Genesis 20:12
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
אָחוֹת
ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
הָוָא
hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
Key Terms in This Verse
הָוָא hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
Study H1934 →אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
Study H269 →אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →בַּת bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Study H1323 →בַּת bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Study H1323 →עוֹד ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
Study H5750 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
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