Hebrew word

mêrêaʻ

may-ray'-ah

מֵרֵעַ

What it means

a friend

Where it comes from

from râʻâh (רָעָה) in the sense of companionship

How the King James translates it

friends3
companion3

Every place it appears 6

Genesis26:26

Judges14:20 15:2 15:6

2 Samuel3:8

Proverbs19:7

mêrêaʻ — Hebrew word meaning “a friend”