חבר

See also: חבֿר and ח־ב־ר

Aramaic

Verb

חבר • (transliteration needed)

1. to associate with, to gather together

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Hebrew

Root
ח־ב־ר (kh-b-r)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χaˈveʁ/
• IPA^(key): /ħaˈver/
• IPA^(key): /ħaˈber/
• IPA^(key): /ħɔˈver/
• IPA^(key): /ħɔˈveːr/
• IPA^(key): /ħaːˈveːr/

Noun

חָבֵר • (khavér) m (plural indefinite חֲבֵרִים, singular construct חֲבֵר־, plural construct חַבְרֵי־, feminine counterpart חֲבֵרָה)

1. A (male) friend.

   אפיתי לחם תירס וטיגנתי לביבות לחברים שלי הערב.

   afíti lékhem tíras v'tigánti l'vivót lakhaverím shelí ha'érev.

   I baked some cornbread and fried some latkes for my friends this evening.

2. A (male) fellow, associate, companion, comrade.
3. A boyfriend.

   הֶחָבֵר שֶׁלִּי וַאֲנִי הָלַכְנוּ לְסֶרֶט אֶתְמוֹל.

   Hekhavér shelí va'aní halákhnu l'séret etmól.

   My boyfriend and I went for a movie yesterday.

4. A (male) member
5. (communism) a (male) comrade

Declension

Declension of חָבֵר

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
masculine singular	indefinite	חָבֵר	first	חֲבֵרִי		חֲבֵרֵנוּ
	definite	הֶחָבֵר	second	חֲבֵרְךָ	חֲבֵרֵךְ	חֲבֶרְכֶם	חֲבֶרְכֶן
	construct	חֲבֵר־	third	חֲבֵרוֹ	חֲבֵרָהּ	חֲבֵרָם	חֲבֵרָן
masculine plural	indefinite	חֲבֵרִים	first	חבריי / חֲבֵרַי		חֲבֵרֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲבֵרִים	second	חֲבֵרֶיךָ	חברייך / חֲבֵרַיִךְ	חַבְרֵיכֶם	חַבְרֵיכֶן
	construct	חַבְרֵי־	third	חֲבֵרָיו	חֲבֵרֶיהָ	חַבְרֵיהֶם	חַבְרֵיהֶן
feminine singular	indefinite	חֲבֵרָה	first	חַבְרָתִי		חַבְרָתֵנוּ
	definite	הַחֲבֵרָה	second	חַבְרָתְךָ	חַבְרָתֵךְ	חַבְרַתְכֶם	חַבְרַתְכֶן
	construct	חַבְרַת־	third	חַבְרָתוֹ	חַבְרָתָהּ	חַבְרָתָם	חַבְרָתָן
feminine plural	indefinite	חֲבֵרוֹת	first	חברותיי / חַבְרוֹתַי		חַבְרוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲבֵרוֹת	second	חַבְרוֹתֶיךָ	חברותייך / חַבְרוֹתַיִךְ	חַבְרוֹתֵיכֶם	חַבְרוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	חַבְרוֹת־	third	חַבְרוֹתָיו	חַבְרוֹתֶיהָ	חַבְרוֹתָם	חַבְרוֹתָן

Synonyms

• (friend): יָדִיד m (yadíd)

Descendants

• → English: chaver
• → Ladino: haver
• → Yiddish: חבֿר (khaver)

  → Dutch: gabber

Noun

חֶבֶר • (khéver) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. group, team, ensemble, staff
2. commonwealth, league (a group or association of cooperating members)

   חֶבֶר הַעַמִּים ― khéver ha'amím ― (the) League of Nations

3. company, gang, group

Verb

חָבַר • (khavár) (pa'al construction)

1. to join (person), to join in, to team up with, to join forces with
2. to be friends with, to associate with
3. (talmudic) to band up against

Verb

חִבֵּר • (khibér) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of חיבר

Verb

חֻבַּר • (khubár) (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of חובר

Anagrams

• בחר
• חרב