אֵם
Strong's H517
ʼêm
/ame/
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H517
- Hebrew
- אֵם
- Transliteration
- ʼêm
- Pronunciation
- /ame/
- KJV Translations
- 3 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Derivation
a primitive word;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
dammotherparting
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʼêm:
אֲחִיאָם
ʼĂchîyʼâmH279“Ahiam”
אַמָּהʼammâhH520“cubit”
אֻמַּהʼummahH523“nation”
אֲמָםʼĂmâmH538“Amam”
אֲנָחֲרָתʼĂnâchărâthH588“Anaharath”
נָחוֹרNâchôwrH5152“Nahor”
נָחוּשׁnâchûwshH5153“of brass”
נְחִירnᵉchîyrH5156“(dual) nostrils”
נַחֲרַיNachărayH5171“Naharai”
נַחַשׁnachashH5173“enchantment”
נָחָשׁnâchâshH5175“serpent”
נָחָשׁNâchâshH5176“Nahash”
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