Original Language Studio
Nehemiah 11:13
“And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָחʼâch · awkh
H251 · Hebrew
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
- אֶחָי — common noun, masculine, plural, construct
- ו֙ — 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.