Proverbs 27:10:2Prov.27.10.W2TAB
וְרֵ֪עַ
verea
“and a friend”
- Transliteration
- ve-RE-a
- Extended
- veh-REE-ah
- IPA
- /vəˈreː.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a friend
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-RE-a
- phraseyour reading level
re-A-kha ve-RE-a a-VI-kha
- clause
re-A-kha ve-RE-a a-VI-kha al-ta-a-ZOV u-VEIT a-KHI-kha al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha
- sentence
re-A-kha ve-RE-a a-VI-kha al-ta-a-ZOV u-VEIT a-KHI-kha al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha TOV sha-KHEN ka-ROV me-AKH ra-KHOK
Exegesis
The verse opens with emphatic repetition of reacha {רֵ֥עֲךָ֨ | reʿaḵâ} ‘your friend’ followed by the duplicated vav-noun phrases verea {ורעה | wə-rēaʿ} and verea {וְרֵ֪עַ | wə-rēaʿ} ‘and friend’, reinforcing loyalty imperatives.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hrʿh
“companion”
In context — Proverbs 27:10
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend; and do not go into your brother’s house on the day of your calamity . Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 27:10, so the Hebrew word וְרֵ֪עַ (verea) 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.27.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.10.W2.S1) and character.