Proverbs 25:9:3Prov.25.9.W3TAB
אֶת־רֵעֶ֑ךָ
etreekha
“with your neighbor”
- Transliteration
- ET-re-E-kha
- Extended
- EHT-reh-EE-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.reːˈʕɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with your neighbor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-re-E-kha
- clause
RIV-kha RIV ET-re-E-kha
- sentence
RIV-kha RIV ET-re-E-kha ve-SOD a-KHER al-te-GAL
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks the direct object re‘ekha {רֵעֶךָ | rē‛ˈeḵā} ‘your neighbor’, emphasizing personal engagement.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־א
“companion”
In context — Proverbs 25:9
Dispute the matter with your neighbor in person, and do not reveal another’s secret .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 25:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־רֵעֶ֑ךָ (etreekha) 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.25.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.9.W3.S1) and character.