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Lexicon :: Strong's H251 - 'āḥ

Aa
אָח
Transliteration
'āḥ
Pronunciation
awkh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive word
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TWOT Reference: 62a

Strong’s Definitions

אָח ʼâch, awkh; a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]):—another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 629x

The KJV translates Strong's H251 in the following manner: brethren (332x), brother (269x), another (23x), brotherly (1x), kindred (1x), like (1x), another (1x), other (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 629x
The KJV translates Strong's H251 in the following manner: brethren (332x), brother (269x), another (23x), brotherly (1x), kindred (1x), like (1x), another (1x), other (1x).

  1. brother

    1. brother of same parents

    2. half-brother (same father)

    3. relative, kinship, same tribe

    4. each to the other (reciprocal relationship)

    5. (fig.) of resemblance

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָח ʼâch, awkh; a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]):—another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
STRONGS H251: Abbreviations
I. אָח 630 noun masculine brother (Phoenician אח, Arabic أَخ (construct أَخُو etc.), Sabean אחֿ (suffix אחֿיהו) CISiv. 1, 17 and 24 and others, Ethiopic እኀው፡ Assyrian aḫu compare DlW, Aramaic אַח, axoAf ; Palmyreme, Nabataean suffix אחוהי, אחיה); — absolute אָח Genesis 24:29 + (Ezekiel 18:10 strike out Co compare Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate; Ew Sm אַח; Dl BaEz x defends as＝one compare Assyrian aḫu) never with article; construct אֲחִי Genesis 10:21 +; suffix אָחִי Genesis 4:9 +; אָחִיךָ Genesis 4:9 +; אָחִיו Genesis 4:2 +; אָחִיהוּ Jeremiah 34:9 + 3 times etc.; plural אַחִים Genesis 13:8 +; so read Hosea 13:15 see DeCompl. Var. 23 compare below אָחוּ; construct אֲחֵי Numbers 27:10 +; suffix אַחַי Genesis 19:7 +; אֶחָ֑י 1 Samuel 20:29 + (but 1 Samuel 30:23 Greek Version of the LXX We אַחֲרֵי for אֶחָ֑י את); אַחֶיךָ Genesis 37:13 +; אֶחָיו Genesis 44:14 —
1. brother, born of same mother (& father) Genesis 4:2, 8, 9, 10, 11; Genesis 27:6, 11; Genesis 44:20; Genesis 49:5; compare Genesis 28:2; Genesis 29:10 (twice in verse) + Exodus 4:14 + often; also of half-brother Genesis 20:5, 13, 16 (on pa-rentage compare Genesis 20:12) Genesis 37:2, 4, 5 +, 2 Samuel 13:4, 7, 8 +.
2. indefinite＝relative; Lot, of Abraham Genesis 13:8; Genesis 14:12, 14, 16; Jacob, of Laban Genesis 29:12, 15 (nephew); hence of kinship in wider sense; member of same tribe Numbers 16:10; Numbers 18:2, 6; 2 Samuel 19:13; of same people Exodus 2:11 (twice in verse); Exodus 4:18; Deuteronomy 15:12; Judges 14:3; Isaiah 66:20; Nehemiah 5:1, 5, 8 see especially Leviticus 19:17 compare Leviticus 19:18 (extended to include sojourner גֵּר Leviticus 19:34); of Israel & Judah 2 Samuel 19:42; Israel & Edom Numbers 20:14; compare of Ishmael Genesis 16:12; Genesis 25:18; of friend 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Kings 9:13; 1 Kings 20:32, 33 of allies בְּרִית א׳ Amos 1:9.
3. figurative of resemblance Job 30:29 אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים (|| רֵעַ לִבְנוֺת יַעֲנָה i.e. by reason of his crying, compare Di; Proverbs 18:9 מַשְׁחִית לְבַעַל הוּא אָח בִּמְלַאכְתּוֺ מִתְרַפֶּה.
4. in phrase one... another אִישׁ אָחִיו Genesis 9:5; Joel 2:8; Ze Joel 7:10; אִישׁ ֗֗֗ אָחִיו Genesis 13:11 + 25 times + Exodus 32:27 (where also same phrase with רֵעֵהוּ & קְרֹבוֺ — see these words — & also אִישׁ, אֶחָד; for development of idiom compare Deuteronomy 15:2; Isaiah 19:2; Jeremiah 34:14 (compare Jeremiah 34:15) Jeremiah 34:17 Ezekiel 38:21; Haggai 2:22; usually of men; of faces of golden cherubim Exodus 25:20; Exodus 37:9; of scales of crocodile Job 41:9. (H254 אָח fire-pot)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:2; 4:2; 4:8; 4:9; 4:9; 4:9; 4:10; 4:11; 9:5; 10:21; 13:8; 13:8; 13:11; 14:12; 14:14; 14:16; 16:12; 19:7; 20:5; 20:12; 20:13; 20:16; 24:29; 25:18; 27:6; 27:11; 28:2; 29:10; 29:12; 29:15; 37:2; 37:4; 37:5; 37:13; 44:14; 44:20; 49:5

Exodus

2:11; 4:14; 4:18; 25:20; 32:27; 37:9

Leviticus

19:17; 19:18; 19:34

Numbers

16:10; 18:2; 18:6; 20:14; 27:10

Deuteronomy

15:2; 15:12

Judges

14:3

1 Samuel

20:29; 30:23

2 Samuel

1:26; 13:4; 13:7; 13:8; 19:13; 19:42

1 Kings

9:13; 20:32; 20:33

Nehemiah

5:1; 5:5; 5:8

Job

30:29; 41:9

Proverbs

18:9

Isaiah

19:2; 66:20

Jeremiah

34:9; 34:14; 34:15; 34:17

Ezekiel

18:10; 38:21

Hosea

13:15

Joel

2:8

Amos

1:9

Haggai

2:22

H251

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Strong's Number H251 matches the Hebrew אָח ('āḥ),
which occurs 630 times in 572 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 9 / 12 (1Ch 24:25–2Ch 28:11)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:25 - The brother H251 of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:31 - These likewise cast lots over against their brethren H251 the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their H251 younger brethren. H251

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:7 - So the number of them, with their brethren H251 that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:9 - Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren H251 and sons were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:10 - The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:11 - The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:12 - The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:13 - The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:14 - The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:15 - The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:16 - The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:17 - The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:18 - The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:19 - The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20 - The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:21 - The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:22 - The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:23 - The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:24 - The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:25 - The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:26 - The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:27 - The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:28 - The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:29 - The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30 - The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:31 - The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, H251 were twelve.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:7 - The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren H251 were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8 - All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, H251 able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:9 - And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, H251 strong men, eighteen.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:11 - Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren H251 of Hosah were thirteen.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12 - Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, H251 to minister in the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:22 - The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, H251 which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:25 - And his brethren H251 by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - Which Shelomith and his brethren H251 were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:28 - And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren. H251

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:30 - And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, H251 men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32 - And his brethren, H251 men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:7 - The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother H251 of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:18 - Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren H251 of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:2 - Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, H251 and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:12 - Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, H251 being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:4 - Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: H251 return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:22 - And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: H251 for he thought to make him king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:10 - And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren H251 that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: H251 this do, and ye shall not trespass.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:2 - And he had brethren H251 the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:4 - Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren H251 with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:13 - But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren H251 of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:8 - And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren H251 of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:8 - And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren H251 two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:11 - Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: H251 for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.

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