רֵעַ (rēaʿ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning friend. It appears
189 times
in 29 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7453).
Also rendered
neighbor
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2186a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2186a)friend, companion, fellow; associate; brother, husband, lover, neighbour
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
רֵעַnoun, masculine: friend, companion, fellow
Strong's H7453רֵעַ: an associate (more or less close) KJV:brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, × (an-) other.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2186: רָעָהrāʿâ — be a special friend; associate with; cherish faithfulness; do not make companionship with a bad-tempered man; tend, pasture, graze, rule, associate; companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend…