Strong's Hebrew · H251
אָח
ʼâch · awkh
another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
Definition
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Derivation
a primitive word;
Appears 628 times in Scripture
““What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.”
“Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.”
“Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.”
“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.”
“And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.”
“Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.”
“And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?””
“And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).