רַעְיָהraʻyâh
a female associate
Pronunciation: rah-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7474
Meanings
companion, of beloved bride, so of attendant maidens (Song of Solomon 1:9; Song of Solomon 1:15; Song of Solomon 2:2; Song of Solomon 2:10; Song of Solomon 2:13)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Song of Solomon 1:9 You are as exciting, my darling, as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.
- Song of Solomon 1:15 How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
- Song of Solomon 2:2 Like a lily among thistles is my darling among young women.
- Song of Solomon 2:10 My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!
- Song of Solomon 2:13 The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!”
- Song of Solomon 4:1 You are beautiful, my darling, beautiful beyond words. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair falls in waves, like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.
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).