Ach denotes a brother, whether a named male sibling or brothers identified together within a family group.

The supplied verses use the term for a male sibling in named relationships and, in the plural, for brothers gathered or identified with a family line. It marks individuals such as Joab’s brother Abishai and Solomon as a brother, while also identifying groups attached to Levite leaders or family houses.

1. Male sibling and brothers within a family group · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 11:20 and 1 Chronicles 19:11, the singular construct form identifies Abishai in relation to Joab; the APB renders the clauses “brother of Joab” and “Abishai his brother.” In 1 Chronicles 15:5 and 1 Chronicles 15:12, plural construct forms identify brothers associated with Levite leaders and those addressed alongside them for consecration.

   1 Chronicles 11:201 Chronicles 19:111 Chronicles 15:51 Chronicles 15:121 Chronicles 1:191 Kings 1:10

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the term with “brother,” “brothers,” or “his brother,” as in 1 Chronicles 1:19 and 1 Kings 1:10. In group listings such as 1 Chronicles 15:5, it renders brothers alongside a named leader; these English renderings reflect whole paraphrased clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.