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ʾāḥōt אָחוֹת ‘sister’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: irregular feminine of ʾāḥ אָח ‘brother’
Roots: אח

ʾāḥōt n, f
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

Mentioned in Genesis 20:12, 34:13, 20:2, 26:9, 24:59, 28:9, 20:5, 4:22, 12:13, 12:19, 24:30, 24:60, 25:20, 26:7, 29:13, 30:1, 30:8, 34:14, 34:27, 34:31, 36:3, 36:22, 46:17 Exodus 6:23, 15:20, 26:5, 26:6, 26:17, 2:4, 2:7, 26:3 Codex Leviticus 18:9, 18:11, 18:12, 20:17, 20:19, 18:13, 18:18, 21:3 Numbers 6:7, 26:59, 25:18 Deuteronomy 27:22 Joshua 2:13 Judges 15:2 2 Samuel 13:5, 17:25, 13:1, 13:4, 13:20, 13:22, 13:32, 13:2, 13:6, 13:11 1 Kings 11:19, 11:20 2 Kings 11:2 Jeremiah 22:18, 3:8, 3:7, 3:10 Ezekiel 16:45, 22:11, 44:25, 16:49, 16:48, 23:32, 23:4, 23:11, 3:13, 1:9, 1:23, 16:46, 16:51, 16:52, 16:55, 16:56, 16:61, 23:18, 23:31, 23:33 Hosea 2:3 Proverbs 7:4 Job 17:14, 42:11, 1:4 Song of Songs 4:9, 4:10, 4:12, 5:1, 5:2, 8:8 1 Chronicles 4:3, 4:19, 2:16, 7:18, 1:39, 3:9, 3:19, 7:15, 7:30, 7:32 2 Chronicles 22:11

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