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ˀḥ, ˀḥˀ (ˀaḥ, ˀaḥā [pl. ˀaḥḥīn]) n.m. brother
1
brother
Common Aramaic
KetefYer.B.3↗ בר אחוהי‏ ; IduOstr 3:8.5↗ יהבקוס אחוהי‏ ; TAD A2.1 R.2↗ אל אחתי נניחם מן אחכי נבושה‏ ; TAD A6.14 .5↗ או אחוהי או ברה‏ : or his brother or his son ; IranSilLab↗ lḥywhy wlḥyy ˀḥwhy wdwdhy ; BT AZ 11b(20)↗ זיפנא אחוה דמרנא‏ : the brother of our master [i.e. Jacob] is a falsifier
(1)
pl.: siblings
Syr
IshNum 96:14↗ ܬܠܬܐ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܚܢܢ‏ : we (Moses, Aaron, and Miriam) are three siblings
(2)
as the title of a royal functionary (?)
Palmyrene
2
kinsman, comrade
Common Aramaic
TAD B2.9 R.10↗ ל[א] נכהל אנחנה ובנין ובנתן ואחין ואיש זילן‏ : we, our sons, our daughters, our kin, and anyone belonging to us shall not be able ; SamPap.4..6↗ בנן ואחן זילנ[א]‏ ; Ezra 7:18↗ וּמָה דִי עליך"עֲלָךְ" וְעַל־אחיך"אֶחָךְ‏ : whatever is good for you and your brothers † ; 4QTob b4.3.5=07:3↗ מנאן אנתון אחי‏ : where are you from my kinfolk? ; TN Deut25:11↗ גבר ואחוי‏ : each and every man ; PJ Deut15:3↗ ית בר עממין תדחוק ודינא די יהוי לך עם אחוך תשמיט ידך‏ : you should press a gentile for payment but must drop a claim you might have against your kinsman ; Tobit(Med) 11.13 chap 7↗ הידעתון טובי אחונא‏ : do you know our kinsman PN?
(1)
individuals of equal status
OAEast, JLAtg
AssOstr.1↗ ˀl ˀ]ḥy prwr ˀḥwk blṭr šlm ; TgJ Amos1:9↗ קְיָים אַחִין‏ : a covenant of equals
(2)
of a non human
Syr, JBA
JSBhom 71day1 488↗ ܒܽܘܟܪܵܐ ܕܲܐܚܲܘ̈ܗܝ ܪܼܝܫܵܐ ܪܚܼܝܡܵܐ ܕܲܟ̈ܢܲܘܵܬܸܗ‏ : (the first day of creation:) firstborn of its brothers, beloved first one of its fellows ; BT Er 51a(7)↗ תחותי דיקלא דסביל אחוה‏ : beneath a palm tree that is supporting its fellow ; BT MQ 11a(39)↗ כוורא לטווייה באחוה אסוקיה באבוה מיכליה בבריה משתי עליה אבוה‏ : fish: he should broil it with its brother (salt or spice), place it in its father (water), eat it with its son (sauce? eggs?), and drink its father with it
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In some corpora (particularly letters) it is difficult to determine whether the reference is to an actual brother, a kinsman, or just a comrade; this is normative in the ancient near eastern world.
For figurative use as a title at Palmyra see DNWSI p. 31.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 25[10]DJPA: 45aDJBA: 102bJastrow: 38Drower/Macuch: 8a, 118bJ. Payne-Smith: 9Levy Ch-W: 1:18Tal Sam: 18DNWSI: 28DCPA[Schulthess]: 10[5]DJA: 30aQumran: 5

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