Lexicon
חֶבְרָה
chev.rah
H2274
H:N-F Hebrew

company

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chev.rah denotes association with others, here in the setting of keeping company with evildoers.

The attested use concerns association with others, specifically the company a person keeps among evildoers in Job 34:8.

Senses in use

  1. Association with evildoers · dominant

    In Job 34:8, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in a question about a person who keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men; the clause presents the association as companionship marked by those associates.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 34:8 the APB renders the surrounding clause as “who keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men?” Its exact English contribution cannot be isolated beyond this association setting.

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