- Original: מרע - Transliteration: merea` - Phonetic: may-ray'-ah - Definition: 1. companion, friend, confidential friend - Origin: from H7462 in the sense of companionship - TWOT entry: 2186f - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H7462 in the sense of companionship; a friend: - companion friend. Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • companion, 3 Judges 14:20; Judges 15:2; Judges 15:6 • companions, 1 Judges 14:11 • friends, 3 Genesis 26:26; 2 Samuel 3:8; Proverbs 19:7