Original Language Studio
2 Samuel 19:13
“And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.” (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
- אַחַ֣ — common noun, masculine, plural, construct
- י — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, 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.