רֵעֶה
ree · companion, friend
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7463 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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ree (רֵעֶה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “companion, friend”.
Companion, trusted friend; "the king's companion" was also an office close to the king.
How to say it
re·e
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The king's trusted friend, a court post.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 15:37
So Hushai, David’s companion, came to the city, just as Absalom was coming into Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 16:16
When Hushai the Archite, David’s companion, came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
- 1 Kings 4:5
and Azariah son of Nathan was over the prefects; and Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s companion;