H269 - אָחוֹת (ʼâchôwth)

H269 אָחוֹת (ʼâchôwth) aw-khoth'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

irregular feminine of 251; a sister (used very widely (like 250), literally and figuratively)

KJV Usage: (an-)other, sister, together

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אָחוֹת (a.chot) — sister. 1) sister 1a) sister (same parents) 1b) half-sister (same father) 1c) relative 1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship 1d) beloved 1d1) bride 1e) (fig.) of intimate connection 1f) another

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אָחֹות (H0269)

noun f · אָח

Relatives

sister, half-sister = daughter of one's father, whether from the same mother or not; ≈ sometimes associated with affection; often extended figuratively to refer to other objects that are regarded as feminine

GEN 4:22 · GEN 12:13 · GEN 12:19 · GEN 20:2 · GEN 20:5 · GEN 20:12 · GEN 24:30 · GEN 24:30 · GEN 25:20 · GEN 26:7 · GEN 26:9 · GEN 28:9 · GEN 29:13 · GEN 30:1 · GEN 30:8 · GEN 34:13 · GEN 34:14 · GEN 34:27 · GEN 34:31 · GEN 36:3 · GEN 36:22 · GEN 46:17 · EXO 2:4 · EXO 2:7 · EXO 6:23 · EXO 15:20 · LEV 18:9 · LEV 18:11 · LEV 18:12 · LEV 18:13 · LEV 18:18 · LEV 20:17 · LEV 20:17 · LEV 20:19 · LEV 20:19 · LEV 21:3 · NUM 6:7 · NUM 26:59 · DEU 27:22 · JOS 2:13 · JDG 15:2 · 2SA 13:1 · 2SA 13:2 · 2SA 13:4 · 2SA 13:5 · 2SA 13:6 · 2SA 13:11 · 2SA 13:20 · 2SA 13:22 · 2SA 13:32 · 2SA 17:25 · 1KI 11:19 · 1KI 11:19 · 1KI 11:20 · 2KI 11:2 · 1CH 1:39 · 1CH 2:16 · 1CH 3:9 · 1CH 3:19 · 1CH 4:3 · 1CH 4:19 · 1CH 7:15 · 1CH 7:18 · 1CH 7:30 · 1CH 7:32 · 2CH 22:11 · JOB 1:4 · JOB 42:11 · PRO 7:4 · SNG 8:8 · SNG 8:8 · JER 3:7 · JER 3:8 · JER 3:10 · EZK 16:45 · EZK 16:45 · EZK 16:46 · EZK 16:46 · EZK 16:48 · EZK 16:49 · EZK 16:51 · EZK 16:52 · EZK 16:52 · EZK 16:55 · EZK 16:56 · EZK 16:61 · EZK 22:11 · EZK 23:4 · EZK 23:11 · EZK 23:11 · EZK 23:18 · EZK 23:31 · EZK 23:32 · EZK 23:33 · EZK 44:25

Relatives

sister, cousin, niece, kinswoman, relative = female member of same family, clan, tribe, or ethnic group

GEN 24:59 · GEN 24:60 · NUM 25:18 · HOS 2:3

Titles | ≈ כַּלָּה

sister > friend = friendly and endearing way to address a woman

JOB 17:14 · SNG 4:9 · SNG 4:10 · SNG 4:12 · SNG 5:1 · SNG 5:2 · JER 22:18

Object Referents

Collocation: אִשָּׁה ... אֲחֹותָהּ

sister > another of the same = expression denoting a situation in which two people or objects that are regarded as feminine are involved in a reciprocal event

EXO 26:3 · EXO 26:3 · EXO 26:5 · EXO 26:6 · EXO 26:17 · EZK 1:9 · EZK 1:23 · EZK 3:13

¹ JOS 2:13 MT-K אחותי | MT-Q אַחְיֹותַי (no semantic difference) ² 1CH 2:16 · JOB 1:4 MT-K ואחיתיהם | MT-Q וְאַחְיֹותֵיהֶם (no semantic difference) ³ JOB 42:11 MT-K אחיתיו | MT-Q אַחְיֹותָיו (no semantic difference) ⁴ EZK 16:51 · NUM 25:18 NJPS "kinswoman" ⁵ SNG 4:9 "a metaphor, meant to express the intense feeling of relatedness and solidarity that has animated lovers in every age"

Enio R. Mueller

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אָחוֹת 114 n.f. sister sister

= beloved

symbol. of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem

fig. of intimate connection

another

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