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אָח

achbrother: male-siblingHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine629 occurrences33 books571 verses

Definition

a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1])
Traditional renderings: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

629 total
  1. Genesis 4:2אָחִ֖יו · to [Cain’s] brother
    Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
  2. Genesis 4:8אָחִ֑יו · his brother; אָחִ֖יו · his brother
    Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
  3. Genesis 4:9אָחִ֑יךָ · [is] your brother; אָחִ֖י · my brother’s
    And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
  4. Genesis 4:10אָחִ֔יךָ · of your brother’s
    “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
  5. Genesis 4:11אָחִ֖יךָ · your brother’s
    Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
  6. Genesis 4:21אָחִ֖יו · And his brother’s
    And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
  7. Genesis 9:5אָחִ֔יו
    And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
  8. Genesis 9:22אֶחָ֖יו · brothers
    And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
  9. Genesis 9:25לְאֶחָֽיו׃ · to his brothers
    …he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
  10. Genesis 10:21אֲחִ֖י · brother
    And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
  11. Genesis 10:25אָחִ֖יו · and his brother
    Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
  12. Genesis 12:5אָחִ֗יו
    And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
  13. Genesis 13:8אַחִ֖ים · are kinsmen
    So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen.
  14. Genesis 13:11אָחִֽיו׃
    So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.
  15. Genesis 14:12אֲחִ֥י
    They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.
  16. Genesis 14:13אֲחִ֤י · a brother; וַאֲחִ֣י · [and]
    Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
  17. Genesis 14:14אָחִ֑יו · his relative
    And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
  18. Genesis 14:16אָחִ֤יו · his relative
    He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
  19. Genesis 16:12אֶחָ֖יו · his brothers
    He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
  20. Genesis 19:7אַחַ֖י · my brothers
    “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!
  21. Genesis 20:5אָחִ֣י · is my brother
    Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
  22. Genesis 20:13אָחִ֥י · my brother
    So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
  23. Genesis 20:16לְאָחִ֔יךְ · your brother
    And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
  24. Genesis 22:20אָחִֽיךָ׃ · to your brother
    Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
  25. Genesis 22:21אָחִ֑יו · his brother
    Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
  26. Genesis 22:23אֲחִ֥י · brother
    And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
  27. Genesis 24:15אֲחִ֣י · brother
    Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
  28. Genesis 24:27אֲחֵ֥י · relatives
    …saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
  29. Genesis 24:29אָ֖ח · had a brother
    Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring.
  30. Genesis 24:48אֲחִ֥י · brother
    Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
  31. Genesis 24:53לְאָחִ֖יהָ · to her brother
    Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
  32. Genesis 24:55אָחִ֙יהָ֙ · But her brother
    But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
  33. Genesis 25:18אֶחָ֖יו · their brothers
    Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
  34. Genesis 25:26אָחִ֗יו · his brother
    After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
  35. Genesis 26:31לְאָחִ֑יו · other
    And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.
  36. Genesis 27:6אָחִ֖יךָ · your brother
    Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau,
  37. Genesis 27:11אָחִי֙ · my brother
    Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.
  38. Genesis 27:23אָחִ֖יו · of his brother
    Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.
  39. Genesis 27:29לְאַחֶ֔יךָ · of your brothers
    May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
  40. Genesis 27:30אָחִ֔יו · his brother
    As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
  41. Genesis 27:35אָחִ֖יךָ · Your brother
    But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
  42. Genesis 27:37אֶחָ֗יו · his relatives
    But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
  43. Genesis 27:40אָחִ֖יךָ · your brother
    You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
  44. Genesis 27:41אָחִֽי׃ · my brother
    Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
  45. Genesis 27:42אָחִ֔יךָ · your brother
    When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
  46. Genesis 27:43אָחִ֖י · my brother
    So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
  47. Genesis 27:44אָחִֽיךָ׃ · your brother’s
    Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides—