Strong's Hebrew · H269
H269 ʼâchôwth
אָחוֹת
aw-khoth'
sister
Looking for Greek G269 ámachos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H269. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
ʼâchôwth appears 114 times in Scripture, including Genesis 4:22 and Genesis 12:13. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a sister (used very widely [like H251 (אָח)], literally and figuratively)
In the King James Version
(an-) other, sister, together.
Derivation
irregular feminine of H251 (אָח);
Appears 114 times in Scripture
“And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.””
“And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.”
“As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring.”
“So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.”
“Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.”
“When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.”
“Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.””
“Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.”
“Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
