cha.var denotes Daniel’s associated companions, named with him in a shared danger and response.

The attested use identifies companions associated with Daniel: they are sought for execution with him, receive his report of the matter, and join the effort so that they and Daniel might not be destroyed.

1. Daniel’s associated companions · dominant

   All three occurrences use the masculine plural construct form for people connected with Daniel. In Daniel 2:13 the APB renders that Daniel and this group were sought for killing; in Daniel 2:17 Daniel makes the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; and in Daniel 2:18 the group is included with Daniel in the request that they not be destroyed.

   Daniel 2:13Daniel 2:17Daniel 2:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the group as “his companions” in Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:17, and Daniel 2:18. This repeated wording confirms the verse-level presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.