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Lexicon :: Strong's H4828 - mērēaʿ

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מֵרֵעַ
Transliteration
mērēaʿ
Pronunciation
may-ray'-ah
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָעָה (H7462) in the sense of companionship
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2186f

Strong’s Definitions

מֵרֵעַ mêrêaʻ, may-ray'-ah; from H7462 in the sense of companionship; a friend:—companion, friend.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H4828 in the following manner: companion (4x), friend (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H4828 in the following manner: companion (4x), friend (3x).

  1. companion, friend, confidential friend

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֵרֵעַ mêrêaʻ, may-ray'-ah; from H7462 in the sense of companionship; a friend:—companion, friend.
STRONGS H4828: Abbreviations
† [מֵרֵעַ] noun masculine friend, companion (strange formation; origin dubious; WetzstSyr. Dreschtafel, Z. Ethnol. 1873, 289 compare bdb094602 miryâ, name of bell-wether among Syrian nomads (properly [inseparable] companion), and derived from ריע ֗֗֗, properly closely joined; compare Gerber97, 162); — suffix מֵרֵעֵ֫הוּ Genesis 26:26 +, מְרֵעֵ֫הוּ Proverbs 19:7; מֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ Judges 15:2; plural מַרֵעִים Judges 14:11; — companion, confidential friend, Genesis 26:26 (J; compare רֵעֶה); of bridegroom's escort Genesis 14:11, 'best man' (GFM) Genesis 14:20; Genesis 15:2, 6; more generally friends (|| אחים) 2 Samuel 3:8; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 12:26 is dubious, Död Hi De and others מִרְעֵהוּ; Toy conjectures possibly (יָסֻר) מֵרָעָה, see further תור.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:11; 14:20; 15:2; 15:6; 26:26; 26:26

Judges

14:11; 15:2

2 Samuel

3:8

Proverbs

12:26; 19:7; 19:7

H4828

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4828 matches the Hebrew מֵרֵעַ (mērēaʿ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:26 - Meanwhile, Abimelek had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal adviser and Phicol the commander of his forces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:11 - When the people saw him, they chose thirty men to be his companions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:20 - And Samson’s wife was given to one of his companions who had attended him at the feast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:2 - “I was so sure you hated her,” he said, “that I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more attractive? Take her instead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:6 - When the Philistines asked, “Who did this?” they were told, “Samson, the Timnite’s son-in-law, because his wife was given to his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:8 - Abner was very angry because of what Ish-Bosheth said. So he answered, “Am I a dog’s head—on Judah’s side? This very day I am loyal to the house of your father Saul and to his family and friends. I haven’t handed you over to David. Yet now you accuse me of an offense involving this woman!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:7 - The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.[fn]
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