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# companion

«companion» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a person or animal you spend time with or travel with** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a companion, companions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A companion is a person or animal you spend time with or travel with. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#m1)

2) A companion is a friend who keeps you company. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#m2)

3) A companion is a person paid to live with and help an older or ill person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job and Psalms a companion is a friend or partner. Job calls himself a companion to ostriches, meaning he is lonely and cast out. In the primary lessons: In stories, heroes travel with loyal companions. In everyday life a dog can be a good companion. In gardening, companion plants grow well together. Phrases: travelling companion, constant companion.

### examples

- I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee. (Writings JOB.35.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x1)
- I am become a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches. (Writings JOB.30.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x2)
- But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend; (Writings PSA.55.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x3)
- My dog is my best companion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x4)
- The knight and his companions set off on a quest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x5)
- She was a cheerful travelling companion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x6)
- Teddy was his constant companion at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x7)
- Grandma has a companion who helps her at home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x8)
- Carrots and onions are good companion plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x9)
- Evil companions bring more hurt than profit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/#x10)

### note

Countable. Related: companionship, company. Slightly more formal or bookish than «friend» or «mate».

### In the corpora

- [And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.435/)
- [But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.447/)
- [My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.625/)
- [She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.755/)
- [But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.905/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «companion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/companion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.