What does אִישׁ · אָח mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · אָח is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".
Hebrew · H376, H251
אִישׁ כְּאָחִיו
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ])
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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אָח H251 a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ])
Pronunciation ʾāḥ
Brother encompasses blood kinship, tribal solidarity, covenantal partnership, and metaphorical affinity or resemblance.
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What does אִישׁ כְּאָחִיו (ʾîš kĕʾāḥîw) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · אָח is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H251?
H376, H251 is connected to 2,817 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Strong's H376, H251
Lexical occurrences 2,817 verses Source Gloss
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִישׁ כְּאָחִיו is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain