ʼâch — H251

H251 · Hebrew — אח

Pronunciation: awkh

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. brother
    1. brother of same parents
    2. half-brother (same father)
    3. relative, kinship, same tribe
    4. each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
    5. (fig.) of resemblance

Usually translated as

brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, other

Origin

a primitive word

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼâch occurs 629 times in 572 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (155), Exodus (16), Leviticus (19), Numbers (18), Deuteronomy (43), Joshua (12), Judges (26), Ruth (2), 1 Samuel (10), 2 Samuel (29), 1 Kings (11), 2 Kings (4), 1 Chronicles (95), 2 Chronicles (24), Ezra (9), Nehemiah (27), Esther (1), Job (9), Psalms (7), Proverbs (8), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (15), Ezekiel (9), Hosea (3), Joel (1), Amos (2), Obadiah (2), Micah (2), Haggai (1), Zechariah (2), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A