Chawer

See also: chawer

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver, “friend”), from Hebrew חָבֵר. Doublet of Haberer.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Chawer m (mixed, genitive Chawers or Chawer, plural Chawern)

  1. honorary title given to a distinguished Jewish scholar who is not a rabbi
  2. friend, comrade (especially as used by Zionist Communists)

Declension
Declension of Chawer [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Chawer die Chawern
genitive eines des Chawers, Chawer der Chawern
dative einem dem Chawer den Chawern
accusative einen den Chawer die Chawern

Further reading
  • “Chawer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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