אָחוֹת
a.chot
“sister”
Definition
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
irregular feminine of H251 (אָח);
- 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
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
אָחוֹת appears 103 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.”So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
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And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,“Our sister, may you become the motherof thousands upon thousands.May your offspring possessthe gates of their enemies.”
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
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