See also: חבֿרה

Hebrew

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Root
ח־ב־ר (kh-b-r)

Etymology 1

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Noun

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חֲבֵרָה (khaveráf (plural indefinite חֲבֵרוֹת, masculine counterpart חָבֵר) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

  1. A female friend, or more generally a female teammate, classmate, partner, or similar.
  2. (specifically) A girlfriend; a female romantic partner.
    • Tanach, Malachi 2:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ...וְהִיא חֲבֶרְתְּךָ וְאֵשֶׁת בְּרִיתֶךָ.
      ...vəhí ḥavertəchá vəéshet britécha.
      ...Though she is thy companion, And the wife of thy covenant.
  3. A female member (as of an organization or society).
  4. (socialism) A female comrade.
Descendants
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  • Classical Syriac: ܚܒܪܬܐ (female friend, neighbor)
    • Lishana Deni: כורתא (xwarṯa, female friend)

Noun

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חֶבְרָה (khevráf (plural indefinite חֲבָרוֹת, singular construct חֶבְרַת־, plural construct חֶבְרוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. Company, society: the state of being with one or more other people.
  2. Company, society: one or more people that one is with.
  3. A society: a collection of individuals with common characteristics or some connection between them.
  4. A society, an association: a group of people who have united for a certain purpose.
  5. A company, a corporation: a business with multiple owners, or owned by a group.
  6. (ecology) a community
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Yiddish חבֿרה (khevre), in turn from Hebrew חֶבְרָה (khevrá).

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Noun

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חֶבְרֶה (khévrem pl

  1. (colloquial) Friends, a group of friends.

References

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  • חברה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language