ra.ah describes the action of having befriended someone in the relationship described in Judges 14:20.

The attested use describes having befriended a person: in Judges 14:20, the completed action stands within the account of Samson’s wife becoming his companion’s.

1. Having befriended someone · dominant

   In Judges 14:20, the form is a Piel perfect, third masculine singular; it describes a completed action toward the man identified as Samson’s companion. The APB renders the clause "who had befriended him," while the verse goes on to say that Samson’s wife became that companion’s.

   Judges 14:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 14:20, the APB presents the action with "had befriended him." This wording is treated as the clause’s presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.