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Lexicon :: Strong's H269 - 'āḥôṯ

Aa
אָחוֹת
Transliteration
'āḥôṯ
Pronunciation
aw-khoth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Irregular f of אָח (H251)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 62c

Strong’s Definitions

אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth, aw-khoth'; irregular feminine of H251; a sister (used very widely [like H251 number H250, corrected to H251], literally and figuratively):—(an-) other, sister, together.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 114x

The KJV translates Strong's H269 in the following manner: sister(s) (106x), another (6x), together with (with H802) (1x), other (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 114x
The KJV translates Strong's H269 in the following manner: sister(s) (106x), another (6x), together with (with H802) (1x), other (1x).

  1. sister

    1. sister (same parents)

    2. half-sister (same father)

    3. relative

      1. (metaph) of Israel's and Judah"s relationship

    4. beloved

      1. bride

    5. (fig.) of intimate connection

    6. another

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth, aw-khoth'; irregular feminine of H251; a sister (used very widely [like H251 number H250, corrected to H251], literally and figuratively):—(an-) other, sister, together.
STRONGS H269: Abbreviations
אָחוֺת 114 noun feminine sister (Phoenician אחת, Aramaic אֲחָת aXtxo, Arabic أُخْتً, Assyrian aḫâtu, Dlw, Ethiopic እኀት፡ Sabean in proper name א־חתאמהו OsZMG 1865, 273) — absolute אָ׳ 2 Samuel 13:1 + (never with article); construct אֲחוֺת Genesis 4:22 +; suffix אֲחֹתִי (אֲחוֺתִי) Genesis 12:13 +, etc.; plural suffix אַחְוֺתַי (Qr אַחְיוֺתַי) Joshua 2:13; אֲחוֺתַיִח Ezekiel 16:51 (Qr; Kt אחותך) + 2 times (Co all אחיו׳); אַחֲיוֺתֵח Ezekiel 16:52 (Co ־תיך); אֲחוֺתֵח Ezekiel 16:52 (must be plural, but strike out Co); אַחְיֹתָיו Job 42:11; אֲחוֺתֵיכֶם Hosea 2:3; אַחְיֹתֵיהֶם 1 Chronicles 2:16; Job 1:4 —
1. sister Genesis 4:22; Genesis 12:13, 19; Genesis 20:2, 5, 12 (same father, different mother) so Leviticus 18:11 compare Ezekiel 22:11; Genesis 24:30 (twice in verse) +, Exodus 2:4, 7; Leviticus 18:9 (either parent same) so Deuteronomy 27:22; Numbers 6:7; 2 Samuel 13:1, 2, 4 +, Songs 8:8 (twice in verse); called upon, in mourning for dead Jeremiah 22:18;＝near relative Genesis 24:59, 60 (or because Laban prominent ? so Di); man of same nationality Numbers 25:18 compare Hosea 2:3.
2.＝beloved Songs 4:9, 10, 12; Songs 5:12 (4 times || כַּלָּה bride; phrase originally implying that marriage with half-sister — of same father — was allowed? compare NöZMG 1886, 150, & Genesis 20:12).
3. symbolic of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem Jeremiah 3:7, 8, 10; Ezekiel 16:45, 52 (twice in verse) (strike out Co) +, Ezekiel 23:4, 11 +.
4. figurative of intimate connectionאִמִּי וַאֲחֹתִי לָרִמָּה ⬩⬩⬩ קָרָאתִי Job 17:14; אֱמֹר לַחָכְמָה אֲחֹתִי אַתְּ Proverbs 7:4.
† 5. another, אִשָּׁה אֶל־אֲחֹתָהּ, of curtains of tabernacle Exodus 26:3 (twice in verse); Exodus 26:6; loops Exodus 26:5, tenons Exodus 26:17; of wings of living creatures, Ezekiel's vision Ezekiel 1:9, 23; Ezekiel 3:13; not of persons, but see רְעוּת.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:22; 4:22; 12:13; 12:13; 12:19; 20:2; 20:5; 20:12; 20:12; 24:30; 24:59; 24:60

Exodus

2:4; 2:7; 26:3; 26:5; 26:6; 26:17

Leviticus

18:9; 18:11

Numbers

6:7; 25:18

Deuteronomy

27:22

Joshua

2:13

2 Samuel

13:1; 13:1; 13:2; 13:4

1 Chronicles

2:16

Job

1:4; 17:14; 42:11

Proverbs

7:4

Song of Songs

4:9; 4:10; 4:12; 5:12; 8:8

Jeremiah

3:7; 3:8; 3:10; 22:18

Ezekiel

1:9; 1:23; 3:13; 16:45; 16:51; 16:52; 16:52; 16:52; 22:11; 23:4; 23:11

Hosea

2:3; 2:3

H269

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Strong's Number H269 matches the Hebrew אָחוֹת ('āḥôṯ),
which occurs 119 times in 104 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (2Sa 13:11–Eze 23:31)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:11 - But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, “Come to bed with me, my darling sister.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:20 - Her brother Absalom saw her and asked, “Is it true that Amnon has been with you? Well, my sister, keep quiet for now, since he’s your brother. Don’t you worry about it.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in her brother Absalom’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - But just then Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimea, arrived and said, “No, don’t believe that all the king’s sons have been killed! It was only Amnon! Absalom has been plotting this ever since Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:25 - Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. (Amasa was Joab’s cousin. His father was Jether,[fn] an Ishmaelite.[fn] His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab’s mother, Zeruiah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:19 - Pharaoh grew very fond of Hadad, and he gave him his wife’s sister in marriage—the sister of Queen Tahpenes.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:20 - She bore him a son named Genubath. Tahpenes raised him[fn] in Pharaoh’s palace among Pharaoh’s own sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:2 - But Ahaziah’s sister Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram,[fn] took Ahaziah’s infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king’s children, who were about to be killed. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, so the child was not murdered.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:39 - The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam.[fn] Lotan’s sister was named Timna.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:9 - These were the sons of David, not including his sons born to his concubines. Their sister was named Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:19 - The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. (Their sister was Shelomith.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:3 - The descendants of[fn] Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, their sister Hazzelelponi,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:19 - Hodiah’s wife was the sister of Naham. One of her sons was the father of Keilah the Garmite, and another was the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:15 - Makir found wives for[fn] Huppim and Shuppim. Makir had a sister named Maacah. One of his descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:18 - Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:30 - The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:32 - The sons of Heber were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. They had a sister named Shua.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:11 - But Ahaziah’s sister Jehosheba,[fn] the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah’s infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king’s children, who were about to be killed. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom. In this way, Jehosheba, wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, hid the child so that Athaliah could not murder him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:4 - Job’s sons would take turns preparing feasts in their homes, and they would also invite their three sisters to celebrate with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:14 - What if I call the grave my father,
and the maggot my mother or my sister?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:11 - Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the LORD had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money[fn] and a gold ring.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Love wisdom like a sister;
make insight a beloved member of your family.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:9 - You have captured my heart,
my treasure,[fn] my bride.
You hold it hostage with one glance of your eyes,
with a single jewel of your necklace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 - Your love delights me,
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:12 - You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride,
a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - Young Man
I have entered my garden, my treasure,[fn] my bride!
I gather myrrh with my spices
and eat honeycomb with my honey.
I drink wine with my milk.

Young Women of Jerusalem
Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink!
Yes, drink deeply of your love!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2 - Young Woman
I slept, but my heart was awake,
when I heard my lover knocking and calling:
“Open to me, my treasure, my darling,
my dove, my perfect one.
My head is drenched with dew,
my hair with the dampness of the night.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:8 - We have a little sister
too young to have breasts.
What will we do for our sister
if someone asks to marry her?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:7 - I thought, ‘After she has done all this, she will return to me.’ But she did not return, and her faithless sister Judah saw this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:10 - But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 - Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah:
“The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another,
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
His subjects will not mourn for him, crying,
‘Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:9 - The wings of each living being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight forward in any direction without turning around.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23 - Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others’ wings, and each had two wings covering its body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:13 - It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:45

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:45 - For your mother loathed her husband and her children, and so do you. And you are exactly like your sisters, for they despised their husbands and their children. Truly your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:46

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:46 - “Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters in the north. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:48

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:48 - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, Sodom and her daughters were never as wicked as you and your daughters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - Sodom’s sins were pride, gluttony, and laziness, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:51

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:51 - “Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more detestable things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:52

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:52 - Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:55

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:55 - Yes, your sisters, Sodom and Samaria, and all their people will be restored, and at that time you also will be restored.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56 - In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:61

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:61 - Then you will remember with shame all the evil you have done. I will make your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, to be your daughters, even though they are not part of our covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:11 - Within your walls live men who commit adultery with their neighbors’ wives, who defile their daughters-in-law, or who rape their own sisters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:4 - The older girl was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. I married them, and they bore me sons and daughters. I am speaking of Samaria and Jerusalem, for Oholah is Samaria and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:11 - “Yet even though Oholibah saw what had happened to Oholah, her sister, she followed right in her footsteps. And she was even more depraved, abandoning herself to her lust and prostitution.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:18 - “In the same way, I became disgusted with Oholibah and rejected her, just as I had rejected her sister, because she flaunted herself before them and gave herself to satisfy their lusts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:31 - Because you have followed in your sister’s footsteps, I will force you to drink the same cup of terror she drank.

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