(A·huzʹzath) [Possession].

The “confidential friend” who accompanied Abimelech, Philistine king of Gerar, on a visit to Isaac at Beer-sheba. (Ge 26:23, 26) This is the first reference in the Bible to a “confidential friend,” the trusted inner-circle position of one consulted for advice or authorized as spokesman.​—See FRIEND (Friend [Companion] of the King).