companion
re.ah denotes female companions accompanying a woman in scenes of mourning and joyful procession.
The attested use depicts female companions who accompany a woman: in Judges they join her on the mountains as she mourns, while Psalm 45:15 places them within a joyful procession entering the king's palace.
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Female companions accompanying a woman · dominant
All three occurrences are feminine plural construct forms. In Judges 11:37 and Judges 11:38, the woman goes with these companions to the mountains and weeps; the APB renders them "my companions" and "her companions." In Psalm 45:15, the surrounding procession is led with joy and gladness into the king's palace, though the APB does not separately identify the term's contribution.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 11:37 and Judges 11:38, the APB explicitly uses "companions." In Psalm 45:15 it renders the procession and entry into the king's palace without a separate English equivalent that can be securely aligned to this term.