Sister
a-KHOT
Meanings
About “Sister” in Hebrew
Example
Gematria of “Sister” (אחות)
In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word אחות (a-KHOT) has a gematria value of 415.
“Sister” in the Bible
Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “sister”.
ארור שכב עם אחתו בת אביו או בת אמו ואמר כל העם אמן
Cursed be the one who lies with his sister, whether daughter of his father or of his mother.—And all the people shall say, Amen.
ותתצב אחתו מרחק לדעה מה יעשה לו
And his sister stationed herself at a distance, to learn what would befall him.
ותאמר אחתו אל בת פרעה האלך וקראתי לך אשה מינקת מן העברית ותינק לך את הילד
Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get you a Hebrew nurse to suckle the child for you?”
English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0
This word starts with the Hebrew letter alef.
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