Rea (רע) means friend in Hebrew.
It can also mean comrade and shipmate. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
friend, comrade, shipmate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Rea.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ידיד קרוב, חבר, מי שאתו יש יחסי חיבה.
וּלְאַמְנוֹן רֵעַ וּשְׁמוֹ יוֹנָדָב בֶּן שִׁמְעָה אֲחִי דָוִד וְיוֹנָדָב אִישׁ חָכָם מְאֹד
- 2חבר באותה קהילה.
לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר
- 3ימאות, מליצירֵעַ־לַסְפִינָה: איש צוות עָמית להפלגה, מלח או קצין.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rea is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֵעַ
- Written without vowel points
- רע
- Said
- rea
- Root
- ר־ע־ע
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- רֵעִים
- Feminine form
- רֵעָה
- Inflections
- נ' רֵעָה; ר' רֵעִים, נ"ר רֵעוֹת
- Gematria
- 270
This is how Rea is said in other languages.
- English
- friend, comrade, shipmate
- Arabic
- صاحب
These words mean nearly the same as Rea.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Rea.
- שונא
- זר
- אויבenemy
- איש חרמוenemy
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Rea.
The word Rea is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין לו אח ורע
- רע כאח לי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Rea comes from the root ר־ע־ע, like these words.
This is where the word Rea comes from.
המילה נמצאת במקרא (בכמה מקומות נכתבה רֵעֶה: ). נמצאה גם באוגריתית (רע); בהטיית שייכות ב; באבלאית: la-ù-um (כלומר /raʕum/); באכדית: 9069.
These words come before and after Rea in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rea.
What does Rea (רע) mean in Hebrew?
Rea (רע) means friend, comrade, and shipmate. It is said rea, with the stress on re.
What is a synonym for Rea (רע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rea (רע) are חבר, עמית, and חבר לצוות.
What is the opposite of Rea (רע)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rea (רע) are שונא, זר, אויב, and איש חרמו.
What rhymes with Rea (רע)?
Words that rhyme with Rea (רע) include נוסע, פושע, אונומטופיאה, צפרדע, הושע, and גליאה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.