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Job 6:15

“My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אָחʼâch · awkh
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: אַ֭חַ — common noun, masculine, plural, construct
י — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
Code HNcmpc/Sp1cs
Usage: Occurs 630 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:2 Genesis 4:8 Genesis 4:8 Genesis 4:9 Genesis 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.

Verse 14 Verse 16

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.