Rei — the meaning of the Hebrew name רֵעִי

רֵעִי

Rêʻîy · pronounced ray-ee' · Strong's H7472 · a man

Rei means social.

Built from

רֵעַ rêaʻ (from, H7453) — an associate (more or less close) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7453; social; Rei, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Kgs 1:8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Rei

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Kings

1Kgs 1:8

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