Lexicon
אַח
ach
H0252
A:N-M Hebrew

brother

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Hebrew
Language

ach refers to brothers addressed together in a decision about using remaining silver and gold.

The attested use addresses a group of brothers together as participants in deciding what to do with the remaining silver and gold.

Senses in use

  1. Brothers addressed as a group · dominant

    In Ezra 7:18, the forms occur with common masculine plural construct morphology in the clause addressing “you and your brothers” concerning what to do with the remainder of the silver and gold; the APB renders the clause “Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 7:18, the APB presents the group as “your brothers” within the instruction about using the remaining silver and gold. It does not isolate each original-language form separately.

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