rᵊʿūt רְעוּת ‘neighbor’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from bēt-ʿēqed hārōʿīm בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים ‘of Shepherds / to pasture / to accompany / to befriend’ in the sense of rēaʿ רֵעַ ‘neighbor’
Roots:
רעה
רע ריע
rᵊʿūt n, f
1) female companion, mate, neighbour woman