אח

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḫ-.

Noun

אָח • ('ákh) m (plural indefinite אַחִים‎, singular construct אֲחִי־‎, plural construct אֲחֵי־‎, feminine counterpart אָחוֹת‎)

A brother, (someone's) brother: a male sibling, a male with the same parents.
(more generally) A brother, a fellow, a (male) member of the same group.
A male nurse.
(אַח־‎, 'ákh-) Singular construct formal of אח‎ ('ákh)‎.

Declension

Declension of אָח

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	אָח	first	אָחִי‎		אָחִינוּ‎
	definite	הָאָח‎	second	אָחִיךָ‎	אָחִיךְ‎	אֲחִיכֶם‎	אֲחִיכֶן‎
	construct	אֲחִי־‎	third	אָחִיו‎	אָחִיהָ‎	אֲחִיהֶם‎	אֲחִיהֶן‎
plural	indefinite	אַחִים‎	first	אחיי \ אַחַי‎		אַחֵינוּ‎
	definite	הָאַחִים‎	second	אַחֶיךָ‎	אחייך \ אַחַיִךְ‎	אַחֵיכֶם‎	אַחֵיכֶן‎
	construct	אַחֵי־‎	third	אֶחָיו‎	אַחֶיהָ‎	אַחֵיהֶם‎	אַחֵיהֶן‎

Usage notes

In addition to the singular construct form אֲחִי־‎ ('akhí-) given above, the form אַח־‎ ('akh-) exists as well.

Derived terms

אחווה \ אַחֲוָה‎

Interjection

אָח • (ákh)

Darn it, oh, no, alas, ach: an expression of dismay.
‏אח, שכחתי מזה.‎‎ ― ákh, shakhákhti mizé. ― Ach, I forgot about that.
- Ezekiel 6:11, with translation of the King James Version:
  ‏הַכֵּה בְכַפְּךָ וּרְקַע בְּרַגְלְךָ וֶאֱמָר אָח‎‎
  haké v'khap'khá urká b'ragl'khá veemór ákh
  Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas

Noun

אָח • (ákh) f

fireplace, hearth

Further reading

קמין‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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