Hebrew · H269

אָחוֹת

A sister (used very widely [like 251 number 250, corrected to 251 ], literally and figuratively)

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אָחוֹת H269

Pronunciation ʾāḥwōt

What does אָחוֹת (ʾāḥwōt) mean in the Bible?

אָחוֹת (ʾāḥwōt): Sister functions as both literal kinship term and figurative metaphor for intimate relationship, covenant bond, or solidarity.

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What does אָחוֹת (ʾāḥwōt) mean in the Bible?

אָחוֹת (ʾāḥwōt): Sister functions as both literal kinship term and figurative metaphor for intimate relationship, covenant bond, or solidarity.

How does the BSB render H269?

The BSB source-word alignment has 114 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sister (18), my sister (11), his sister (7), is my sister (5), the sister (5).

Where does אָחוֹת (ʾāḥwōt) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (24), Genesis (24), 1 Chronicles (10), 2 Samuel (10).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

sister 18× Genesis 36:22, Exodus 15:20, Leviticus 18:12, Leviticus 18:13

my sister 11× Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 30:8, 2 Samuel 13:11

his sister 7× Leviticus 20:17, Deuteronomy 27:22, 2 Samuel 13:2, 2 Samuel 13:22

is my sister 5× Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 26:7

the sister 5× Genesis 28:9, Leviticus 20:19, 1 Kings 11:19, 2 Kings 11:2

their sister 5× Genesis 24:59, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Numbers 25:18

. . . 4× Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:6, 1 Kings 11:19

and their sister 4× Genesis 46:17, Numbers 26:59, 1 Chronicles 4:3, 1 Chronicles 7:30

sisters 4× Joshua 2:13, Job 1:4, Job 42:11, Ezekiel 16:61

and sister 3× Genesis 36:3, Exodus 6:23, 2 Samuel 17:25

And the sister 3× Genesis 4:22, Genesis 25:20, 1 Kings 11:20

another 3× Ezekiel 1:9, Ezekiel 1:23, Ezekiel 3:13

her sister 3× Genesis 30:1, Ezekiel 23:11, Ezekiel 23:18

of your sister 3× Ezekiel 16:49, Ezekiel 23:31, Ezekiel 23:33

Our sister 3× Genesis 24:60, Genesis 34:14, Genesis 34:31

your sister 3× Leviticus 18:9, Ezekiel 16:48, Ezekiel 16:56

- 2× Genesis 24:30, Leviticus 20:19

let my sister 2× 2 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 13:6

of his sister 2× Leviticus 20:17, 1 Chronicles 7:15

[was] their sister 1× 1 Chronicles 3:9

about his sister’s 1× Genesis 29:13

and her sister 1× Ezekiel 23:4

And his sister 1× Exodus 2:4

and of your sisters 1× Hosea 2:1

And your sisters 1× Ezekiel 16:55

are my sister 1× Proverbs 7:4

are the sister 1× Ezekiel 16:45

for our sister 1× Song Of Solomon 8:8

for your sisters 1× Ezekiel 16:52

have made your sisters 1× Ezekiel 16:51

his sister’s 1× Genesis 24:30

is your sister 1× Leviticus 18:11

of their sister 1× 1 Chronicles 7:32

of your sisters 1× Ezekiel 16:45

one another 1× Exodus 26:5

or ‘My sister 1× Job 17:14

or sister 1× Numbers 6:7

other 1× Exodus 26:17

since you have made your sisters 1× Ezekiel 16:52

than her sister 1× Ezekiel 23:11

Their sisters 1× 1 Chronicles 2:16

Then his sister 1× Exodus 2:7

your sister’s 1× Ezekiel 23:32

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 4:22

Aligned rows 114

Books represented 18

Genesis 24 Exodus 9 Leviticus 10 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 10 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 10 2 Chronicles 1 Job 3 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 7 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 24 Hosea 1

Source forms

אֲחֹ֣תִי 7x ’ă·ḥō·ṯî Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5

אֲח֧וֹת 4x ’ă·ḥō·wṯ Genesis 28:9, Exodus 15:20, Leviticus 20:19, 2 Chronicles 22:11

אֲחוֹתָֽם׃ 4x ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯām Genesis 34:27, 1 Chronicles 3:19, 1 Chronicles 7:30, 1 Chronicles 7:32

אֲחֹתִ֣י 4x ’ă·ḥō·ṯî Song Of Solomon 4:9, Song Of Solomon 4:10, Song Of Solomon 4:12, Song Of Solomon 5:1

אֲח֥וֹת 3x ’ă·ḥō·wṯ Genesis 36:3, Exodus 6:23, 2 Samuel 17:25

אֲח֣וֹת 3x ’ă·ḥō·wṯ 1 Kings 11:19, 1 Kings 11:20, 1 Chronicles 4:19

אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ 3x ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh Jeremiah 3:8, Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 23:4

וַאֲח֥וֹת 3x wa·’ă·ḥō·wṯ Genesis 36:22, Leviticus 20:19, 1 Chronicles 1:39

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 18x Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 17x Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:17

Noun - feminine singular construct 16x Genesis 25:20, Genesis 28:9, Genesis 36:3, Exodus 6:23

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 13x Genesis 24:30, Genesis 29:13, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 2:7

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 11x Genesis 24:59, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Genesis 46:17

Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 7x Ezekiel 16:45, Ezekiel 16:48, Ezekiel 16:49, Ezekiel 16:56

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Genesis 4:22, Genesis 36:22, Leviticus 20:19, 1 Chronicles 1:39

Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular 3x Ezekiel 16:51, Ezekiel 16:52, Ezekiel 16:61

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אָחוֹת

What does אָחוֹת (ʾāḥwōt) mean in the Bible?

What does אָחוֹת (ʾāḥwōt) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H269?

Where does אָחוֹת (ʾāḥwōt) appear in Scripture?

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