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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7470. רְעוּת (reuth) -- Friendship, companionship</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7470.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/7-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7470.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7470</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7469.htm" title="7469">◄</a> 7470. reuth <a href="../hebrew/7471.htm" title="7471">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">reuth: Friendship, companionship</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רְעוּת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ruwth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>reh-OOTH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(reh-ooth')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Friendship, companionship<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>desire<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root רָעָה (ra'ah), which means "to associate with" or "to be a friend."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of friendship is φιλία (philia), which appears in the New Testament to describe brotherly love and friendship (e.g., James 4:4, BSB).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "reuth" conveys the concept of friendship or companionship. It is used to describe the bond between individuals who share mutual affection and loyalty. This term emphasizes the importance of relationships built on trust, support, and shared values.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, friendship was a significant aspect of social life. Relationships were often formed within the context of family, tribe, and community. Friendships were not only personal but also had social and economic implications, as alliances and partnerships were crucial for survival and prosperity. The concept of friendship in the Hebrew Bible often extends beyond mere social interaction to include covenantal loyalty and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>see <a href="/hebrew/7466b.htm">reu</a>.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">רְעוּ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>good pleasure, will</b></font>; — construct <font class="hebrew2">רְעוּת</font> of king <a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-17.htm">Ezra 5:17</a>, of God <a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-18.htm">Ezra 7:18</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pleasure, will <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/7469.htm">r'uwth</a>; desire -- pleasure, will. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7469.htm">r'uwth</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כִּרְע֥וּת כרעות kir‘ūṯ kir·‘ūṯ kirUt ureUt<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 5:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דֵ֖ךְ בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם <b> וּרְע֥וּת </b> מַלְכָּ֛א עַל־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> send <span class="itali">his pleasure</span> to us concerning<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> this Jerusalem <span class="itali">his pleasure</span> the king concerning<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְדַהֲבָ֖ה לְמֶעְבַּ֑ד <b> כִּרְע֥וּת </b> אֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם תַּעַבְדֽוּן׃</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that do <span class="itali">after the will</span> of your God.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and gold may do <span class="itali">the will</span> of your God may do<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7470.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7470.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7470<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kirut_7470.htm">kir·‘ūṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ureut_7470.htm">ū·rə·‘ūṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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