
ve-re-E-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ISH O-ne ve-re-E-HU
- clause
ISH O-ne ve-re-E-HU ED sha-KER
- sentence
me-FITS ve-KHE-rev ve-KHETS sha-NUN ISH O-ne ve-re-E-HU ED sha-KER
Exegesis
The prepositional construct bǝ-rêʿehû {בְ־רֵעֵהוּ | bǝ-rêʿehû} ‘against his neighbor’ indicates the target, and the noun phrase ʿēd šāqer {עֵד שָׁקֶר | ʿēd šāqer} ‘false witness’ serves as the object.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־א
“companion”
In context — Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a breaker , a sword, and a sharp arrow.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 25:18, so the Hebrew word בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּ (vereehu) 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.25.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.18.W7.S1) and character.