H0251 H0251
brother (blood sibling); kinsman, fellow countryman, brethren
1. brother (blood sibling) — A literal brother sharing one or both parents — the primary and dominant sense of אָח, covering full brothers, half-brothers, and siblings in general; uniformly glossed as hermano (Spanish), أَخ/إِخْوَة (Arabic), 형제/형/오빠 (Korean), ndugu/kaka (Swahili), भाई (Hindi) across all grammatical inflections (possessive suffixes, prepositions, conjunction, singular and plural). 573×
AR["وَ-إخوَتُهُ","وَ-إِخْوَتُهُ","وَ-إِخْوَتِهُ","وَ-إِخْوَتِهِ","وَإِخْوَتُهُ"]·ben["আর-তার-ভাইরা","এবং-তাঁর-ভাইয়েরা","ও-কে","ও-তার-ভাইরা","ও-ভাইরা-তাঁর","প্রধান","হাত"]·DE["und-sein-Bruder","und-sein-Brueder"]·EN["and-his-brothers"]·FR["et-frère","et-son-frères"]·heb["ו-אח-ו","ו-אחיו"]·HI["-और-उसके-भाई","और-उसके-भाइयों-के","और-उसके-भाई","और-भाई-उसके"]·ID["-dan-saudara-saudaranya","Dan-saudara-saudaranya","dan-saudara-saudaranya"]·IT["e-fratello","e-suoi-fratelli"]·jav["Lan-sadèrèkipun","lan-para-sadhèrèk-ipun","lan-para-sadèrèk-ipun","lan-sadhèrèk-ipun","lan-sedherek-sedherekipun"]·KO["그-와-형제들-그-의","그리고-그의-형제들","그리고-형제들-그의","그리고-형제들-그의-가"]·PT["E-irmãos-seus","e-irmãos-seus","e-seus-irmãos"]·RU["и-братьев-его","и-братья-его"]·ES["Y-sus-hermanos","y-hermanos-de-él","y-hermanos-suyos","y-sus-hermanos"]·SW["Na-ndugu-zake","na-ndugu-zake"]·TR["ve-kardeşleri","ve-kardeşleri-onun","ve-kardeşlerini","ve-kardeşlerinin"]·urd["اور-اس-کے-بھائی","اور-اُس-کے-بھائی","اور-اُس-کے-بھائیوں-کے","اور-بھائی-اُس-کے"]
Judg 9:26, Judg 9:31, 1 Chr 5:7, 1 Chr 9:19, 1 Chr 15:5, 1 Chr 15:6, 1 Chr 15:7, 1 Chr 15:8, 1 Chr 15:9, 1 Chr 15:10, 1 Chr 16:7, 1 Chr 16:39 (+38 more)
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Senses
2. kinsman, fellow countryman, brethren — A broader relational sense extending beyond blood siblings to denote kinsmen, tribal relatives, fellow Israelites, or national brethren; Arabic glosses in these clusters favor إِخْوَان (brethren/fellow members) over إِخْوَة (blood brothers), signaling a wider semantic scope; Korean 형제들 and Swahili ndugu likewise carry this broader 'kinsman' range in the relevant contexts. 57×
AR["إِخْوَتِهِمْ","وَ-إخوَتُهُم","وَ-إِخوَتُهُم","وَ-إِخْوَتُهُم","وَ-إِخْوَتُهُمْ","وَ-إِخْوَتِهُمْ","وَ-إِخْوَتِهِمْ","وَ-لِ-إِخْوَتِهِم","وَ-لِ-إِخْوَتِهِمْ","وَإِخْوَتُهُم"]·ben["আর-তাদের-ভাইদের","আর-তাদের-ভাইয়েরা","আর-তাহাদের-ভাইয়েরা","ও-তাদের-ভাইরা","ও-ভাইদের-তার","ও-ভাইয়েরা-তাদের","ও-ভাইরা-তাদের","ও-ভ্রাতাদের-তাদের-জন্য","তাদের-ভাইদের"]·DE["ihr-Brueder","und-Bruder"]·EN["and-for-their-brothers","and-their-brothers","and-to-their-brothers","their-brothers"]·FR["et-frère","leur-frères"]·heb["אחיהם","ו-אח","ו-אח-ם","ו-ל-אח-ם"]·HI["और-उनके-भाइयों","और-उनके-भाइयों-के-लिए","और-उनके-भाई","और-उसके-भाई","और-भाई-अपने","और-भाई-उनके","भाइयों-उनके"]·ID["Dan-saudara-saudara-mereka","dan-saudara-saudara-mereka","dan-saudara-saudaranya","dan-untuk-saudara-saudara-mereka","dan-untuk-saudara-saudaranya","saudara-saudara-mereka"]·IT["e-fratello","loro-fratelli"]·jav["Lan-para-sadhèrèk-ipun","Lan-sadherek-ipun","Lan-sadèrèkipun","lan-kangge-sederekipun","lan-para-sadherèkè","lan-para-sadhèrèk-ipun","lan-sadherek-ipun","lan-sadhèrèk-ipun","lan-sedherek-sedherekipun","sedhèrèkipun"]·KO["그-와-형제들-그들-의","그들의-형제들","그리고-그들-의-형제들","그리고-그들의-형제들","그리고-그들의-형제들의","그리고-그들의-형제들이","그리고-에게-그들-의-형제들","그리고-위해-그들-의-형제들"]·PT["E-irmãos-deles","E-seus-irmãos","e-para-seus-irmãos","e-seu-irmão","e-seus-irmãos","seus-irmãos"]·RU["братьев-их","и-братья-их","и-для-братьев-их"]·ES["Y-hermanos-de-ellos","Y-sus-hermanos","sus-hermanos","y-de-sus-hermanos","y-hermanos-de-ellos","y-para-sus-hermanos","y-sus-hermanos"]·SW["Na-ndugu-zao","na-kwa-ndugu-zao","na-ndugu-zao","ndugu-zao"]·TR["Ve-kardeşleri-onların","kardeşlerinin","ve-kardesleri","ve-kardeslerine","ve-kardeşleri","ve-kardeşleri-onların","ve-kardeşlerine-onların"]·urd["اور-ان-کے-بھائی","اور-اُن-کے-بھائی","اور-اُن-کے-بھائیوں","اور-بھائی-ان-کے","اور-بھائی-اُن-کے","اور-لے-بھائیوں-ان-کے","اُن-کے-بھائیوں-کے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
I. אָח630 n.m. brother (Ph. אח, Arabic أَخٌ (cstr. أَخُو etc.), Sab. אחֿ (sf. אחֿיהו) CISiv, 1, 17 and 24 al., Ethiopic እኅው Assyrian aḫu cf. DlW, Aramaic אַח, ܐܰܚܳܐ; Palm., Nab. sf. אחוהי, אחיה);—abs. אָח Gn 24:29 + (Ez 18:10 del. Co cf. 𝔊 𝔖 𝔙; Ew Sm אַךְ; Dl Ba Ez x defends as = one cf. Assyrian aḫu) never c. art.; cstr. אֲחִי Gn 10:21 +; sf. אָחִי Gn 4:9 +; אָחִיךָ Gn 4:9 +; אָחִיו Gn 4:2 +;…