1) companion, friend, confidential friend Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H7462 in the sense of companionship Same Word by TWOT Number: 2186f
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[מֵרֵעַ] noun masculinefriend, companion (strange formation; origin dubious; WetzstSyr. Dreschtafel, Z. Ethnol. 1873, 289 compare miryâ, name of bell-wether among Syrian nomads (properly [inseparable] companion), and derived from ריע ֗֗֗ , properly closely joined; compare Gerber97, 162); — suffix מֵרֵעֵ֫הוּGenesis 26:26 +, מְרֵעֵ֫הוּProverbs 19:7; מֵרֵעֶ֑ךָJudges 15:2; plural מַרֵעִיםJudges 14:11; — companion, confidential friend, Genesis 26:26 (J; compare רֵעֶה); of bridegroom's escort Genesis 14:11, 'best man' (GFM) Genesis 14:20; Genesis 15:2,6; more Generally friends ("" אחים) 2 Samuel 3:8; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 12:26 is dubious, Död Hi De and others מִרְעֵהוּ; Toy conjectures possibly (יָסֻר) מֵרָעָה, see further תור.
III. רעה (Aramaic רְעָא, , take pleasure (in), desire,=Arabic [Hebrew רָצָה], whence Aramaic רְעוּתָאdesire, רַעֲיָנָא, רַעֲיוֺנָא, , opinion, thought, disposition, and following late and Aramaic words in Hebrew, compare NöZMG liv (1900), 155; > De SiegfQoh. 18 and others from I. רעה
2b, compare Hosea 12:2, and Arabic ; watch, regard, respect (Lane) [BaWU 46 f. KauArmaismen 82 f. derive following from I. רעה=observe, attend to, specifically tend sheep, also aim at, purpose]).
Genesis 26:26 HEB:מִגְּרָ֑ר וַאֲחֻזַּת֙ מֵֽרֵעֵ֔הוּ וּפִיכֹ֖ל שַׂר־ NAS: to him from Gerar with his adviser Ahuzzath KJV: and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol INT: Gerar Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander
Judges 14:11 HEB:וַיִּקְחוּ֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים מֵֽרֵעִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֖וּ אִתּֽוֹ׃ NAS: thirty companions to be with him. KJV: thirty companions to be with him. INT: brought thirty companions become for
Judges 14:20 HEB:אֵ֣שֶׁת שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן לְמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר רֵעָ֖ה NAS: wife was [given] to his companion who KJV: wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. INT: wife Samson's his companion who had been his friend
Judges 15:2 HEB:שְׂנֵאתָ֔הּ וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ הֲלֹ֨א אֲחֹתָ֤הּ NAS: so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger KJV: her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: [is] not her younger INT: her intensely gave your companion not sister
Judges 15:6 HEB:אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּ לְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּ וַיַּעֲל֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים NAS: and gave her to his companion. So the Philistines KJV: and given her to his companion. And the Philistines INT: his wife and gave his companion came the Philistines
2 Samuel 3:8 HEB:אֶחָיו֙ וְאֶל־ מֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְלֹ֥א הִמְצִיתִ֖ךָ NAS: to his brothers and to his friends, and have not delivered KJV: to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered INT: brothers and to his friends not delivered
Proverbs 19:7 HEB:אַ֤ף כִּ֣י מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ רָחֲק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ NAS: more do his friends abandon KJV: do hate him: how much more do his friends go far INT: How do his friends abandon at
miryâ, name of bell-wether among Syrian nomads (properly [inseparable] companion), and derived from ריע ֗֗֗ , properly closely joined; compare Gerber97, 162); — suffix מֵרֵעֵ֫הוּGenesis 26:26 +, מְרֵעֵ֫הוּProverbs 19:7; מֵרֵעֶ֑ךָJudges 15:2; plural מַרֵעִיםJudges 14:11; — companion, confidential friend, Genesis 26:26 (J; compare רֵעֶה); of bridegroom's escort Genesis 14:11, 'best man' (GFM) Genesis 14:20; Genesis 15:2,6; more Generally friends ("" אחים) 2 Samuel 3:8; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 12:26 is dubious, Död Hi De and others מִרְעֵהוּ; Toy conjectures possibly (יָסֻר) מֵרָעָה, see further תור. 
, take pleasure (in), desire,=Arabic 
[Hebrew 
, opinion, thought, disposition, and following late and Aramaic words in Hebrew, compare NöZMG liv (1900), 155; > De SiegfQoh. 18 and others from I. 
; watch, regard, respect (Lane) [BaWU 46 f. KauArmaismen 82 f. derive following from I.