Lexical Definition

‎רֵעֶה‎ rêʻeh (ray-eh') friend ^H:N-M
from ‎רָעָה‎

friend.

• a (male) companion

1) friend, friend of the king (technical sense)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רֵעֶה‎ noun masculine friend (compare Sta^{§ 184} Lag^{BN 156} Ba^{§ 12 a}); — construct in technical term ‎רֵעֶה הַמֶּלֶךְ‎ (Ges^{«GKC:93»§ 93} 11 Kö^{ii. l. 78 f.}) 1Kgs 4:5 ( = ‎רֵעַ‎ 1Chr 27:33), compare ‎רֵעֶה דָּוִד‎ 2Sam 15:37; 2Sam 16:16 insert also 2Sam 15:32 (compare v2Sam 15:37) ᵐ5 We Dr and others; in simple sense Prov 27:10 Kt (Qr ‎רֵעַ‎; compare Kö l.c.).

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