מֵרֵעַ (mērēaʿ) is a Hebrew noun meaning friend. It appears 7 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4828).

Also rendered

• companion

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2186f)

Root family 2186: רָעָה rāʿâ — II, associate with, be a friend of. Used in the Qal and Hithpael and as a denominative verb in the Piel—a total of seven times

• רֵעַ rēaʿ — friend
• רַעְיָה raʿyâ — companion
• רְעוּת rĕʿût — fellow
• רֵעֶה rēʿeh — friend
• רֵעָה rēʿâ — companion

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