H2274 H2274
company, association (the abstract state of being in fellowship with others)
An abstract noun denoting the state of association or companionship with others, appearing in Job's accusation against the wicked. The ungodly person 'goes for company with evildoers'—deliberately seeks association with those who work iniquity. The term emphasizes not the companions themselves but the state of being in fellowship, the abstract relationship. Spanish 'para compañía' (for companionship) captures this sense of purposeful association.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The abstract state of companionship or association. Job 34:8 accuses the wicked of traveling 'for company with workers of iniquity'—deliberately choosing fellowship with those who do wrong. The term denotes not the persons but the relationship itself, the condition of being in association. Parallel with 'going with men of wickedness' confirms this as voluntary, chosen companionship rather than casual encounter. 1×
AR["لِ-صُحبَةٍ"]·ben["সঙ্গীতের-জন্য"]·DE["[לחברה]"]·EN["in-company"]·FR["à-לחברה"]·heb["ל-חברה"]·HI["संगति-में"]·ID["untuk-bersekutu"]·IT["per-in-company"]·jav["kanggé-sesrawungan"]·KO["교제-로"]·PT["para-companhia"]·RU["к-сообществу"]·ES["para-compañía"]·SW["kwa-ushirika"]·TR["arkadaşlığa"]·urd["صحبت کے لیے"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֶבְרָה n.f. association, company (abstr.) וְאָרַח לְח׳ עִם פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן Jb 34:8 and he goeth for company with doers of wickedness (‖ וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶשַׁע).