רֵעַ (rēaʿ) is a Hebrew noun meaning friend. It appears 189 times in 29 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7453).

Also rendered

• neighbor

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2186a)

Root family 2186: רָעָה rāʿâ — II, associate with, be a friend of. Used in the Qal and Hithpael and as a denominative verb in the Piel—a total of seven times

• רַעְיָה raʿyâ — companion
• מֵרֵעַ mērēaʿ — friend
• רְעוּת rĕʿût — fellow
• רֵעֶה rēʿeh — friend
• רֵעָה rēʿâ — companion

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