Quick Definition
brother: male-sibling
Strong's Definition
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Derivation: a primitive word;
KJV Usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
TWOT Reference: 62a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
: male-sibling
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אָח
âch
BDB Definition:
1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (figuratively) of resemblance
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive word
Same Word by TWOT Number: 62a
Total KJV Occurrences: 629
Bible Occurrences (570)
4:2
4:8
4:9
4:10
4:11
4:21
9:5
9:22
9:25
10:21
10:25
12:5
13:8
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20:5
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24:29
24:48
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26:31
27:6
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31:46
31:54
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32:6
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33:3
33:9
34:11
34:25
35:1
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38:1
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48:22
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49:26
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50:24
1:19
2:32
2:42
4:9
4:11
4:27
5:2
5:7
5:13
6:39
6:44
6:48
7:5
7:16
7:22
7:35
8:32
8:39
9:6
9:9
9:13
9:17
9:19
9:25
9:32
9:38
11:20
11:26
11:38
11:45
12:2
12:29
12:32
12:39
13:2
15:5
15:6
15:7
15:8
15:9
15:10
15:12
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15:18
16:7
16:37
16:38
16:39
19:11
19:15
20:5
20:7
23:22
23:32
24:25
24:31
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25:9
25:10
25:11
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25:29
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25:31
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26:8
26:9
26:11
26:12
26:22
26:25
26:26
26:28
26:30
26:32
27:7
27:18
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