אָחוֹת (a.chot) means “sister” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: aw-khoth' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אָחוֹת · a.chot · 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
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irregular feminine of H251 (אָח); a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
KJV glosses: (an-) other, sister, together.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| sister | 18 |
| my sister | 11 |
| his sister | 7 |
| is my sister | 5 |
| the sister | 5 |
| their sister | 5 |
| and their sister | 4 |
| sisters | 4 |
| and sister | 3 |
| and the sister | 3 |
| another | 3 |
| her sister | 3 |
| of your sister | 3 |
| our sister | 3 |
| your sister | 3 |
| let my sister | 2 |
| of his sister | 2 |
| about his sisters | 1 |
| and her sister | 1 |
| and his sister | 1 |
| and of your sisters | 1 |
| and your sisters | 1 |
| are my sister | 1 |
| are the sister | 1 |
| for our sister | 1 |
| for your sisters | 1 |
| have made your sisters | 1 |
| his sisters | 1 |
| is your sister | 1 |
| of their sister | 1 |
| of your sisters | 1 |
| one another | 1 |
| or my sister | 1 |
| or sister | 1 |
| other | 1 |
| since you have made your sisters | 1 |
| than her sister | 1 |
| their sisters | 1 |
| then his sister | 1 |
| was their sister | 1 |
| your sisters | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| sister | 20 |
| my sister | 14 |
| their sister | 10 |
| the sister | 7 |
| his sister | 6 |
| of thy sister | 4 |
| thy sisters | 4 |
| to another | 3 |
| and his sister | 2 |
| and the sister | 2 |
| her sister | 2 |
| his sisters | 2 |
| of thy sisters | 2 |
| our sister | 2 |
| thy sister | 2 |
| whose sisters | 2 |
| against another | 1 |
| and all his sisters | 1 |
| and for his sister | 1 |
| and my sister | 1 |
| and my sisters | 1 |
| and to your sisters | 1 |
| and when her sister | 1 |
| another | 1 |
| for his sister | 1 |
| for our sister | 1 |
| for she was the sister | 1 |
| for thy sister | 1 |
| from her sister | 1 |
| more than her sister | 1 |
| of another | 1 |
| of their sister | 1 |
| or for his sister | 1 |
| or for sister | 1 |
| sisters | 1 |
| to her sister | 1 |
| to me my sister | 1 |
| together with | 1 |
| toward the other | 1 |
| unto him i pray thee let my sister | 1 |
| upon his sisters | 1 |
| when thy sisters | 1 |
| with his sister | 1 |
| with me my sister | 1 |
| with my sister | 1 |
| with our sister | 1 |
Page 2 of 3. 104 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
Read word by wordHer brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
Read word by wordAnd Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.
Read word by wordBut Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
Read word by wordAbsalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
Read word by wordThere Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
Read word by wordAnd the sister of Tahpenes bore Hadad a son named Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace, and Genubath lived there among the sons of Pharaoh.
Read word by wordBut Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.
Read word by wordThe sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
Read word by wordTheir sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
Read word by wordThese were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
Read word by wordThe sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,
Read word by wordThese were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
Read word by wordThe sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
Read word by wordMachir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
Read word by wordHis sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
Read word by wordThe children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
Read word by wordHeber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
Read word by wordBut Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
Read word by wordJob’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Read word by wordand say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
Read word by wordAll his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
Read word by wordSay to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
Read word by wordYou have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.
Read word by wordHow delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
Read word by wordMy sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Read word by wordI have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Read word by wordI sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
Read word by wordWe have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?
Read word by wordI thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.
Read word by wordShe saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
Read word by wordYet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
Read word by wordand their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
Read word by wordAnd under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
Read word by wordIt was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound.
Read word by wordYou are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.
Read word by wordYour older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.
Read word by wordAs surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done.
Read word by wordNow this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
Read word by wordFurthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.
Read word by wordSo now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.
Read word by wordAnd your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state.
Read word by wordDid you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,
Read word by wordThen you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of My covenant with you.
Read word by wordOne man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter.
Read word by wordThe older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
Read word by wordHer sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.
Read word by wordWhen Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
Read word by wordBecause you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’
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