Words the Bible translates as companion
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 11 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- aḥאָחa brother: a male tied to you by birth, and by extension anyone bound to you by blood, nation, or loyal kinship
- re'aרֵעַthe other person you are associated with: a friend, a fellow member of your community, or simply the other party, with the closeness left to the setting.
- alluphאַלּוּףa close friend: a trusted, intimate companion bound to someone by long familiarity
+2 more meanings
- a tribal chief: the head of a clan or people, especially one of the ruling chieftains of Edom
- a tame ox or other domestic animal: a docile, well-fed beast accustomed to people
- koinōnosκοινωνόςa partner or sharer: someone who holds a real, invested stake in something together with another.
- metochosμέτοχοςsomeone who holds a share in the same thing as others: a partner, or a person who has come to have a real part in what is shared
- ḥaverחָבֵרa companion or partner: someone joined to another by a shared bond, a common undertaking, or an alliance.
- amitעָמִיתfellow: a member of your own community, the peer who is bound to you by the same obligations
- rayahרַעְיָהthe woman a man loves, addressed as his own companion and friend.
- mere'aמֵרֵעַa man's close companion: the friend attached to one particular person, whether at his wedding, in his court, or in his troubles
- re'ahרֵעָהcompanionnot studied yet
- sunekdēmosσυνέκδημοςcompanionnot studied yet
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