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It is used to describe the bond and mutual affection between individuals, often highlighting loyalty, support, and shared experiences. In the biblical context, it emphasizes the importance of relationships that are grounded in faithfulness and love.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, relationships and community were central to daily life. Friendships were not only personal but also communal, often involving family ties and social obligations. The concept of "reuth" would have been understood as a vital part of maintaining social harmony and support within the community. Friendships were seen as a reflection of one's character and faithfulness to God and others.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7462b.htm">raah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>fellow (woman)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>another (1), another's (1), kind (1), mate (1), neighbor (2).<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> I. <font class="hebrew2">רְעוּת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>fellow</b></font> (-woman); — suffix in reciprocal phrase <font class="hebrew2">אִשָּׁה מֵאֵת רְעוּתָהּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/11-2.htm">Exodus 11:2</a> (E) <em>each from her fellow</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">אִישׁ מֵאֵת רֵעֵהוּ</font>, compare II. <font class="hebrew2">רֵעַ</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font>); compare <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19</a>; of birds of prey (<font class="hebrew2">דַיּוֺת</font>) <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-15.htm">Isaiah 34:15</a> compare <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16</a>; people under figure of sheep <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-9.htm">Zechariah 11:9</a>; <font class="hebrew2">רְעוּתָהּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/1-19.htm">Esther 1:19</a> = <em>another than she</em> (compare <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/15-28.htm">1 Samuel 15:28</a> II. <font class="hebrew2">רֵעַ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font>). <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>another, mate, neighbor <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm">ra'ah</a> in the sense of <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm">rea'</a>; a female associate; generally an additional one -- + another, mate, neighbour. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm">ra'ah</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm">rea'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לִרְעוּתָ֖הּ לרעותה רְעוּתָ֔הּ רְעוּתָ֖הּ רְעוּתָֽהּ׃ רעותה רעותה׃ lir‘ūṯāh lir·‘ū·ṯāh liruTah rə‘ūṯāh rə·‘ū·ṯāh reuTah<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/exodus/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 11:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאִשָּׁה֙ מֵאֵ֣ת <b> רְעוּתָ֔הּ </b> כְּלֵי־ כֶ֖סֶף</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and each woman <span class="itali">from her neighbor</span> for articles<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and every woman <span class="itali">of her neighbour,</span> jewels<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his neighbor and each <span class="itali">her neighbor</span> articles of silver<p><b><a href="/text/esther/1-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 1:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִתֵּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ <b> לִרְעוּתָ֖הּ </b> הַטּוֹבָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנָּה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her royal position <span class="itali">to another</span> who is more<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her royal estate <span class="itali">unto another</span> that is better<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> give the king <span class="itali">to another</span> worthy is more<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/34-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 34:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דַיּ֖וֹת אִשָּׁ֥ה <b> רְעוּתָֽהּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Every one <span class="itali">with its kind.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every one <span class="itali">with her mate.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the hawks Every <span class="itali">kind</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/34-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 34:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֶעְדָּ֔רָה אִשָּׁ֥ה <b> רְעוּתָ֖הּ </b> לֹ֣א פָקָ֑דוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will lack <span class="itali">its mate.</span> For His mouth<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall want <span class="itali">her mate:</span> for my mouth<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will be missing none <span class="itali">mate</span> not will lack<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/9-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 9:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֶ֔הִי וְאִשָּׁ֥ה <b> רְעוּתָ֖הּ </b> קִינָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And everyone <span class="itali">her neighbor</span> a dirge.<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and every one <span class="itali">her neighbour</span> lamentation.<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wailing and everyone <span class="itali">her neighbor</span> A dirge<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 11:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ בְּשַׂ֥ר <b> רְעוּתָֽהּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> eat one <span class="itali">another's</span> flesh.<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every one the flesh <span class="itali">of another.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> one flesh <span class="itali">another's</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7468.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7468.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7468<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lirutah_7468.htm">lir·‘ū·ṯāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/reutah_7468.htm">rə·‘ū·ṯāh — 5 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  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