Strong's Lexicon

H269

H269 — אָחוֹת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewachowthnoun femOccurrences: 119TWOT: 62c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H269
Word:אָחוֹת
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:irregular feminine of H251
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:119
Transliteration:achowth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:aw-khoth'
Meaning:1. a sister (used very widely (like H0250), literally and figuratively)
KJV Renderings:(an-)other, sister, together.

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אָחוֺת114 noun feminine sister (Phoenician אחת, Aramaic אֲחָת [untranscribed source text 142], Arabic [untranscribed source text 143], Assyrian a—âtu , Dlw, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 144] Sabean in proper name אחֿתאמהו OsZMG 1865, 273) — absolute ׳ אָ 2Sam 13:1 + (never with article); construct אֲחוֺת Gen 4:22 +; suffix אֲחֹתִי (אֲחוֺתִי) Gen 12:13 +, etc.; plural suffix אַחְוֺתַי ( Qr אַחְיוֺתַי) Josh 2:13 אֲחוֺתַיִח Ezek 16:51 ( Qr ; Kt אחותך) + 2 t. (Co all ׳ אחיו); אַחֲיוֺתֵח Ezek 16:52 ( Co תֿיך); אֲחוֺתֵח Ezek 16:52 (must be plural, but strike out Co); אַחְיֹתָיו Job 42:11 אֲחוֺתֵיכֶם Hos 2:3 אַחְיֹתֵיהֶם 1Chr 2:16; Job 1:4 —

1. sister Gen 4:22; Gen 12:13; Gen 12:19; Gen 20:2; Gen 20:5; Gen 20:12 (same father, different mother) so Lev 18:11 compare Ezek 22:11; Gen 24:30 (twice in verse) +, Exod 2:4; Exod 2:7; Lev 18:9 (either parent same) so Deut 27:22; Num 6:7; 2Sam 13:1; 2Sam 13:2; 2Sam 13:4 +, Song 8:8 (twice in verse); called upon, in mourning for dead Jer 22:18 = near relative Gen 24:59; Gen 24:60 (or because Laban prominent ? so Di); /man of same nationality Num 25:18 compare Hos 2:3.
2. = beloved Song 4:9; Song 4:10; Song 4:12; Song 5:12 (4 t. || כַּלָּה bride; phrase originally implying that marriage with half-sister — of same father — was allowed? compare NöZMG 1886, 150 & Gen 20:12).
3. symbolic of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem Jer 3:7; Jer 3:8; Jer 3:10; Ezek 16:45; Ezek 16:52 (twice in verse) (strike out Co) +, Ezek 23:4; Ezek 23:11 +.
4. figurative of intimate connection קָרָאתִי ֗֗֗ אִמִּי וַאֲחֹתִי לָרִמָּה Job 17:14 אֱמֹר לַחָכְמָה אֲחֹתִי אַתְּ Prov 7:4.
5.. another, אִשָּׁה אֶלאֲֿחֹתָהּ, of curtains of tabernacle Exod 26:3 (twice in verse); Exod 26:6 loops Exod 26:5, tenons Exod 26:17 of wings of living creatures, Ezekiel's vision Ezek 1:9; Ezek 1:23; Ezek 3:13 not of persons, but see רְעוּת .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אחות (ah-ghoth’)

Genesis 4:22

KJV: And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah.instructer: Heb. whetter
EHCC: and the sister of Tubal-cain (was)

Genesis 12:13

KJV: Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
EHCC: Say, 1 pray thee, thou (art) my sister:

Genesis 20:2

KJV: And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
EHCC: said of Sarah his wife, She (is) my sister:

Genesis 24:30

KJV: And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
EHCC: bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when

Genesis 25:20

KJV: And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan–aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
EHCC: the sister to Laban the Syrian.

Genesis 26:7

KJV: And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
EHCC: he said, She (is) Kd sister:

Genesis 28:9

KJV: Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.Mahalath: or, Bashemath
EHCC: the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Genesis 29:13

KJV: And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.tidings: Heb. hearing
EHCC: heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son,

Genesis 30:1

KJV: And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
EHCC: Rachel envied her sister ;

Genesis 34:13

KJV: And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
EHCC: he had defiled Dinah their sister:

Genesis 36:3

KJV: And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.Bashemath: or, Mahalath
EHCC: Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

Genesis 46:17

KJV: And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
EHCC: Isui, and Beriah, and their sister:

Exodus 2:4

KJV: And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
EHCC: his sister stood afar off,

Exodus 6:23

KJV: And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
EHCC: sister of Naashon, to wife;

Exodus 15:20

KJV: And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
EHCC: the rophetess, the sister of Aaron,

Exodus 26:3

KJV: The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
EHCC: coupled together one to another ;

Numbers 6:7

KJV: He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.consecration: Heb. separation
EHCC: for his brother, or for 5 sister,

Numbers 25:18

KJV: For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
EHCC: daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister,

Numbers 96:59

EHCC: Miriam their sister.

Deuteronomy 27:22

KJV: Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
EHCC: Cursed (be) he that lieth with his sister,

Joshua 2:13

KJV: And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
EHCC: my brethren, and my sisters,

Judges 15:2

KJV: And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.take…: Heb. let her be thine
EHCC: (is) not her younger sister fairer

2 Samuel 13:1

KJV: And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
EHCC: Absalom the son of David had a fair sister

2 Samuel 17:25

KJV: And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.Ithra an Israelite: or, Jether an IshmaeliteAbigail: Heb. AbigalNahash: or, Jesse
EHCC: sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.

1 Kings 11:19

KJV: And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
EHCC: gave him to wife the sister of his own

2 Kings 11:2

KJV: But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.Jehosheba: also called, JehoshabeathJoash: also called, Jehoash
EHCC: sister of Ahaziah, took Joash

1 Chronicles 1:39

KJV: And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.Homam: or, Hemam
EHCC: and Timna (was) Lotan’s sister.

1 Chronicles 2:16

KJV: Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
EHCC: Whose sisters (were) Zeruiah, and Abigail.

1 Chronicles 3:9

KJV: These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
EHCC: Tamar their sister.

1 Chronicles 4:8

KJV: And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
EHCC: the name of their sister (was) Hazelelponi: [

1 Chronicles 7:15

KJV: And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
EHCC: whose sister's name (was) Maachah ;

2 Chronicles 22:11

KJV: But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba
EHCC: for she was the sister of Ahaziah,

2 Chronicles 17:14

KJV: And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.
EHCC: art) my mother, my sister.

Proverbs 7:4

KJV: Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
EHCC: Say unto wisdom, Thou (art) my sister ;

Song of Songs 4:9

KJV: Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.ravished: or, taken away
EHCC: Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister,

Song of Songs 5:1

KJV: I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.yea…: or, and be drunken with loves
EHCC: Tam come into my garden, my sister,

Song of Songs 8:8

KJV: We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
EHCC: We have a little sister,

Jeremiah 3:7

KJV: And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
EHCC: her treacherous sister Judah saw (it).

Jeremiah 22:18

KJV: Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
EHCC: Ah my brother ! or, Ah sister /

Ezekiel 1:9

KJV: Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
EHCC: Their wings (were) joined one to another;

Ezekiel 3:13

KJV: I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.touched: Heb. kissed
EHCC: living creatures that touched one another,

Ezekiel 16:45

KJV: Thou art thy mother’s daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
EHCC: and thou (art) the sister of thy sisters,

Ezekiel 22:11

KJV: And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.one: or, every oneanother: or, every onelewdly: or, by lewdness
EHCC: another in thee hath humbled his sister,

Ezekiel 28:4

KJV: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
EHCC: Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister:

Ezekiel 44:25

KJV: And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
EHCC: for sister that hath hed no husband,

Hosea 2:1

KJV: Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ru–hamah.Ammi: that is, My peopleRu–hamah: that is, Having obtained mercy
EHCC: (3).and to your sisters, Rubamah.
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