מֵאַחֶיךָ אוֹ מִגֵּרְךָ
A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ]) · properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner
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אָח H251 a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ])
גֵּר H1616 properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner
What does מֵאַחֶיךָ אוֹ מִגֵּרְךָ (meʾaḥekha ʾo miggerkha) mean in the Bible?
אָח · גֵּר 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
מֵאַחֶיךָ אוֹ מִגֵּרְךָ is a primitive word — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.