Jewish Word | Chaver: Friend or Lover?
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Jewish Word | Chaver: Friend or Lover?
In English, there’s no shortage of words to describe someone you’re in a relationship with (or would like to be): a crush, a fling, a main squeeze, a “situationship.” In contrast, not only does Hebrew not have these terms, the word chaver (masculine form) can refer to both a “friend” in a platonic sense and a “boyfriend” in a romantic one. I learned this distinction the hard way when I was 14 and befriended a non-Jewish boy at school. My mom, ev…
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