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Lexicon :: Strong's H269 - 'āḥôṯ

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אָחוֹת
Transliteration
'āḥôṯ
Pronunciation
aw-khoth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Irregular f of אָח (H251)
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H269 matches the Hebrew אָחוֹת ('āḥôṯ),
which occurs 7 times in 6 verses in 'Sng' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:9

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“You have ravished my heart and given me courage, my sister, my [promised] bride;

You have ravished my heart and given me courage with a single glance of your eyes,

With one jewel of your necklace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:10

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“How beautiful is your love, my sister, my [promised] bride!

How much better is your love than wine,

And the fragrance of your oils

Than all kinds of balsam and spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:12

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“A garden enclosed is my sister, my [promised] bride—

A rock garden locked, a spring sealed up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:1

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(The Bridegroom)

“I have come into my garden, my sister, my [promised] bride;

I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam and spice [from your sweet words].

I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;

I have drunk my wine with my milk.

Eat, friends;

Drink and drink deeply, O lovers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:2

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(The Shulammite Bride)

“I was asleep, but my heart was awake.

A voice [in my dream]! My beloved was knocking:

‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,

My dove, my perfect one!

For my head is drenched with the [heavy night] dew;

My hair [is covered] with the dampness of the night.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:8

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(The Chorus)

“We have a little sister

And she has no breasts.

What shall we do for our sister

On the day when she is spoken for [in marriage]?

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