רֵעָהrêʻâh

companion, attendant, of maidens (Judges 11:37; Judges 11:38; Psalms 45:15)

Pronunciation: ray'-aw · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7464

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 11:37 But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin.”
  • Judges 11:38 “You may go,” Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children.
  • Psalms 45:14 In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king, accompanied by her bridesmaids.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).