מֵרֵעַ
me.re.a
“companion”
Definition
a friend
from H7462 (רָעָה) in the sense of companionship;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מֵרֵעַ appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.
And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.
and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”
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