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רֵעַ
rêaʻ · Hebrew · Strong's H7453 · 187 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “companion”
What it means
an associate (more or less close)
or רֵיעַ; from H7462 (רָעָה);
How the KJV renders it
brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“companion”
also renders koinōnós (G2844), synkoinōnós (G4791), chăbar (H2269), châbêr (H2270), chabbâr (H2271), chăbereth (H2278), kᵉnâth (H3674), kᵉnâth (H3675), mêrêaʻ (H4828)
“fellow”
“friend”
also renders hetaîros (G2083), phílos (G5384), ʼâhab (H157), ʼallûwph (H441), lêb (H3820), mêrêaʻ (H4828), rêʻeh (H7463)
“neighbour”
also renders períoikos (G4040), plēsíon (G4139), geítōn (G1069), ʻâmîyth (H5997), qârôwb (H7138), rᵉʻûwth (H7468)
“brother”
also renders adelphós (G80), ʼach (H252)
“lover”
also renders ʻăgab (H5689)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
187 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 27:33 · HNcmsc
Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
1 Kings 8:31 · HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
“If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house,
1 Kings 16:11 · HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
When he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, he attacked all the house of Baasha. He didn’t leave him a single one who urinates on a wall among his relatives or his friends.
1 Kings 20:35 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by Yahweh’s word, “Please strike me!” The man refused to strike him.
1 Samuel 10:11 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
When all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said to one another, “What is this that has come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
1 Samuel 14:20 · HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.
1 Samuel 15:28 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 20:41 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Samuel 28:17 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 30:26 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 6:22 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 20:23 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms2 Kings 3:23 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Kings 7:3 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Kings 7:9 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 2:16 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 12:11 HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms2 Samuel 13:3 HNcmsa2 Samuel 16:17 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 4:42 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 5:20 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 5:21 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 13:6 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 15:2 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 19:4 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 19:5 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 19:11 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 19:14 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 22:24 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 22:26 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 23:24 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 23:25 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 24:10 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 27:17 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 27:24 HNcmsc/Sp3msEcclesiastes 4:4 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msEsther 9:19 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msEsther 9:22 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msExodus 2:13 HNcmsc/Sp2msExodus 11:2 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 18:7 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msExodus 18:16 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 20:16 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msExodus 20:17 HNcmsc/Sp2msExodus 21:14 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 21:18 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 21:35 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 22:7 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 22:8 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 22:9 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msExodus 22:10 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 22:11 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 22:14 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 22:26 HNcmsc/Sp2msExodus 32:27 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 33:11 HNcmsc/Sp3msEzekiel 18:6 HNcmsc/Sp3msEzekiel 18:11 HNcmsc/Sp3msEzekiel 18:15 HNcmsc/Sp3msEzekiel 22:11 HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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