רְעוּת
re.ut
“neighbor”
Definition
a female associate; generally an additional one
from H7462 (רָעָה) in the sense of H7453 (רֵעַ);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
רְעוּת appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
There the owl will make her nest;she will lay and hatch her eggsand gather her brood under her shadow.Even there the birds of prey will gather,each with its mate.
Search and read the scroll of the LORD:Not one of these will go missing,not one will lack her mate,because He has ordered it by His mouth,and He will gather them by His Spirit.
Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”
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