Lexicon / H0269
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.