Hebrew word study

אָחʼâch a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationsh…

Pronounced “awkh

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

Translated in the King James as: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

Appears 624 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive word;

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Where it appears

Genesis 178×
Genesis 4:2Genesis 4:8Genesis 4:9Genesis 4:10Genesis 4:11Genesis 4:21Genesis 9:5Genesis 9:22Genesis 9:25Genesis 10:21Genesis 10:25Genesis 12:5Genesis 13:8Genesis 13:11Genesis 14:12Genesis 14:13Genesis 14:14Genesis 14:16Genesis 16:12Genesis 19:7Genesis 20:5Genesis 20:13Genesis 20:16Genesis 22:20Genesis 22:21+ 153 more in Genesis
Exodus 17×
Exodus 1:6Exodus 2:11Exodus 4:14Exodus 4:18Exodus 7:1Exodus 7:2Exodus 10:23Exodus 16:15Exodus 25:20Exodus 28:1Exodus 28:2Exodus 28:4Exodus 28:41Exodus 32:27Exodus 32:29Exodus 37:9+ 1 more in Exodus
Leviticus 23×
Leviticus 7:10Leviticus 10:4Leviticus 10:6Leviticus 16:2Leviticus 18:14Leviticus 18:16Leviticus 19:17Leviticus 20:21Leviticus 21:2Leviticus 21:10Leviticus 25:14Leviticus 25:25Leviticus 25:35Leviticus 25:36Leviticus 25:39Leviticus 25:46Leviticus 25:47Leviticus 25:48Leviticus 26:37+ 4 more in Leviticus
Numbers 19×
Numbers 6:7Numbers 8:26Numbers 14:4Numbers 16:10Numbers 18:2Numbers 18:6Numbers 20:3Numbers 20:8Numbers 20:14Numbers 25:6Numbers 27:4Numbers 27:7Numbers 27:9Numbers 27:10Numbers 27:11Numbers 27:13Numbers 32:6Numbers 36:2+ 1 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy 47×
Deuteronomy 1:16Deuteronomy 1:28Deuteronomy 2:4Deuteronomy 2:8Deuteronomy 3:18Deuteronomy 3:20Deuteronomy 10:9Deuteronomy 13:6Deuteronomy 15:2Deuteronomy 15:3Deuteronomy 15:7Deuteronomy 15:9Deuteronomy 15:11Deuteronomy 15:12Deuteronomy 17:15Deuteronomy 17:20Deuteronomy 18:2Deuteronomy 18:7Deuteronomy 18:15Deuteronomy 18:18Deuteronomy 19:18Deuteronomy 19:19Deuteronomy 20:8Deuteronomy 22:1Deuteronomy 22:2+ 22 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua 13×
Joshua 1:14Joshua 1:15Joshua 2:13Joshua 2:18Joshua 6:23Joshua 14:8Joshua 15:17Joshua 17:4Joshua 22:3Joshua 22:4Joshua 22:7Joshua 22:8+ 1 more in Joshua
Judges 28×
Judges 1:3Judges 1:13Judges 1:17Judges 3:9Judges 8:19Judges 9:1Judges 9:3Judges 9:5Judges 9:18Judges 9:21Judges 9:24Judges 9:26Judges 9:31Judges 9:41Judges 9:56Judges 11:3Judges 14:3Judges 16:31Judges 18:8Judges 18:14Judges 19:23Judges 20:13Judges 20:23Judges 20:28Judges 21:6+ 3 more in Judges
Ruth 2×
Ruth 4:3Ruth 4:10
1 Samuel 12×
1 Sam 14:31 Sam 16:131 Sam 17:171 Sam 17:181 Sam 17:221 Sam 17:281 Sam 20:291 Sam 22:11 Sam 26:61 Sam 30:23+ 2 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel 34×
2 Sam 1:262 Sam 2:222 Sam 2:262 Sam 2:272 Sam 3:82 Sam 3:272 Sam 3:302 Sam 4:62 Sam 4:92 Sam 10:102 Sam 13:32 Sam 13:42 Sam 13:72 Sam 13:82 Sam 13:102 Sam 13:122 Sam 13:202 Sam 13:262 Sam 13:322 Sam 14:72 Sam 15:202 Sam 18:22 Sam 19:122 Sam 19:412 Sam 20:9+ 9 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings 11×
1 Ki 1:91 Ki 1:101 Ki 2:71 Ki 2:151 Ki 2:211 Ki 2:221 Ki 9:131 Ki 12:241 Ki 13:301 Ki 20:321 Ki 20:33
2 Kings 5×
2 Ki 7:62 Ki 9:22 Ki 10:132 Ki 23:9+ 1 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles 96×
1 Chr 1:191 Chr 2:321 Chr 2:421 Chr 4:91 Chr 4:111 Chr 4:271 Chr 5:21 Chr 5:71 Chr 5:131 Chr 6:391 Chr 6:441 Chr 6:481 Chr 7:51 Chr 7:161 Chr 7:221 Chr 7:351 Chr 8:321 Chr 8:391 Chr 9:61 Chr 9:91 Chr 9:131 Chr 9:171 Chr 9:191 Chr 9:251 Chr 9:32+ 71 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 26×
2 Chr 5:122 Chr 11:42 Chr 11:222 Chr 19:102 Chr 21:22 Chr 21:42 Chr 21:132 Chr 22:82 Chr 28:82 Chr 28:112 Chr 28:152 Chr 29:152 Chr 29:342 Chr 30:72 Chr 30:92 Chr 31:122 Chr 31:132 Chr 31:152 Chr 35:52 Chr 35:62 Chr 35:92 Chr 35:152 Chr 36:42 Chr 36:10+ 2 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra 11×
Ezra 3:2Ezra 3:8Ezra 3:9Ezra 6:20Ezra 8:17Ezra 8:18Ezra 8:19Ezra 8:24Ezra 10:18+ 2 more in Ezra
Nehemiah 28×
Nehemiah 1:2Nehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 3:18Nehemiah 4:2Nehemiah 4:14Nehemiah 4:19Nehemiah 4:23Nehemiah 5:1Nehemiah 5:5Nehemiah 5:7Nehemiah 5:8Nehemiah 5:10Nehemiah 5:14Nehemiah 7:2Nehemiah 10:10Nehemiah 10:29Nehemiah 11:12Nehemiah 11:13Nehemiah 11:14Nehemiah 11:17Nehemiah 11:19Nehemiah 12:7Nehemiah 12:8Nehemiah 12:9Nehemiah 12:24+ 3 more in Nehemiah
Esther 1×
Esther 10:3
Job 9×
Job 1:13Job 1:18Job 6:15Job 19:13Job 22:6Job 30:29Job 41:17Job 42:11Job 42:15
Psalms 7×
Psalms 22:22Psalms 35:14Psalms 49:7Psalms 50:20Psalms 69:8Psalms 122:8Psalms 133:1
Proverbs 9×
Proverbs 6:19Proverbs 17:2Proverbs 17:17Proverbs 18:9Proverbs 18:19Proverbs 18:24Proverbs 19:7Proverbs 27:10+ 1 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes 1×
Eccles 4:8
Song of Solomon 1×
Song 8:1
Isaiah 6×
Isaiah 3:6Isaiah 9:19Isaiah 19:2Isaiah 41:6Isaiah 66:5Isaiah 66:20
Jeremiah 16×
Jeremiah 7:15Jeremiah 9:4Jeremiah 12:6Jeremiah 13:14Jeremiah 22:18Jeremiah 23:35Jeremiah 25:26Jeremiah 29:16Jeremiah 31:34Jeremiah 34:9Jeremiah 34:14Jeremiah 34:17Jeremiah 35:3Jeremiah 41:8Jeremiah 49:10+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Ezekiel 9×
Ezekiel 4:17Ezekiel 11:15Ezekiel 18:18Ezekiel 24:23Ezekiel 33:30Ezekiel 38:21Ezekiel 44:25Ezekiel 47:14+ 1 more in Ezekiel
Hosea 3×
Hosea 2:1Hosea 12:3Hosea 13:15
Joel 1×
Joel 2:8
Amos 2×
Amos 1:9Amos 1:11
Obadiah 2×
Obadiah 1:10Obadiah 1:12
Micah 2×
Micah 5:3Micah 7:2
Haggai 1×
Haggai 2:22
Zechariah 2×
Zech 7:9Zech 7:10
Malachi 2×
Malachi 1:2Malachi 2:10

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