Strong's H517 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אֵם (ʼêm)

Pronunciation: ame

POS: ame Morph: n-f

Exegesis: a primitive word;

Definition: a primitive word; a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father)); dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

KJV Usage: dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) mother
• 2. 1a) of humans
• 3. 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)
• 4. 1c) of animals
• 5. 2) point of departure or division

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G744
• GREEK G1118
• GREEK G3384
• GREEK G3390

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