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HebrewH7466Proper Noun (Masculine)

רְעוּ

re.u

5Occurrences
H7466Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch

for H7471 (רְעִי) in the sense of H7453 (רֵעַ); friend;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Peleg (H6389); father of: Serug (H8286) Also named: Rhagau (*Ῥαγαῦ *"Reu" G4466) § Reu = "friend" son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

רְעוּ appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
4
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:25BSB

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

Genesis 11:18BSB

When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

Genesis 11:19BSB

And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:20BSB

When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.

Genesis 11:21BSB

And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

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