חַבָּרוּתָא, חַבְרוּתָא ch. (preced.) 1) attachment; companionship, friendship. Targ. Ps. CXXXIX, 2 (h. text רֵעִי).—Taan. 23ᵃ (prov.) או ח׳ או מיתותא (Ms. M. אי חברא אי מותא) either companions or death; B. Bath. 16ᵇ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 90). Ber. 34ᵃ top ח׳ כלפי שמיא (מי איכא) is there a social equality with reference to Heaven (dare man treat prayer as he would a talk with a friend)?; Meg. 25ᵃ —2) (collect. noun) scholars of the college. Yeb. 96ᵇ ח׳ נמי the fellows (my pupils), too, are quoted against me?—Y. Shebi. VII, 37ᶜ top ר׳ יוחנן וחברותיה (v. חֲבוּרְתָּא).—Pl. חַבְרָוָותָא. Ḥull. 57ᵇ Rashi (ed. חבוורתא, corr. acc.).