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, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain is Naamah.Genesis 12:13 · אֲחֹ֣תִיsay, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.’Genesis 12:19 · אֲחֹ֣תִיWhy hast thou said, She is my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.’Genesis 20:2 · אֲחֹ֣תִיand Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, ‘She is my sister;’ and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.Genesis 20:5 · אֲחֹ֣תִיhath not he himself said to me, She is my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He is my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.’Genesis 20:12 · אֲחֹתִ֤יand also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;Genesis 24:30 · אֲחֹתוֹ֒ · אֲחֹתוֹ֙yea, it cometh to pass, when he seeth the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heareth the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, ‘Thus hath the man spoken unto me,’ that he cometh in unto the man, and lo, he is standing by the camels by the fountain.Genesis 24:59 · אֲחֹתָ֖םAnd they send away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men;Genesis 24:60 · אֲחֹתֵ֕נוּand they bless Rebekah, and say to her, ‘Thou art our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and thy seed doth possess the gate of those hating it.’Genesis 25:20 · אֲח֛וֹתand Isaac is a son of forty years in his taking Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean, from Padan-Aram, sister of Laban the Aramaean, to him for a wife.Genesis 26:7 · אֲחֹ֣תִיand men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, ‘She is my sister:’ for he hath been afraid to say, ‘My wife—lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she is of good appearance.’Genesis 26:9 · אֲחֹ֣תִיAnd Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and saith, ‘Lo, she is surely thy wife; and how hast thou said, She is my sister?’ and Isaac saith unto him, ‘Because I said, Lest I die for her.’Genesis 28:9 · אֲח֧וֹתand Esau goeth unto Ishmael, and taketh Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, sister of Nebajoth, unto his wives, to himself, for a wife.Genesis 29:13 · אֲחֹת֗וֹAnd it cometh to pass, when Laban heareth the report of Jacob his sister’s son, that he runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him in unto his house; and he recounteth to Laban all these things,Genesis 30:1 · בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּAnd Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, ‘Give me sons, and if there is none—I die.’Genesis 30:8 · אֲחֹתִ֖יand Rachel saith, ‘With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, yea, I have prevailed;’ and she calleth his name Napthali.Genesis 34:13 · אֲחֹתָֽם׃And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),Genesis 34:14 · אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּand say unto them, ‘We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it is a reproach to us.Genesis 34:27 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃Jacob’s sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;Genesis 34:31 · אֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ פAnd they say, ‘As a harlot doth he make our sister?’Genesis 36:3 · אֲח֥וֹתand Bashemath daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebajoth.Genesis 36:22 · וַאֲח֥וֹתAnd the sons of Lotan are Hori and Heman; and a sister of Lotan is Timna.Genesis 46:17 · אֲחֹתָ֑םAnd sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.Exodus 2:4 · אֲחֹת֖וֹand his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.Exodus 2:7 · אֲחֹתוֹ֮And his sister saith unto the daughter of Pharaoh, ‘Do I go? when I have called for thee a suckling woman of the Hebrews, then she doth suckle the lad for thee;’Exodus 6:23 · אֲח֥וֹתAnd Aaron taketh Elisheba daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.Exodus 15:20 · אֲח֧וֹתAnd Miriam the inspired one, sister of Aaron, taketh the timbrel in her hand, and all the women go out after her, with timbrels and with choruses;Exodus 26:3 · אֲחֹתָ֑הּ · אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃five of the curtains are joining one unto another, and five curtains are joining one to another.Exodus 26:5 · אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃fifty loops thou dost make in the one curtain, and fifty loops thou dost make in the edge of the curtain which is in the joining of the second, causing the loops to take hold one unto another;Exodus 26:6 · אֲחֹתָהּ֙and thou hast made fifty hooks of gold, and hast joined the curtains one to another by the hooks, and the tabernacle hath been one.Exodus 26:17 · אֲחֹתָ֑הּtwo handles are to the one board, joined one unto another; so thou dost make for all the boards of the tabernacle;Leviticus 18:9 · אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤‘The nakedness of thy sister, daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born without; thou dost not uncover their nakedness.Leviticus 18:11 · אֲחוֹתְךָ֖The nakedness of a daughter of thy father’s wife, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.Leviticus 18:12 · אֲחוֹת־The nakedness of a sister of thy father thou dost not uncover; she is a relation of thy father.Leviticus 18:13 · אֲחֽוֹת־The nakedness of thy mother’s sister thou dost not uncover; for she is thy mother’s relation.Leviticus 18:18 · אֲחֹתָ֖הּ‘And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.Leviticus 20:17 · אֲחֹת֡וֹ · אֲחֹת֛וֹ‘And a man who taketh his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he hath seen her nakedness, and she seeth his nakedness: it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; the nakedness of his sister he hath uncovered; his iniquity he beareth.Leviticus 20:19 · אֲח֧וֹת · וַאֲח֥וֹת‘And the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, and of thy father’s sister, thou dost not uncover; because his relation he hath made bare; their iniquity they bear.Leviticus 21:3 · וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹand for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.Numbers 6:7 · וּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹfor his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister—he is not unclean for them at their death, for the separation of his God is on his head;Numbers 25:18 · אֲחֹתָ֔םfor they are adversaries to you with their frauds, with which they have acted fraudulently to you, concerning the matter of Peor, and concerning the matter of Cozbi, daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who is smitten in the day of the plague for the matter of Peor.’Numbers 26:59 · אֲחֹתָֽם׃and the name of Amram’s wife is Jochebed, daughter of Levi, whom one hath born to Levi in Egypt; and she beareth to Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister.Deuteronomy 27:22 · אֲחֹת֔וֹCursed is he who is lying with his sister, daughter of his father, or daughter of his mother,—and all the people have said, Amen.Joshua 2:13 · אַחְיוֹתַ֔יand have kept alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and have delivered our souls from death.’Judges 15:2 · אֲחֹתָ֤הּand her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister—the young one—better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.’2 Samuel 13:1 · אָח֥וֹתAnd it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name is Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.2 Samuel 13:2 · אֲחֹת֔וֹAnd Amnon hath distress—even to become sick, because of Tamar his sister, for she is a virgin, and it is hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.2 Samuel 13:4 · אֲח֛וֹתand saith to him, ‘Wherefore art thou thus lean, O king’s son, morning by morning? dost thou not declare to me?’ And Amnon saith to him, ‘Tamar—sister of Absalom my brother—I am loving.’2 Samuel 13:5 · אֲחוֹתִ֜יAnd Jonadab saith to him, ‘Lie down on thy couch, and feign thyself sick, and thy father hath come in to see thee, and thou hast said unto him, ‘Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come in and give me bread to eat; and she hath made the food before mine eyes so that I see it, and have eaten from her hand.’2 Samuel 13:6 · אֲחֹתִ֗יAnd Amnon lieth down, and feigneth himself sick, and the king cometh in to see him, and Amnon saith unto the king, ‘Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and she maketh before mine eyes two cakes, and I eat from her hand.’2 Samuel 13:11 · אֲחוֹתִֽי׃and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, ‘Come, lie with me, my sister.’2 Samuel 13:20 · אֲחוֹתִ֤יand Absalom her brother saith unto her, ‘Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, keep silent, he is thy brother; set not thy heart to this thing;’ and Tamar dwelleth—but desolate—in the house of Absalom her brother.2 Samuel 13:22 · אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פand Absalom hath not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because that he humbled Tamar his sister.2 Samuel 13:32 · אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answereth and saith, ‘Let not my lord say, The whole of the young men, the sons of the king, they have put to death; for Amnon alone is dead, for by the command of Absalom it hath been appointed from the day of his humbling Tamar his sister;2 Samuel 17:25 · אֲח֥וֹתand Amasa hath Absalom set instead of Joab over the host, and Amasa is a man’s son whose name is Ithra the Israelite who hath gone in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab;1 Kings 11:19 · אֲח֣וֹת · אֲח֖וֹתAnd Hadad findeth grace in the eyes of Pharaoh exceedingly, and he giveth to him a wife, the sister of his own wife, sister of Tahpenes the mistress;1 Kings 11:20 · אֲח֣וֹתand the sister of Tahpenes beareth to him Genubath his son, and Tahpenes weaneth him within the house of Pharaoh, and Genubath is in the house of Pharaoh in the midst of the sons of Pharaoh.2 Kings 11:2 · אֲח֨וֹתand Jehosheba daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, taketh Joash son of Ahaziah, and stealeth him out of the midst of the sons of the king who are put to death, him and his nurse, in the inner part of the bed-chambers, and they hide him from the presence of Athaliah, and he hath not been put to death,1 Chronicles 1:39 · וַאֲח֥וֹתAnd sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam, and sister of Lotan is Timna.1 Chronicles 2:16 · וְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶ֖םand their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. And sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asah-El—three.1 Chronicles 3:9 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃ פAll are sons of David, apart from sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.1 Chronicles 3:19 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃And sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei. And sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister,1 Chronicles 4:3 · אֲחוֹתָ֖םAnd these are of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister is Hazzelelponi,1 Chronicles 4:19 · אֲח֣וֹתand sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.1 Chronicles 7:15 · אֲחֹתוֹ֙And Machir took wives for Huppim and for Shuppim, and the name of the one is Maachah, and the name of the second Zelophehad, and Zelophehad hath daughters.1 Chronicles 7:18 · וַאֲחֹת֖וֹAnd his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.1 Chronicles 7:30 · אֲחוֹתָֽם׃Son of Asher: Imnah, and Ishve, 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 · אֲח֧וֹתAnd Jehoshabeath daughter of the king taketh Joash son of Ahaziah, and stealeth him from the midst of the sons of the king who are put to death, and putteth him and his nurse into the inner part of the bed-chambers, and Jehoshabeath daughter of king Jehoram, wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she hath been sister of Ahaziah, hideth him from the face of Athaliah, and she hath not put him to death.Job 1:4 · אַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔םAnd his sons have gone and made a banquet—the house of each in his day—and have sent and called to their three sisters to eat and to drink with them;Job 17:14 · וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗יTo corruption I have called:—‘Thou art my father.’ ‘My mother’ and ‘my sister’—to the worm.Job 42:11 · אַחְיוֹתָ֜יוAnd come unto him do all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they eat bread with him in his house, and bemoan him, and comfort him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him, and they gave to him each one kesitah, and each one ring of gold.Proverbs 7:4 · אֲחֹ֣תִיSay to wisdom, ‘My sister Thou art.’ And cry to understanding, ‘Kinswoman!’Song of Solomon 4:9 · אֲחֹתִ֣יThou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.Song of Solomon 4:10 · אֲחֹתִ֣יHow wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.Song of Solomon 4:12 · אֲחֹתִ֣יA garden shut up is my sister-spouse, A spring shut up—a fountain sealed.Song of Solomon 5:1 · אֲחֹתִ֣יI have come in to my garden, my sister-spouse, I have plucked my myrrh with my spice, I have eaten my comb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, drink, Yea, drink abundantly, O beloved ones!Song of Solomon 5:2 · אֲחֹתִ֤יI am sleeping, but my heart waketh: The sound of my beloved knocking! ‘Open to me, my sister, my friend, My dove, my perfect one, For my head is filled with dew, My locks with drops of the night.’Song of Solomon 8:8 · אָח֥וֹת · לַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּWe have a little sister, and breasts she hath not, What do we do for our sister, In the day that it is told of her?Jeremiah 3:7 · אֲחוֹתָ֖הּAnd I say, after her doing all these, Unto Me thou dost turn back, and she hath not turned back, and see it doth her treacherous sister Judah.Jeremiah 3:8 · אֲחוֹתָ֔הּAnd I see when (for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery) I have sent her away, and I give the bill of her divorce unto her, that treacherous Judah her sister hath not feared, and goeth and committeth fornication—she also.Jeremiah 3:10 · אֲחוֹתָ֛הּAnd even in all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned back unto Me with all her heart, but with falsehood, an affirmation of Jehovah.’Jeremiah 22:18 · אָח֑וֹתTherefore, thus said Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: They do not lament for him, Ah, my brother, and Ah, sister, They do not lament for him, Ah, lord, and Ah, his honour.Hosea 2:1 · וְלַאֲחֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם‘Say ye to your brethren—Ammi, And to your sisters—Ruhamah.