cha.ver denotes one associated with others, whether in a united group, shared allegiance, or a morally marked association.

The term marks association with others: Israel gathers as a united body in Judges 20:11, individuals identify with those who fear God in Psalm 119:63, and groups are attached to Judah, Joseph, or Israel in Ezekiel 37:16 and Ezekiel 37:19; the surrounding context can portray that association favorably or negatively.

1. Persons joined in association or a group · dominant

   The forms identify people connected with a person or collective. In Judges 20:11 the APB renders Israel gathered “as one united body”; in Psalm 119:63 it renders the speaker’s association with those who fear God; and in Ezekiel 37:16 and Ezekiel 37:19 the construct forms occur with Judah, Joseph, Ephraim, and Israel in the two-stick action. The same association is negatively framed in Isaiah 1:23, where the APB renders rulers as “companions of thieves,” and in Proverbs 28:24, where a plunderer is placed alongside a destroyer.

   Judges 20:11Psalm 119:63Ezekiel 37:16Ezekiel 37:19Isaiah 1:23Proverbs 28:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the association with “companion” or “companions,” as in Psalm 119:63, Isaiah 1:23, and Isaiah 44:11. In group settings it may instead describe the resulting unity or attachment, as in Judges 20:11 and Ezekiel 37:16; these are verse-level renderings, definitions.