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OSHB Jos 17:4 אֲחֵי (ʼₐḩēy) Strongs=251 Lemma=‘אָח’
contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’
Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct
Year=-1443

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Other uses (15) of identical word form אֲחֵי (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אֲחֵי’ (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) has 6 different glosses: ‘[are]_the_brothers_of’, ‘[the]_brothers_of’, ‘of_the_brothers_of’, ‘of_the_relatives_of’, ‘the_brothers_of’, ‘the_relatives_of’.

GEN 24:27 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_relatives_of’ word gloss=‘relatives_of’ OSHB GEN 24:27 word 19

OET-LV: 27 And_he/it _said YHWH be_blessed the _god _of my_master ʼAⱱrāhām who not loyalty _of_his _covenant he _has _left and_his _of_faithfulness from_with my_master I on_journey he_has _led _me YHWH the _house _of the _relatives _of my_master. (GEN_24:27)

OET-RV: 27 and said, “Praised be Yahweh, my master Abraham’s god, who hasn’t relented from his kindness and faithfulness toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the road to the home of my master’s relatives.” (GEN 24:27)

GEN 34:25 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB GEN 34:25 word 12

OET-LV: 25 And_he/it _was on_day the_third on_their_being in _pain and_they _took two _of the _sons _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) Shimˊōn and_Lēvī the _brothers _of Dīnāh each sword _of_his and_they _came on the_city security and_they _killed every _of male. (GEN_34:25)

OET-RV: 25 Three days later when all those men were in pain from the cutting, two of Yacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi who were Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and boldly attacked the city and slaughtered every male, (GEN 34:25)

GEN 42:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB GEN 42:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 And_ the _brothers _of _they _went _down of _Yōşēf ten to_ grain _buy _grain from_Miʦrayim. (GEN_42:3)

OET-RV: 3 So ten of Yosef’s brothers travelled down to Egypt to buy grain, (GEN 42:3)

GEN 42:6 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB GEN 42:6 word 12

OET-LV: 6 And_Yōşēf/(Joseph) he was_the_ruler over the_earth/land he was_the_one _who_sold _grain to/from_all/each/any/every the _people _of the_earth/land and_ the _brothers _of _they _came of _Yōşēf and_they _bowed _down to_him/it face the _ground_to. (GEN_42:6)

OET-RV: 6 Now Yosef was the governor over all of Egypt and he was the one there who was selling grain to all the people. So Yosef’s brothers approached and bowed down to him with their noses to the ground. (GEN 42:6)

GEN 45:16 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB GEN 45:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 And_the_sound it _was _heard the _house _of Parˊoh to_say the _brothers _of they _have _come of _Yōşēf and_it _was _good in/on_both _eyes _of Parˊoh and_in_the _eyes _of his _servants _of_of. (GEN_45:16)

OET-RV: 16 When the report about the arrival of Yosef’s brothers reached Far’oh’s house, both him and his servants were pleased. (GEN 45:16)

GEN 50:15 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB GEN 50:15 word 2

OET-LV: 15 And_ the _brothers _of _they _saw of _Yōşēf/(Joseph) if/because _that father _of_their he _had _died and_they _said if he_will _be _hostile _towards _us Yōşēf and_indeed _(repay) he _will _repay to/for_us DOM all _of the_harm which we _dealt _out _to DOM_him/it. (GEN_50:15)

OET-RV: 15 Now that their father was no longer alive, Yosef’s brothers said to each other, “What if Yosef hates us and now he decides to repay us for all the evil things that we did to him?” (GEN 50:15)

NUM 27:4 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB NUM 27:4 word 15

OET-LV: 4 To/for_what the _name _of will _it _be _withdrawn our _father _of_of from_among _of clan _of_his if/because there_belonged_not to_him/it a _son give to/for_ourselves a _possession in _the_middle the _brothers _of our _father _of_of. (NUM_27:4)

OET-RV: 4 but why should his family name disappear from our clan just because he had no sons? So give us some land like our father’s relatives will be getting.” (NUM 27:4)

NUM 27:7 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB NUM 27:7 word 11

OET-LV: 7 Right the _daughters _of Tsəlāfəḩād are_speaking indeed _(give) you _will _give to/for_them possession _of an _inheritance in _the_middle the _brothers _of their _father _of_of and_you _will _make _pass _over DOM the _inheritance _of their _father _of_of to_them. (NUM_27:7)

OET-RV: 7 “It’s right what Tselofehad’s daughters are saying. You must give them some land like their father’s relatives will be getting. Give them whatever would have been given to their father as his inheritance. (NUM 27:7)

JDG 9:1 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘relatives_of’ OSHB JDG 9:1 word 7

OET-LV: 9 and_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _went the _son _of Jerub-Baˊal to_Shəkem to the _brothers _of his/its_mother and_he/it _spoke to_them and_near/to all _of the _clan _of the _house _of the _father _of his/its_mother to_say. (JDG_9:1)

OET-RV: 9 Now Gideon’s son Abimelek went to Shekem to his mother’s brothers and spoke to those uncles and to all the extended family of his mother’s father, saying, (JDG 9:1)

JDG 9:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘relatives_of’ OSHB JDG 9:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 and_ the _brothers _of _they _spoke his/its_mother on/upon/above_him/it in_the _ears _of all _of the _citizens _of Shəkem DOM all _of the_words/messages the_these heart _of_their and_it _turned _aside after ʼAⱱīmelek if/because they _said brother _of_is_our he. (JDG_9:3)

OET-RV: 3 So his uncles working on his behalf, passed that onto all the citizens of Shekem, and they became convinced in Abimelek, because they said, “He’s our brother.” (JDG 9:3)

2 KI 10:13 contextual word gloss=‘the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘relatives_of’ OSHB 2 KI 10:13 word 4

OET-LV: 13 And_Yēhūʼ he _found DOM the _brothers _of ʼAḩaz^yāh the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_he/it _said who are_you(pl) and_they _said are_the _brothers _of ʼAḩaz^yāh we and_we _have _come _down for_the _peace _of the _sons _of the_king and_the _sons of_the _queen-mother. (KI2_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 he met the late King Ahazyah’s brothers there, and he asked them, “Who are you?”
¶ “We’re King Ahazyah’s brothers,” they said, “and we’re coming to look after the sons of the king and of the queen mother.” (KI2 10:13)

2 KI 10:13 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘relatives_of’ OSHB 2 KI 10:13 word 12

1 CHR 12:30 contextual word gloss=‘the_relatives_of’ word gloss=‘kinsmen_of’ OSHB 1 CHR 12:30 word 4

OET-LV: 30  and_from the _descendants _of Binyāmīn the _relatives _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) three _of thousand(s) and_unto now part _of_their _greater were_keeping the _duty _of the _house _of Shāʼūl. (CH1_12:30)

OET-RV: • 30 From Efrayim: 20,800 powerful warriors who were admired within their own clans (CH1 12:30)

2 CHR 22:8 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB 2 CHR 22:8 word 12

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _was just_as _entered _into _judgement Yēhūʼ with the _house _of ʼAḩʼāⱱ and_he _found DOM the _officials _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_the _sons of _the _brothers _of of _ʼAḩaz^yāh serving (to)_ʼAḩaz^yāh and_he_killed _them. (CH2_22:8)

OET-RV: 8 While Yehu was executing judgement on Ahav’s descendants, he discovered Yehudah’s officials there, including Ahazyah’s nephews who’d been serving him, and he killed them all as well. (CH2 22:8)

PROV 19:7 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_brothers_of’ word gloss=‘brothers_of’ OSHB PROV 19:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 All _of the_brothers _of one _who_is_poor they_hate _him indeed if/because friend[s]_of_his _close they _are _distant from_him/it he_is_pursuing words/messages wwww they. (PRO_19:7)

OET-RV: 7 All the relatives of a poor person hates them,
⇔ → so how much more do their friends avoid them.
⇔ The poor person sends messages after them, but they’re no longer around. (PRO 19:7)