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חָבֵר H2270
H2270 is the Hebrew word חָבֵר, transliterated châbêr and said khaw-bare'. The King James Version most often renders it companions.
What it means
an associate.
Where it comes from
from H2266 (חָבַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: companion, fellow, knit together.
Verses using חָבֵר
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 20:11 · KJV
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
Psalm 119:63 · KJV
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Proverbs 28:24 · KJV
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
Ecclesiastes 4:10 · KJV
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Song of Solomon 8:13 · KJV
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
Isaiah 1:23 · KJV
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Isaiah 44:11 · KJV
Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
Ezekiel 37:16 · KJV
Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
Ezekiel 37:19 · KJV
Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2270 mean?
H2270 is the Hebrew word חָבֵר (châbêr), meaning an associate.
How is H2270 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it companions (3 times), knit together (1 time), companion (1 time), same is the companion (1 time), fellow (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2270 appear in the Bible?
חָבֵר (châbêr) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2270 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2266 (חָבַר).
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