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Strong's #255 - אֹחַ
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
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1) howling animal
1a) jackal
1b) hyena
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1008) ha (אהה AHh) AC: Protect CO: Hearth AB: Brotherhood: The pictograph a represents strength. The h is a wall. Combined these pictographs mean "strong wall". In Hebrew thought, a wall is more than a vertical barrier but anything that separates or divides. The hearth around the fire protected the house from the heat and embers of the fire.
A) ha (אהה AHh) AC: ? CO: Hearth AB: ?
Nf ) ha (אהה AHh) - I. Hearth:A dividing wall that protects the family from the fire. II. Brother:One who stands between the enemy and the family, a protector. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (634): brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, hearth - Strongs: H251 (אָח), H252 (אַח), H254 (אַח)
Nf3) tfha (אההות AHhWT) - Sister: KJV (114): sister, another - Strongs: H269 (אָחוֹת)
rm) fha (אההו AHhW) - Marsh Grass: The tall grasses that line a marsh as a wall. KJV (3): meadow, flag - Strongs: H260 (אָחוּ)
J) hfa (אוהה AWHh) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?
Nm ) hfa (אוהה AWHh) - Oahh: An unknown animal. KJV (1): creature - Strongs: H255 (אֹחַ)
K) fha (אההו AHhW) AC: ? CO: Hearth AB: ?
Nf1 ) efha (אההוה AHhWH) - Brotherhood: A company of brothers. KJV (1): brotherhood - Strongs: H264 (אַחֲוָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
II. אחח?
אֹחַ only in pl. אֹחִים prop. howlings; hence howling animals (comp. אִי No. II.), probably screech owls, Isaiah 13:21. A word imitating the sound, like the Germ. Uhu, Schubut, French hibou; see אָח No. II. and the root אָחַח.
