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# friend

«friend» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being…** — 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 (friend, friends); verb (friend — to add someone online; unfriend)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A friend is a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being with. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#m1)

2) A friend is a person who helps or supports you: a friend of the planet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#m2)

3) To friend someone online is to add them to your list; to unfriend is to remove them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#m3)

4) (casual) Chatty words for a friend: mate (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ), buddy and pal (US, Canada), bestie, bro, bud, BFF (best friend forever). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#m4)

5) (casual) «Mate» or «buddy» can also be said to a stranger, friendly or with a warning: «Oi, mate, that's my seat.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#m5)

6) (casual) «Just friends» means not boyfriend and girlfriend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#m6)

7) (formal) The exam voice says «companion», «associate», «acquaintance», «peer», «a fellow pupil». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A close companion; it is also used for any fellow person or neighbour. Interpretation: God speaking to Moses "as a man speaks to his friend" shows how close Moses was; tradition says no other prophet was so near. In the primary lessons: the person who gives or receives, or who gets an equal share («gives 7 to a friend» = subtract, «shares among 4 friends» = divide); in everyday life making friends, best friend, being a good friend; in online safety, only accept friends you know in real life; in casual talk «mate», «bestie», «bro»; in gossip «they're not friends any more»; in the exam voice «his four companions», «a peer», «an associate»

### examples

- And the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. (Torah EXO.33.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x1)
- Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host. (Torah GEN.26.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x2)
- And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not. (Torah GEN.38.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x3)
- Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. (Writings SNG.5.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x4)
- My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me. (Writings JOB.19.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x5)
- A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends. (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x6)
- Anna has 13 shells. Anna gives 7 shells to a friend. How many shells are left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x7)
- A friend gives Anna 5 more stickers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x8)
- Raj shares 16 sweets among 4 friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x9)
- Lily is my best friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x10)
- Be a good friend and share your toys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x11)
- I made a new friend at the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x12)
- A dog can be a great friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x13)
- Only chat online with friends you know in real life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x14)
- me n 3 mates going to the pool, 4 tickets pls [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x15)
- Oi mate, that's my seat, shove off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x16)
- Did you hear? Mia and Zoe aren't friends any more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x17)
- Raj distributes 16 confections equally amongst his 4 companions; state the number received by each companion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x18)
- Piraeus is my very best friend." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x19)

### note

Spelling: «i» before «e»: f-r-i-e-n-d. Check the direction: «gives … to a friend» = subtract; «a friend gives you more» = add; «among N friends» = divide. Trap: «she and 3 friends» or «me and 3 mates» is 4 people, not 3. «mate» and «buddy» said to a stranger are not a sign of friendship; the tone tells if it is friendly or a warning. «companions» in an exam are just friends.

### In the corpora

- [Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.762/)
- [And the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.992/)
- [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/)
- [So Hushai David's friend came into the city; and Absalom was at the point of coming into Jerusalem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.456/)
- [And Absalom said to Hushai: 'Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.474/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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