ach H251

אָח (ach) means “brother: male-sibling” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

אָח Hebrew · H251 629 tagged occurrences in 571 verses

Pronunciation guide: awkh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0251G

אָח · ach · brother: male-sibling

: male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

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TBESH · H0251H

אָח · ach · brother: male-relative

: male-relative 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

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TBESH · H0251I

אָח · ach · brother: compatriot

: compatriot 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

KJV glosses: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

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How translators render H251

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
brother	39
his brothers	37
brothers	36
and his brothers	35
your brothers	34
your brother	30
his brother	27
their brothers	18
another	17
my brothers	14
and brothers	13
my brother	13
and his brother	12
the brother	11
of his brother	8
of his brothers	7
and his associates	6
of his relatives	6
of your brothers	6
his relatives	5
or brother	5
our brothers	5
relatives	5
their relatives	5
a brother	4
and his relatives	4
and their associates	4
is your brother	4
other	4
to your brother	4
among his brothers	3
and his fellow	3
and your brother	3
for his brother	3
for your brother	3
our brother	3
their fellow	3
their kinsmen	3
to his brother	3
against your brother	2
and my brother	2
from your brothers	2
his fellow	2
his relative	2
is my brother	2
is our brother	2
it to his brothers	2
kinsmen	2
nor my brothers	2
of her brother	2
of my brothers	2
of their brothers	2
of their relatives	2
than a brother	2
the brothers	2
their brother	2
to her brother	2
to his brothers	2
to my brothers	2
to your brothers	2
with his brothers	2
your fellow	2
a countryman	1
a fellow	1
a relative	1
against brother	1
against his brother	1
along with his relatives	1
along with their associates	1
although my brothers	1
among his associates	1
among jerijahs relatives	1
among them	1
among your relatives	1
and	1
and a brother	1
and he made jehoiachins relative	1
and his kinsmen	1
and my brothers	1
and relatives	1
and their relatives	1
and they	1
and your relatives	1
and yours	1
another brother	1
anyone else	1
are brothers	1
are just like our countrymen	1
are kinsmen	1
are my brothers	1
belonged to our brother	1
brother is harder to win	1
brother of jehoahaz	1
but as for your brothers	1
but her brother	1
but his brothers	1
but my brothers	1
but they	1
but your brothers	1
but your countryman	1
did our brothers	1
eliakims brother	1
for your brothers	1
for your fellow countrymen	1
from their kinsmen	1
from your kinsmen	1
from your own brothers	1
had a brother	1
has given your brothers	1
has your brother	1
have your brother	1
he grasped his brothers	1
hemans kinsman	1
her brother	1
his associates	1
his brothers were	1
his companions	1
his countrymen	1
his family	1
his own people	1
his uncles	1
how your brothers	1
is brother	1
jehorams brothers	1
joabs brother	1
josephs brothers	1
let my brother	1
like a brother	1
like his brothers	1
my relative	1
of brotherhood	1
of joabs brother	1
of my brother	1
of our brother	1
of our brothers	1
of the brother	1
of their associates	1
of their fellow	1
of them	1
of your kinsmen	1
on your brother	1
one of his own people	1
one of your brothers	1
or his brother	1
our relatives	1
over his brother	1
over his brothers	1
shall your brothers	1
some relatives	1
some time later josephs brothers	1
than his brothers	1
that your countryman	1
the bodies of your cousins	1
the boys brother	1
the kinsmen	1
the others	1
their associates	1
their countrymen	1
their cousins	1
their fellow priests	1
their relatives did	1
then i put my brother	1
then joseph sent his brothers	1
then samsons brothers	1
to cains brother	1
to his relatives	1
to my brother	1
to their	1
to their brothers	1
to their fellow levites	1
to their fellow priests	1
were my brothers	1
were their kinsmen	1
what his brother	1
when his brothers	1
when josephs brothers	1
whether he is a brother	1
with his associates	1
with our brothers	1
yes your brother	1
your brother as well	1
your brother here	1
your countryman	1
your own brothers	1
your relatives	1
your very own brother	1
yourselves	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
and his brethren	59
his brother	43
brother	35
thy brother	26
brethren	19
and their brethren	17
his brethren	16
their brethren	16
my brother	15
the brother	15
unto his brethren	14
to another	10
your brethren	10
my brethren	9
of his brother	9
of his brethren	7
to his brother	7
of their brethren	6
of your brethren	6
our brother	6
with his brethren	6
and thy brethren	5
another	5
thy brethren	5
thy brothers	5
with their brethren	5
your brother	5
brothers	4
his brothers	4
of thy brethren	4
our brethren	4
the brethren	4
against his brother	3
all his brethren	3
among his brethren	3
and brethren	3
and his brother	3
and his brothers	3
and if thy brother	3
from his brethren	3
if thy brother	3
of thy brothers	3
their brother	3
to his brethren	3
to thy brother	3
unto my brethren	3
unto their brethren	3
unto thy brother	3
above his brethren	2
against thy brother	2
against your brethren	2
all your brethren	2
and all his brethren	2
and my brethren	2
and of his brethren	2
and when his brethren	2
for their brethren	2
he and his brethren	2
her brother	2
of all his brethren	2
of my brother	2
of the brethren	2
than a brother	2
to their brethren	2
unto his brother	2
unto your brethren	2
upon his brother	2
with another	2
a brother	1
above thy brethren	1
against another	1
against their brethren	1
all the brethren	1
also as his brethren	1
also to her brother	1
also your brother	1
among brethren	1
and a brother	1
and all their brethren	1
and all thy brethren	1
and brother	1
and for his brother	1
and for their brethren	1
and he had brethren	1
and her brethren	1
and her brother	1
and if he have no brethren	1
and is become my brothers	1
and it shall be with thee until thy brother	1
and like your brethren	1
and my brother	1
and of their brethren	1
and thy brother	1
and to his brethren	1
and unto her brethren	1
and upon his brother	1
and with them their brethren	1
as all his brethren	1
as another	1
as his brother	1
as my brother	1
as well as another	1
before my brethren	1
between your brethren	1
but his brethren	1
but let your brethren	1
but over your brethren	1
but unto thy brother	1
by from our brethren	1
come upon you and upon your brethren	1
concerning our brother	1
do not thy brethren	1
except your brother	1
for brethren	1
for brother	1
for even thy brethren	1
for every brother	1
for his brother	1
for my brethren	1
for thee my brother	1
for your brethren	1
from the other	1
from thy brother	1
had a brother	1
have no brethren	1
he took his brother	1
him more than all his brethren	1
him nay my brother	1
how thy brethren	1
i am a brother	1
i and my brethren	1
i my brothers	1
i pray you brethren	1
if brethren	1
if not i pray thee let my brother	1
in her brother	1
into thy brothers	1
is brother	1
it his brethren	1
lest his brethrens	1
me my brethren	1
me my brother	1
nevertheless my brethren	1
nor brother	1
not the brotherly	1
not thy brother	1
not with his brethren	1
now for thy brethren	1
now to thy brother	1
of my brethren	1
of our brethren	1
of thee of thy brethren	1
of them with their brethren	1
of thy brother	1
one of his brethren	1
one with another	1
or a brother	1
or of his brother	1
or their brethren	1
over against their brethren	1
over another	1
over thy brethren	1
shall be against his brother	1
shall he be unto his brethren	1
shall your brethren	1
so neither i nor my brethren	1
than his brethren	1
that behold his brother	1
that his brethren	1
that his brother	1
that i gave my brother	1
that thy brother	1
that which his brother	1
the kindred	1
the like	1
then his brethren	1
then thy brother	1
there unto him all his brethren	1
to her brother	1
to thy brethren	1
to you of your brethren	1
toward another	1
toward his brother	1
until thy brothers	1
unto him behold thy brother	1
unto him my brethren	1
unto his brothers	1
unto our brethren	1
unto them my brethren	1
unto thy brethren	1
unto thy brothers	1
upon another	1
when our brethren	1
wherefore their brethren	1
whether ye had yet a brother	1
which is thine with thy brother	1
who with his brethren	1
whom thy brethren	1
whose brethren	1
why have our brethren	1
with the brethren	1
with thy brethren	1
with you for his brother	1
with your brethren	1
ye and your brethren	1
ye not in any brother	1
ye unto your brethren	1
you your brother	1

Verses containing H251

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Genesis 42:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
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Genesis 42:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
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Genesis 42:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
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Genesis 42:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
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Genesis 42:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
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Genesis 42:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
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Genesis 42:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
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Genesis 42:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
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Genesis 42:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
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Genesis 42:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
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Genesis 42:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
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Genesis 43:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
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Genesis 43:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
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Genesis 43:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
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Genesis 43:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
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Genesis 43:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
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Genesis 43:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.
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Genesis 43:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
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Genesis 43:29 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
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Genesis 43:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
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Genesis 44:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
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Genesis 44:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
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Genesis 44:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
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Genesis 44:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
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Genesis 44:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
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Genesis 44:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.
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Genesis 45:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
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Genesis 45:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
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Genesis 45:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
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Genesis 45:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.
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Genesis 45:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
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Genesis 45:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
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Genesis 45:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
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Genesis 45:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 45:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”
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Genesis 46:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.
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Genesis 47:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”
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Genesis 47:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
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Genesis 47:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”
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Genesis 47:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you,
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Genesis 47:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
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Genesis 47:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
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Genesis 47:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.
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Genesis 48:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.
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Genesis 48:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
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Genesis 48:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
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Genesis 49:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
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Genesis 49:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
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Genesis 49:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
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Genesis 50:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.
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