אַחִ֞ים
𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌
achim
brothers
a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
H251
2 Chronicles 21:2 · Word #2
Lexicon H251
| Lemma | אָח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤇 |
| Transliteration | ʼâch |
| Strong's | H251 |
| In-context | brothers |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H251-17
brothers
| Root | אח (ʾ-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | brotherhood, kinship, familial bond, shared identity, alliance |
| Semantic Range | Male siblings; close relatives; members of the same tribe or people; allies; companions bound by covenant or shared cause. |
| Conceptual Significance | אח expresses covenantal and familial solidarity within Israel. It frames social ethics—care, loyalty, and justice—among those bound as "brothers," extending beyond blood relation to tribal, national, and even covenantal fellowship. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine plural noun in the absolute state from the singular אָח (ʾâch, "brother"). No pronominal suffix; number and gender are explicitly masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is masculine plural absolute (HNcmpa), requiring a masculine plural English form. "Brothers" directly preserves both the literal male sibling sense and the broader kinship bond inherent in the root אח, which denotes shared origin or close relational identity. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אח (brotherhood, kinship, familial bond, shared identity, alliance)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H251-01 |
ach | a brother |
H251-02 |
achay | my brothers |
H251-03 |
achayikhe | your brothers |
H251-04 |
achey | brothers of |
H291-01 |
acheyan | Brotherly-One |
H251-05 |
acheyha | her brothers |
H251-06 |
acheyhem | their brothers |
H251-07 |
acheykha | your brothers |
H251-08 |
acheykhem | your brothers |
H251-09 |
acheynu | our brothers |
H269-01 |
acheyotay | my sisters |
H269-02 |
acheyotayv | his sisters |
H269-03 |
acheyotekhe | your sisters |
H269-04 |
acheyoteyhem | their sisters |
H251-10 |
achi | my brother |
H251-11 |
achiha | her brother |
H251-12 |
achihem | their brother |
H251-13 |
achihu | his brother |
H251-14 |
achikha | your brother |
H251-15 |
achikhe | your brother |
H251-16 |
achikhem | your brother |
H251-18 |
achinu | our brother |
H251-19 |
achiv | his brother |
H281-01 |
achiyah | My-Brother-is-Yah |
H281-02 |
achiyahu | My-Brother-is-Yahu |
H269-05 |
achot | sister of |
H269-06 |
achotah | her sister |
H269-07 |
achotam | their sister |
H269-08 |
achotayikhe | your sisters |
H269-09 |
achotekha | your sister |
H269-10 |
achotekhe | your sister (addressing you, woman) |
H269-11 |
achotenu | our sister |
H269-12 |
achoti | my sister |
H269-13 |
achoto | his sister |
H269-14 |
baachotah | in her sister |
H251-20 |
beachihu | in his brother |
H251-21 |
beachikha | with your brother |
H251-22 |
beachiv | with his brother |
H251-23 |
beechayv | among his brothers |
H269-15 |
chvtkh | your sister (fem.) |
H269-16 |
chvty | my sister |
H269-17 |
chytyhm | their sisters |
H269-18 |
chytyv | his sisters |
H251-24 |
echay | my brothers |
H251-25 |
echayv | his brothers |
H251-26 |
haacheykhem | your brothers |
H266-01 |
haachochi | the brother-clansman |
H1889-01 |
heach | Hey—brother! |
H251-27 |
keach | as a brother |
H251-28 |
keachiv | as his brother |
H251-29 |
keechayv | like his brothers |
H251-30 |
laachey | to the brothers of |
H251-31 |
laacheyhem | to their brothers |
H251-32 |
laacheykhem | to your brothers |
H269-19 |
laachotekhe | to your sister |
H269-20 |
laachotenu | to our sister |
H251-33 |
leach | for a brother |
H251-34 |
leacheykha | to your brothers |
H251-35 |
leachi | to my brother |
H251-36 |
leachiha | to her brother |
H251-37 |
leachikha | to your brother |
H251-38 |
leachikhe | to your brother |
H251-39 |
leachinu | to our brother |
H251-40 |
leachiv | to his brother |
H251-41 |
leechay | to my brothers |
H251-42 |
leechayv | to his brothers |
H251-43 |
meach | from a brother |
H251-44 |
meachay | from my brothers |
H251-45 |
meachey | from the brothers of |
H251-46 |
meacheyhem | from their brothers |
H251-47 |
meacheykha | from your brothers |
H251-48 |
meacheykhem | from your brothers |
H251-49 |
meachikha | from your brother |
H251-50 |
meachiv | from his brother |
H251-51 |
meechayv | from his brothers |
H251-52 |
uleachikha | and to your brother |
H251-53 |
uleachiv | and to his brother |
H269-21 |
uleachot | and to a sister |
H269-22 |
uleachoto | and to his sister |
H251-54 |
uleechayv | and to his brothers |
H251-55 |
uveacheykhem | and among your brothers |
H251-56 |
uveachiv | and in his brother |
H251-57 |
vaach | and a brother |
H251-58 |
vaacheyhem | and their brothers |
H251-59 |
vaacheykhem | and your brothers |
H251-60 |
vaachi | and brother of |
H251-61 |
vaachihem | and their brother |
H281-03 |
vaachiyah | and My-Brother-is-Yah |
H269-23 |
vaachot | and sister-of |
H269-24 |
vaachotayikhe | and your sisters |
H269-25 |
vaachotekhe | and your sister |
H269-26 |
vaachoti | and my sister |
H269-27 |
vaachoto | and his sister |
H269-28 |
vchytyhm | and their sisters |
H251-62 |
veach | and a brother |
H251-63 |
veachay | and my brothers |
H251-64 |
veacheykha | and your brothers |
H283-01 |
veacheyo | and His-Brother |
H269-29 |
veacheyoteyhem | and their sisters |
H251-65 |
veachim | and brothers (kinsmen) |
H251-66 |
veachinu | and our brother |
H251-67 |
veachiv | and his brother |
H251-68 |
veechayv | and his brothers |
H251-69 |
vekhaacheykhem | and like your brothers |
H251-70 |
velaacheyhem | and to their brothers |
H269-30 |
velaachoteykhem | and to your sisters |
H269-31 |
velaachoto | and to his sister |
H3098-01 |
veyoach | and Yoah (Yahweh-is-brother) |
H3098-02 |
yoach | Yahweh‑is‑Brother |
Word Usage (630 occurrences of H251)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:2 | אָחִ֖י/ו | achiv | his brother |
| Genesis 4:8 | אָחִ֑י/ו | achiv | his brother |
| Genesis 4:8 | אָחִ֖י/ו | achiv-2 | his brother |