# מֵרֵעַ (merea)

Israeli respelling: me-re-a. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4828. 7 Old Testament occurrences.

a friend

King James renderings: companion, friend.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/merea-h4828

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 26:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/26/26) — Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
- [Judges 14:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/11) — And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
- [Judges 14:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/20) — But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
- [Judges 15:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/15/2) — And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister f…
- [Judges 15:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/15/6) — Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and…
- [2 Samuel 3:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/3/8) — Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the…
- [Proverbs 19:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/19/7) — All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting t…