אָחוֹת

a.chotNoun (Feminine)H0269

sister

From: irregular feminine of H251 (אָח);

Short Definition

a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. sister 1a) sister (same parents) 1b) half-sister (same father) 1c) relative 1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship 1d) beloved 1d1) bride 1e) (fig.) of intimate connection 1f) another

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

103 times

Appears 103 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
23
Ezk
20
1 Chronicles
10
2 Samuel
10
Exodus
8

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:39
  • 2 Samuel 13:20
  • Ezk 16:52
  • Genesis 24:60
  • Jeremiah 3:10

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.