Etymology

chaver

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Today it means: A friend or comrade; a chavrusa. Full definition →

Hebrew חָבֵר
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromחָבֵר“friend”
  2. English todaychaver

Borrowed from Hebrew חָבֵר (chavér, “friend”). Doublet of gabber.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.