אָחוֹת
a.chot
- sister
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: sister
1) sister
1a) sister (same parents)
1b) half-sister (same father)
1c) relative
1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship
1d) beloved
1d1) bride
1e) (fig.) of intimate connection
1f) another
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: sister
Root √אחה: אחה אָח surround, protect side belong together family, clan aḫu ḥayy (stem assumed for; which however perh. bilit. & prim. so Thes Rob Ges al.; DlHA 59 prop.; DlW comp. Zehnpfnnd BAS I. 510 prop. cf. Schult. Thes. De Goeje in RSSem 256 N suggests connection with,).
אָחוֹת n.f sister sister = beloved symbol. of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem fig. of intimate connection another 114.