מֵרֵעַ
Used: 9 times · Key: 4828 · BDB: מֵרֵעַ²
Glosses
friend (3); friend[s] (2); his.close (2)
Meaning (OSHB)
friend tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
n.m. friend, companion tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.m. friend, companion (strange formation; orig. dub.; Wetzst Syriac Dreschtafel, ZEthnol. 1873, 289 cp. مرياع miryâʿ, name of bell-wether among Syriac nomads (proposes [inseparable] companion), and der. from ריע, proposes closely joined; cf. Gerber 97, 162);—sf. מֵרֵעֵ֫הוּ Gn 26:26 +, מְרֵעֵ֫הוּ Pr 19:7, מֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ Ju 15:2; pl. מֵרֵעִים 14:11;—companion, confidential friend, Gn 26:26 (J; cf. רֵעֶה); of bridegroom’s escort Ju 14:11; ‘bestman’ (GFM) v 20; 15:2, 6; more gen. friends (‖ אחים) 2 S 3:8 Pr 19:7; 12:26 is dub., Död Hi De al. מִרְעֵהוּ; Toy conj. poss. מֵרָעָה (יָסֻר), v. further תור.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «מֵרֵעַ» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
ה֗וֹן יֹ֭סִיף רֵעִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְ֝דָ֗ל מֵרֵ֥עהוּיִפָּרֵֽד׃
Word for word: wealth it.adds friends many and a.poor.[person] friend his.close he.is.separated
JPS 1917: Wealth addeth many friends; but as for the poor, his friend separateth himself from him.
לַמָּ֣ס מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ חָ֑סֶד וְיִרְאַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲזֽוֹב׃
Word for word: [belongs].to.(the) despairing [person] friend his.close loyalty and the.fear of.[the].Almighty he.will.forsake
JPS 1917: To him that is ready to faint kindness is due from his friend, even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
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