Reah רֵעָה
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| רֵעָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | reah |
| Strong's number | H7464 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | companion |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (2) |
Reah (Hebrew רֵעָה, Strong's H7464) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “companion”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
female companion, companion, attendant (of maidens)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | companions (2), fellows (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | my friends (1), her friends (1), companions (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Reah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 11:37And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.”
- Judges 11:38And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.“Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.
Psalms
- Psalm 45:14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).