1) 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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H269 — אָחוֹת
a.chot · sister · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 4:22 · וַֽאֲח֥וֹתAnd Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.Genesis 12:13 · אֲחֹ֣תִיSay, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.Genesis 12:19 · אֲחֹ֣תִיwhy saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.Genesis 20:2 · אֲחֹ֣תִיAnd Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.Genesis 20:5 · אֲחֹ֣תִיSaid he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.Genesis 20:12 · אֲחֹתִ֤יAnd moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:Genesis 24:30 · אֲחֹתוֹ֒ · אֲחֹתוֹ֙And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the 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 was standing by the camels at the fountain.Genesis 24:59 · אֲחֹתָ֖םAnd they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.Genesis 24:60 · אֲחֹתֵ֕נוּAnd they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.Genesis 25:20 · אֲח֛וֹתand Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.Genesis 26:7 · אֲחֹ֣תִיand the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.Genesis 26:9 · אֲחֹ֣תִיAnd Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her.Genesis 28:9 · אֲח֧וֹתand Esau went unto Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.Genesis 29:13 · אֲחֹת֗וֹAnd 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.Genesis 30:1 · בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּAnd when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.Genesis 30:8 · אֲחֹתִ֖יAnd Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.Genesis 34:13 · אֲחֹתָֽם׃And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,Genesis 34:14 · אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּand said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.Genesis 34:27 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.Genesis 34:31 · אֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ פAnd they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?Genesis 36:3 · אֲח֥וֹתand Basemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.Genesis 36:22 · וַאֲח֥וֹתAnd the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.Genesis 46:17 · אֲחֹתָ֑םAnd the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.Exodus 2:4 · אֲחֹת֖וֹAnd his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.Exodus 2:7 · אֲחֹתוֹ֮Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?Exodus 6:23 · אֲח֥וֹתAnd Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.Exodus 15:20 · אֲח֧וֹתAnd 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.Exodus 26:3 · אֲחֹתָ֑הּ · אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.Exodus 26:5 · אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; the loops shall be opposite one to another.Exodus 26:6 · אֲחֹתָהּ֙And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be one whole.Exodus 26:17 · אֲחֹתָ֑הּTwo tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.Leviticus 18:9 · אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.Leviticus 18:11 · אֲחוֹתְךָ֖The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.Leviticus 18:12 · אֲחוֹת־Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.Leviticus 18:13 · אֲחֽוֹת־Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.Leviticus 18:18 · אֲחֹתָ֖הּAnd thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.Leviticus 20:17 · אֲחֹת֡וֹ · אֲחֹת֛וֹAnd if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.Leviticus 20:19 · אֲח֧וֹת · וַאֲח֥וֹתAnd thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.Leviticus 21:3 · וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹand for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself.Numbers 6:7 · וּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹHe shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation unto God is upon his head.Numbers 25:18 · אֲחֹתָ֔םfor 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 the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.Numbers 26:59 · אֲחֹתָֽם׃And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.Deuteronomy 27:22 · אֲחֹת֔וֹCursed 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.Joshua 2:13 · אַחְיוֹתַ֔יand that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.Judges 15:2 · אֲחֹתָ֤הּAnd 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.2 Samuel 13:1 · אָח֥וֹתAnd 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.2 Samuel 13:2 · אֲחֹת֔וֹAnd Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her.2 Samuel 13:4 · אֲח֛וֹתAnd he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.2 Samuel 13:5 · אֲחוֹתִ֜יAnd Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.2 Samuel 13:6 · אֲחֹתִ֗יSo Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.2 Samuel 13:11 · אֲחוֹתִֽי׃And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.2 Samuel 13:20 · אֲחוֹתִ֤יAnd Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.2 Samuel 13:22 · אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פAnd Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.2 Samuel 13:32 · אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.2 Samuel 17:25 · אֲח֥וֹתAnd Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.1 Kings 11:19 · אֲח֣וֹת · אֲח֖וֹתAnd Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.1 Kings 11:20 · אֲח֣וֹתAnd the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.2 Kings 11:2 · אֲח֨וֹתBut Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;1 Chronicles 1:39 · וַאֲח֥וֹתAnd the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.1 Chronicles 2:16 · וְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶ֖םand their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.1 Chronicles 3:9 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃ פAll these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.1 Chronicles 3:19 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister;1 Chronicles 4:3 · אֲחוֹתָ֖םAnd these were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;1 Chronicles 4:19 · אֲח֣וֹתAnd the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.1 Chronicles 7:15 · אֲחֹתוֹ֙and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.1 Chronicles 7:18 · וַאֲחֹת֖וֹAnd his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.1 Chronicles 7:30 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.1 Chronicles 7:32 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.2 Chronicles 22:11 · אֲח֧וֹתBut Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the 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.Job 1:4 · אַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔םAnd his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they Sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.Job 17:14 · וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗יIf I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister;Job 42:11 · אַחְיוֹתָ֜יוThen came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.Proverbs 7:4 · אֲחֹ֣תִיSay unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:Song of Solomon 4:9 · אֲחֹתִ֣יThou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.Song of Solomon 4:10 · אֲחֹתִ֣יHow fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!Song of Solomon 4:12 · אֲחֹתִ֣יA garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.Song of Solomon 5:1 · אֲחֹתִ֣יI am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: 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.Song of Solomon 5:2 · אֲחֹתִ֤יI was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.Song of Solomon 8:8 · אָח֥וֹת · לַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּWe 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?Jeremiah 3:7 · אֲחוֹתָ֖הּAnd I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.Jeremiah 3:8 · אֲחוֹתָ֔הּAnd I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.Jeremiah 3:10 · אֲחוֹתָ֛הּAnd yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah.Jeremiah 22:18 · אָח֑וֹתTherefore thus saith Jehovah 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!Hosea 2:1 · וְלַאֲחֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םSay ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.