What does רֵעַ · אָב mean in the Bible?
רֵעַ · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "your father’s friend, family friend, intergenerational companion".
Hebrew · H7453, H1
רֵעַ אָבִיךָ
An associate (more or less close) · father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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רֵעַ H7453 an associate (more or less close)
Pronunciation re'ehu
Relational term denoting social bond ranging from intimate friendship to generic "other," emphasizing reciprocal association
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אָב H1 father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Pronunciation ʾāb
Father as both literal parent and figurative source/founder; extends to ancestor, chief, and originating authority
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What does רֵעַ אָבִיךָ (rea avikha) mean in the Bible?
רֵעַ · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "your father’s friend, family friend, intergenerational companion".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7453, H1?
H7453, H1 is connected to 1,402 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. your father’s friend, family friend, intergenerational companion
Strong's H7453, H1
Lexical occurrences 1,402 verses Source Gloss
your father’s friend, family friend, intergenerational companion
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain