Proverbs 6:3:12Prov.6.3.W12TAB
רֵעֶֽיךָ׃
rekha
“your neighbor”
- Transliteration
- RE-kha
- Extended
- REE-khah
- IPA
- /reːˈʕɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your neighbor
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
RE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
u-re-HAV RE-kha
- clause
LEKH hit-ra-PES u-re-HAV RE-kha
- sentence
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha LEKH hit-ra-PES u-re-HAV RE-kha
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ʻayin
“companion, friend”
In context — Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor; go, humble yourself , and plead with your neighbor.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Proverbs 6:3, so the Hebrew word רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ (rekha) 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.6.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.3.W12.S1) and character.