אֵם (ʼêm) — Dam
Hebrew word study: אֵם (ʼêm), Strong's H517. a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
KJV translation words: dam, mother, [idiom] parting.
Strong's H517 is tagged on 220 words in 202 verses across 27 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:24 and last appears in Zechariah 13:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 202)
- Genesis 2:24 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 3:20 — אֵם — the mother of
- Genesis 20:12 — אִמִּי — mother my
- Genesis 21:21 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 24:28 — אִמָּהּ — mother her
- Genesis 24:53 — וּלְאִמָּהּ — and to mother her
- Genesis 24:55 — וְאִמָּהּ — and mother her
- Genesis 24:67 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 27:11 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 27:13 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 27:14 — לְאִמּוֹ — to mother his
- Genesis 27:29 — אִמֶּךָ — mother your
- Genesis 28:2 — אִמֶּךָ — mother your
- Genesis 28:5 — אֵם — the mother of
- Genesis 28:7 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 29:10 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 30:14 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 32:11 — אֵם — mother
- Genesis 37:10 — וְאִמְּךָ — and mother your
- Genesis 43:29 — אִמּוֹ — mother his
- Genesis 44:20 — לְאִמּוֹ — to mother his
- Exodus 2:8 — אֵם — the mother of
- Exodus 20:12 — אִמֶּךָ — mother your
- Exodus 21:15 — וְאִמּוֹ — and mother his
- Exodus 21:17 — וְאִמּוֹ — and mother his
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H279 אֲחִיאָם (ʼĂchîyʼâm), H520 אַמָּה (ʼammâh), H523 אֻמַּה (ʼummah), H538 אֲמָם (ʼĂmâm).
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What does ʼêm (H517) mean?
A mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father)).
How is H517 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H517 as: dam, mother, [idiom] parting..
How often does אֵם (ʼêm) appear?
Strong's H517 is tagged on 220 words in 202 verses across 27 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:24 and last appears in Zechariah 13:3.
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