Strong's #251: 'ach (pronounced awkh)
a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1)):--another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
'âch
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) (figuratively) of resemblance
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Relation: a primitive word
Usage:
This word is used 629 times:
Genesis 4:2: "And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was"
Genesis 4:8: "talked with his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain"
Genesis 4:8: "rose up against Abel his brother, and slew"
Genesis 4:9: "Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I"
Genesis 4:9: "I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 4:10: "What hast thou done? of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from"
Genesis 4:11: "her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;"
Genesis 4:21: " And his brother's name was Jubal: was the father of all such as handle"
Genesis 9:5: "it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require"
Genesis 9:22: "of his father, and told his two brethren without."
Genesis 9:25: "of servants shall he be unto his brethren."
Genesis 10:21: "of all of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him"
Genesis 10:25: "in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan."
Genesis 12:5: "his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that"
Genesis 13:8: "and thy herdsmen; for we be brethren."
Genesis 13:11: "east: and they separated themselves the one from the other."
Genesis 14:12: "Lot, brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom,"
Genesis 14:13: "in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these"
Genesis 14:13: "the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate"
Genesis 14:14: "And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained"
Genesis 14:16: "and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and"
Genesis 16:12: "against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren."
Genesis 19:7: "And said, I pray you, brethren,"
Genesis 20:5: "she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands"
Genesis 20:13: "place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother."
Genesis 20:16: "he said, Behold, thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he"
Genesis 22:20: "hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;"
Genesis 22:21: "Huz his firstborn, his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,"
Genesis 22:23: "did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother."
Genesis 24:15: "the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder."
Genesis 24:27: "being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren."
Genesis 24:29: "And Rebekah had a brother, and his name and Laban ran out unto"
Genesis 24:48: "to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son."
Genesis 24:53: "and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things."
Genesis 24:55: " And her brother and her mother said, abide with us a few days, at the least"
Genesis 25:18: "toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren."
Genesis 25:26: "And after that came his brother took hold on Esau's heel;"
Genesis 26:31: "in the morning, and swore to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from"
Genesis 27:6: "speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,"
Genesis 27:11: "his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth"
Genesis 27:23: "were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed"
Genesis 27:29: "to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed"
Genesis 27:30: "from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting."
Genesis 27:35: "And he said, Thy brother came and hath taken away thy blessing."
Genesis 27:37: "I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine"
Genesis 27:40: "thy sword shalt thou live, thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break"
Genesis 27:41: "are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."
Genesis 27:42: "and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill"
Genesis 27:43: "flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;"
Genesis 27:44: "him a few until thy brother's fury turn away;"
