מֵאֶחָיו מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ]) · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · He will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of His posterity
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אָח H251 a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ])
בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
What does מֵאֶחָיו מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (me'echav mibbenei Yisra'el) mean in the Bible?
אָח · בֵּן · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ])".
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Meaning
Word Origins
מֵאֶחָיו מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל is a primitive word — no further derivation.
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.