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H517 אֵם (ʼêm) ame
Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

mother

Strong's Definition

a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))

Derivation: a primitive word;

KJV Usage: dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

TWOT Reference: 115a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) mother
1a) of humans
1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)
1c) of animals
2) point of departure or division

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֵם êm BDB Definition: 1) mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborahs relationship to the people (figuratively) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive word Same Word by TWOT Number: 115a Total KJV Occurrences: 220

Bible Occurrences (195)

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