אֵם
em
“mother”
Definition
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
a primitive word;
- mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
אֵם appears 188 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
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Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.
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