H2270

חָבֵר

cha.verH:A / H:N-M

companion

adj 1) united n m 2) associate, fellow, worshippers 3) companion

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חָבֵר adjective and noun masculineSong 8:13 united, associate, companion — ׳ח absolute Prov 28:24; Ps 119:68 suffix חֲבֵרוֺ Eccl 4:10 (+ 3 t. Ezekiel Kt; Qr חבריו see below); plural חֲבֵרִים Judg 20:11; Song 8:13 construct חַבְרֵי Isa 1:23 suffix חֲבֵרֶ֑ךָ Ps 45:8, חֲבֵרֶ֑יךָ Song 1:7 חֲבֵרָיו Isa 44:11 + 3 t.; Ezekiel Qr; —

1. adjective united כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד חֲבֵרִים Judg 20:11 knit together as one man (AV RV).
2. n. associate, fellow:
  a. of children (tribes) of Israel assoc. with Judah as head Ezek 37:16 id. associated with Joseph (Ehpraimitic source) as head vEzek 37:16 vEzek 37:19 (in all these read Qr חֲבֵרָיו).
  b. of like rank Ps 45:8
  c. of like calling Song 1:7.
  d. worshippers (associates, belonging to the society or guild) of idols Isa 44:11 (see Che; > others priests, Geigumschr. 121 493 SS, compare חֶבֶר Hos 6:9 Du reads חֲבָרִים enchantments).
  e. in general Song 8:13. feminine implying likeness of character Isa 1:23; Prov 28:24; Ps 119:63.
3. companion at a particular time Eccl 4:10.


9 occurrences

Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Solomon (2), Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (2)