רָעָהrâʻâh

Meanings

Same root

• מֵרֵעַmêrêaʻ · H4828a friend
• מִרְעֶהmirʻeh · H4829pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals
• מִרְעִיתmirʻîyth · H4830pasturage; concretely, a flock
• רֵעַrêaʻ · H7453an associate (more or less close)
• רֵעַrêaʻ · H7454a thought (as association of ideas)
• רֵעֶהrêʻeh · H7463a (male) companion
• רְעוּתrᵉʻûwth · H7468a female associate; generally an additional one
• רְעוּתrᵉʻûwth · H7469a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after

Where it appears

Appears 175 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 4:2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel. When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.
• Genesis 13:7 So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.)
• Genesis 13:8 Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives!
• Genesis 26:20 But then the shepherds from Gerar came and claimed the spring. “This is our water,” they said, and they argued over it with Isaac’s herdsmen. So Isaac named the well Esek (which means “argument”).
• Genesis 29:7 Jacob said, “Look, it’s still broad daylight—too early to round up the animals. Why don’t you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?”
• Genesis 29:9 Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father’s flock, for she was a shepherd.