Proverbs 26:19:3Prov.26.19.W3TAB
אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ
etreehu
“{the} neighbor of him”
- Transliteration
- ET-re-E-hu
- Extended
- EET-reh-EE-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.rɛːˈʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the} neighbor of him
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ET-re-E-hu
- clause
KEN-ISH rim-MA ET-re-E-hu
- sentence
KEN-ISH rim-MA ET-re-E-hu ve-A-mar ha-LO-me-sa-KHEK a-NI
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ’et} marks re’ehu {רֵעֵ֑הוּ | rē‘ē-hû} as the direct object “neighbor.”
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ה
“companion”
In context — Proverbs 26:19
So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Was I not only playing ?”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ (etreehu) 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.26.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.19.W3.S1) and character.