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H0251Gאָחach

brother: male-siblingPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 158
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 11
  5. 8
  6. 6
  7. 15
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 12
  10. 32
  11. 6
  12. 1
  13. 28
  14. 14
  15. 4
  16. 3
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 8
  19. 6
  20. 9
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. 3
  24. 9
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 3
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 2
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. 1

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

Other meanings of H0251

  • H0251Hאָחachbrother: male-relativeH:N-MOccurrences: 134
  • H0251Iאָחachbrother: compatriotH:N-MOccurrences: 133

363 occurrences in 327 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 38:11

    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law: 'Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up'; for he said: 'Lest he also die, like his brethren.' And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

    כְּאֶחָ֑יו (אֶחָ֑י) 'e.Cha “brothers”

  2. Genesis 38:29

    And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold his brother came out; and she said: 'Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself?' Therefore his name was called Perez.

    אָחִ֔יו (אָחִ֔י) 'a.Chi “brother”

  3. Genesis 38:30

    And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah.

    אָחִ֔יו (אָחִ֔י) 'a.Chi “brother”

  4. Genesis 42:3

    And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn from Egypt.

    אֲחֵֽי־ 'a.chei- “[the] brothers of”

  5. Genesis 42:4

    But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.'

    אֲחִ֣י 'a.Chi “[the] brother of”אֶחָ֑יו (אֶחָ֑י) 'e.Cha “brothers”

  6. Genesis 42:6

    And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth.

    אֲחֵ֣י 'a.Chei “[the] brothers of”

  7. Genesis 42:7

    And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spoke roughly with them; and he said unto them: 'Whence come ye?' And they said: 'From the land of Canaan to buy food.'

    אֶחָ֖יו (אֶחָ֖י) 'e.Cha “brothers”

  8. Genesis 42:8

    And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew him not.

    אֶחָ֑יו (אֶחָ֑י) 'e.Cha “brothers”

  9. Genesis 42:13

    And they said: 'We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.'

    אַחִ֧ים׀ 'a.Chim “brothers”

  10. Genesis 42:15

    Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

    אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  11. Genesis 42:16

    Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.'

    אֲחִיכֶם֒ (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  12. Genesis 42:19

    if ye be upright men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses;

    אֲחִיכֶ֣ם (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  13. Genesis 42:20

    and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.' And they did so.

    אֲחִיכֶ֤ם (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  14. Genesis 42:21

    And they said one to another: 'We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.'

    אָחִינוּ֒ (אָחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  15. Genesis 42:28

    And he said unto his brethren: 'My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack.' And their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying: 'What is this that God hath done unto us?'

    אֶחָיו֙ (אֶחָי) 'e.Cha “brothers”

  16. Genesis 42:32

    We are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

    אַחִ֖ים 'a.Chim “brothers”

  17. Genesis 42:33

    And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us: Hereby shall I know that ye are upright men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take corn for the famine of your houses, and go your way.

    אֲחִיכֶ֤ם (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  18. Genesis 42:34

    And bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are upright men; so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.'

    אֲחִיכֶ֣ם (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”אֲחִיכֶם֙ (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  19. Genesis 42:38

    And he said: 'My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left; if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

    אָחִ֨יו (אָחִ֨י) 'a.Chi “brother”

  20. Genesis 43:3

    And Judah spoke unto him, saying: 'The man did earnestly forewarn us, saying: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

    אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  21. Genesis 43:4

    If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;

    אָחִ֖ינוּ (אָחִ֖י) 'a.Chi. “brother”

  22. Genesis 43:5

    but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down, for the man said unto us: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.'

    אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  23. Genesis 43:6

    And Israel said: 'Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?'

    אָֽח׃ 'Ach “[does] a brother”

  24. Genesis 43:7

    And they said: 'The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying: Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring

    אָ֔ח 'Ach “a brother”אֲחִיכֶֽם׃ (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”

  25. Genesis 43:13

    take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man;

    אֲחִיכֶ֖ם (אֲחִי) 'a.chi. “brother”