BDB2519
[חֲבֶ֫רֶת] noun feminine consort, i.e. wife וְהִיא חֲבֶרְתְּךָ Mal 2:14 (|| אֵשֶׁת בְּרִיתֶ֑ךָ).
Strong's Lexicon
H2278
H2278 — חֲבֶרֶת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2278 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֲבֶרֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H2270 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chabereth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khab-eh'-reth |
| Meaning: | 1. a consort |
| KJV Renderings: | companion. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חברת (ghăveh’-reth)
Malachi 2:14
- KJV: Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
- EHCC: yet (is) she thy companion,