חֲבַר

So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

…urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.