Friend
רֵעֶהStrong’s H7463reeh (re-eh)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Reeh is the Hebrew word usually translated “friend of”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.”
Meaning
- Friend, friend of the king (technical sense)
How it's translated
- friend of 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 2
- 1 Kings 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 16:16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
- 1 Kings 4:5And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:
Hebrew dictionary
רֵעֶה reeh · friend
friend, friend of the king (technical sense)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “friend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FRIEND, noun
frend.
- One who is attached to another by affection; one who entertains for another sentiments of esteem, respect and affection, which lead him to desire his company, and to seek to promote his happiness and prosperity; opposed to foe or enemy.“A friend loveth at all times” Proverbs 17:17
- One not hostile; opposed to an enemy in war.
- One reconciled after enmity.
- An attendant; a companion.
All definitions and other forms of “friend”
- A favorer; one who is propitious; as a friend to commerce; a friend to poetry; a friend to charitable institution.
- A favorite.
- A term of salutation; a familiar compellation.“FRIEND, how camest thou in hither?” Matthew 22:12
- Formerly, a paramour.
- A friend at court, one who has sufficient interest to serve another.
FRIEND, verb transitive
frend. To favor; to countenance; to befriend; to support or aid. [But we now use befriend.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.