H7472 H7472
Rei, a courtier loyal to David during Adonijah's attempted coup
This personal name appears in 1 Kings 1:8 among the list of David's supporters who did not join Adonijah's premature coronation attempt. The name may relate to the root meaning 'friend' or 'companion.' Rei stands with Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, and David's mighty men in remaining loyal to the aging king. The Septuagint's variant reading 'his friends' rather than a proper name reflects ancient uncertainty about whether this is a name or title.
Senses
1. sense 1 — One of David's courtiers who refused to support Adonijah's claim to the throne, mentioned in 1 Kings 1:8 alongside other loyalists. The appearance of this figure in the succession narrative highlights the divided court as David's reign neared its end, with some officials backing Adonijah while others like Rei maintained loyalty to David and implicitly to Solomon as the designated heir. 1×
AR["وَرَعِي"]·ben["এবং-রেয়ি"]·DE["und-Rei"]·EN["and-Rei"]·FR["et-Rei"]·heb["ו-רעי"]·HI["और-रेई"]·ID["dan-Rei"]·IT["e-Rei"]·jav["lan-Réi"]·KO["그리고-레이와"]·PT["e-Re'i"]·RU["и-Реи"]·ES["y-Rei"]·SW["na-Rei"]·TR["ve-Rei"]·urd["اور-رعی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† רֵעִי n.pr.m. (cf. Palm. n.pr. רעי friendly(?) Cook109);—courtier of David (si vera l.) 1 K 1:8; Ρησει, 𝔊L οἱ ἑραῖροι αὐροῦ.