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H7462
Hebrew
Original Word
רָעָהTransliteration
râʻâh
Pronunciation
raw-aw'
Definition
a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend); [idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
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Companion
"friend; companion." This noun is also represented in Akkadian, Ugaritic, and Aramaic. Rea‘ appears 187 times in the Hebrew Old Testament, and it has …
Shepherd (To)
"to pasture, shepherd." This common Semitic root appears in Akkadian, Phoenician, Ugaritic, Aramaic, and Arabic. It is attested in all periods of Hebr…