Original Language Studio
Leviticus 21:3
“And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָחוֹתʼâchôwth · aw-khoth'
H269 · Hebrew
H269 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
- Derivation
- irregular feminine of H251 (אָח);
- KJV renderings
- (an-) other, sister, together.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- לַ — preposition
- אֲחֹת֤ — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 119 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:22Genesis 12:13Genesis 12:19Genesis 20:2Genesis 20:5
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 אָחוֹת 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.