Original Language Studio
1 Chronicles 26:32
“And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H251 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
- Derivation
- a primitive word;
- KJV renderings
- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- אֶחָ֣י — common noun, masculine, plural, construct
- ו — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 630 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:2Genesis 4:8Genesis 4:8Genesis 4:9Genesis 4:9
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָח here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.