חָבַר (b. h.) 1) to join, befriend, assist. Y. Ab. Zar. I, 39ᵇ top (ref. to Ps. LVIII, 6) [read:] כל מי שהיה חוֹבְרוֹ הוא חוברו whoever assisted him (in his political ambition), him he befriended.—Esp. חוֹבֵר, pl. חוֹבְרִים, חוֹבְרִין having a share in the ownership of a sacrifice, v. חֲבוּרָה. Men. IX, 9 (93ᵇ bot.) אחד מניף לכל החו׳ Ms. M. (ed. חֲבֵרִים) one of the company does the waving in behalf of all of them. Ib. 94ᵃ נתמעטה בחו׳ is reduced in numbers as regards the participants (only one of them being required to act). Tem. 2ᵃ; Arakh. 2ᵃ בעלי ח׳ (sub. קרבן) partners of a sacrifice (also בעלי קרבן). —2) with על (cmp. זָוַג) to join against, protest. B. Bath. 11ᵃ חָבְרוּ עליו וכ׳ his brothers &c. combined to protest against his actions. —3) to tie, fascinate, charm. Lam. R. to I, 5 מביאין חוֹבֵר וחוֹבְרִין וכ׳ they procure a charmer and charm the serpent. Sifré Deut. 172 ה׳ מרובה he who charms large objects; Ker. 3ᵇ ח׳ גדול; Snh. 65ᵃ חַבָּר גדול. Ker. l. c. חוֹבֵר חֶבֶר דבלאו הדין הוא but what kind of charmer (Deut. XVIII, 11) is he that is liable only to lashes (v. לַאו)?; a. fr.—[ 4) (cmp. חָבַל) to unshape, wound. Denom. חַבּוּרָה.]
Pi. - חִיבֵּר 1) to join, fasten. Yalk. Job 927 (ref. to Job XL, 30) מי שח׳ עצמו במצות whoever befriended himself with good deeds; Tanḥ. Nitsab. 4 (corr. acc.). Kel. XIV, 2 וחִבְּרָהּ לו (or וחֲבָרָהּ) and he fastened the tube to it (the staff). Ib. משיְחַבֵּר from the moment he attaches it, opp. משיחבל, v. חָבַל.—Part. pass. מְחוּבָּר. Ib. XII, 2 כל המ׳ וכ׳ whatever is fastened (belonging) to an object fit to become unclean &c.—מ׳ (לקרקע) fixed, immovable, opp. תלוש. B. Mets. 89ᵃ אוכל במ׳ may eat of what is standing in the field (Deut. XXIII, 25, sq.). Peah IV, 1, v. דָּלִית. Y. ib. 18ᵃ ואינו מ׳ and when the Mishnah says בדלית ובדקל, it does not mean במ׳ בדלית וכ׳ ‘of that which is attached to the vine and tree’; אין תימר מ׳ הוא וכ׳ if you say, it means that which is attached, then the Mishnah means to say that the owner must designate the Peah while it is up (on the tree) &c.—Ib. II, beg. 16ᵈ (in a passage misplaced and corrupted) הא גדר מ׳ ואינו מ׳ this ‘fence’ (Mish. ib. II, 3) is to be considered as something attached to the ground (like a growth) and (in other respects) as not attached. —2) to charm. Lam. R., introd. (R. Josh. 2) התחיל מְחַבֵּר חֲבָרִים (not מחבי חביים) he began to consult charmers (with ref. to Ez. XXI, 26). Snh. 65ᵃ מקטר לחַבֵּר he burns incense for charming purposes (to exorcise the demons); a. fr.