What does אֵם · μήτηρ mean in the Bible?
אֵם · μήτηρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "mother, the one who gives birth".
Hebrew · H517, G3384
אֵם
A mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) · a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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אֵם H517 a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
Pronunciation ʾēm
Mother as the relational bond holding family together; extends figuratively to cities, nations, and source-origins.
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μήτηρ G3384 a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
Pronunciation mḗtēr
Mother extends figuratively to spiritual relationships and symbolic representations, not just biological connection.
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What does אֵם (em) mean in the Bible?
אֵם · μήτηρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "mother, the one who gives birth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H517, G3384?
H517, G3384 is connected to 220 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. mother, the one who gives birth
Strong's H517, G3384
Lexical occurrences 220 verses Source Gloss
mother, the one who gives birth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵם is a primitive word - no further derivation.
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