Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4828
מֵרֵעַ
me.re.a · “companion”
Used 7 times across 4 books
Definition
companion, friend, confidential friend
Where it appears
Genesis1
Judges4
2 Samuel1
Proverbs1
In the text
Genesis 26:26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.Judges 14:11And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.Judges 14:20But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.Judges 15:2And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.Judges 15:6Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.2 Samuel 3:8Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish–bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?Proverbs 19:7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
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