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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7469 - רְעוּת

Transliteration

rᵉʻûwth

Phonetics

reh-ooth'

Origin

probably from (H7462)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

2187b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) longing, striving

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (7)

Ecclesiastes 7

NAS (7)

Ecclesiastes 7

HCS (7)

Ecclesiastes 7

BSB (7)

Ecclesiastes 7

ESV (7)

Ecclesiastes 7

WEB (7)

Ecclesiastes 7

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1453) o r (ראה RAh) AC: Feed CO: Shepherd AB: Desire: The pictograph r is a picture of the head of a man, the o is a picture of they eye. Combined these mean "man watches". The shepherd closely watched over his flock, often they are his only companions.

A) o r (ראה RAh) AC: ? CO: Friend AB: ?

N^m ) o r (ראה RAh) - Friend: A close companion. [df: eyr] KJV (188): neighbor, friend, another, fellow, companion, other, brother, husband, lover - Strongs: H7453 (רֵיעַ)

N^f1 ) e o r (ראהה RAhH) - Friend: A female companion. KJV (3): companion, fellows - Strongs: H7464 (רֵעָה)

N^f3) t f o r (ראהות RAhWT) - Friend: A female companion. KJV (6): neighbor, another, mate - Strongs: H7468 (רְעוּת)

a^f4) t i o r m (מראהית MRAhYT) - Pasture: KJV (10): pasture, flock - Strongs: H4830 (מַרְעִית)

k^m) o r m (מראה MRAh) - Friend: A close companion. KJV (7): companion, friend - Strongs: H4828 (מֵרֵעַ)

H) e o r (ראהה RAhH) AC: feed CO: Pasture AB: Desire: One who provides and protects the flock and takes desire in them.

V) e o r (ראהה RAhH) - Feed: To provide feed or pasture to the flock. KJV (173): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Piel) feed, shepherd, pastor, herdman, keep, companion, broken, company, devour, eat, entreat - Strongs: H7462 (רָעָה)

N^m) e o r (ראהה RAhH) - Friend: KJV (3): friend - Strongs: H7463 (רֵעֶה)

N^f3) t f o r (ראהות RAhWT) - Desire: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (9): vexation, pleasure, will - Strongs: H7469 (רְעוּת), H7470 (רְעוּ)

f^m) i o r (ראהי RAhY) - Pasture: KJV (1): pasture - Strongs: H7471 (רְעִי)

f^f1) e i o r (ראהיה RAhYH) - Love: The love of a friend or flock. KJV (10): love - Strongs: H7474 (רַעְיָה)

h^m) e o r m (מראהה MRAhH) - Pasture: A place of feeding. KJV (13): pasture, feedingplace - Strongs: H4829 (מִרְעֶה)

fj^m) n f i o r (ראהיונ RAhYWN) - Desire: KJV (3): vexation - Strongs: H7475 (רַעְיוֹן)

J) o f r (רואה RWAh) AC: ? CO: Shepherd AB: ?

f^m ) i o f r (רואהי RWAhY) - Shepherd: KJV (2): shepherd - Strongs: H7473 (רֹעִי)

Adopted Roots:

A2781 N o r (Field, Field, Flourish)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

II. רְעוּת noun feminine longing, striving; — construct, רוּחַ׳הֶבֶל וּר Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 2:11,17,26; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 6:9; רוּחַ׳עָמָל וּר Ecclesiastes 4:6.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רְעוּת (f. of the word רְעוּ i.q. רֵעֶה, רֵעַ, of the form כְּלִי=כֵּלֶה, מְתוּ=מֶת a man; from the root רָעָה No. 3).

(1) a female companion, friend, Esther 1:19; Exodus 11:2 preceded by אִשָּׁה altera, altera, one, another, Isaiah 34:15, 16 Isaiah 34:16; Jeremiah 9:19.

(2) desire, study of any thing. רְעוּת רוּחַ a vain pursuit, Ecclesiastes 1:14, 2:11, 17, 26 4:4, 6:9 compare רָעָה רוּחַ Hosea 12:2, and Chald. רְעוּת.

רְעוּת Chald. will, Ezra 5:17, 7:18 from the root רָעָה No. 3.

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List of Word Forms

וּרְע֣וּת וּרְע֥וּת ורעות ū·rə·‘ūṯ ūrə‘ūṯ ureUt