B-Hebrew: The Biblical Hebrew Forum

NIV: "but love your neighbor as yourself."
in which רֵעַ REA, 'friend, acquaintance, kin, neighbor, fellow, partner', is not to be confused with רוֹעַ ROA, 'evil, wickedness'. Both are of the uniliteral Hebrew root ר R, referring to a material state of several bodies. So, רְעוּת ReUT, is 'a friendly and unfettered association of free persons', whereas רוֹעַ ROA is 'corruption, disintegration, dissolution, decrepitude.'

Isaac Fried, Boston University

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Isaac Fried, Boston University

Notice the attached end personal pronouns in each word
וְאָהַבְתָּ = ואהב-אתה
לְרֵעֲךָ = לרע-אכה
כָּמוֹךָ = כמוֹ-אכה

Isaac Fried, Boston University

Cows grazing, RO-OT רוֹעוֹת, together in a field are רֵעוֹת RE-OT.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

It follows that רוֹעֶה צֹאן, 'shepherd', is certainly not a רוֹאֶה צֹאן 'herd supervisor'.

Isaac Fried, Boston University