Proverbs 6:1:3Prov.6.1.W3TAB
לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ
lereekha
“for your neighbor”
- Transliteration
- le-re-E-kha
- Extended
- leh-ree-EH-khah
- IPA
- /ləreːˈʕɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for your neighbor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| 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
le-re-E-kha
- clause
be-NI im-a-RAV-ta le-re-E-kha
- sentence
be-NI im-a-RAV-ta le-re-E-kha ta-KA-ta la-ZAR ka-PE-kha
Exegesis
The first protasis uses the Qal perfect aravta {עָרַבְתָּ | ʿā-rav-tā} ‘have become surety’ governed by the prepositional phrase le-reekha {לְרֵעֶךָ | lə-rē-ʿê-ḵā} ‘for your neighbor’, expressing a binding guarantee.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ʻayin
“companion, friend”
In context — Proverbs 6:1
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor , if you have struck your palms for a stranger .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 6:1, so the Hebrew word לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ (lereekha) 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.6.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.1.W3.S1) and character.