Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H517
אֵם
em · “mother”
Used 220 times across 27 books
Definition
1) mother
1a) of humans
1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)
1c) of animals
2) point of departure or division
1a) of humans
1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)
1c) of animals
2) point of departure or division
Where it appears
Genesis26
Exodus7
Leviticus15
Numbers2
Deuteronomy13
Joshua3
Judges20
Ruth2
1 Samuel4
2 Samuel3
1 Kings16
2 Kings22
1 Chronicles2
2 Chronicles12
Esther2
Job3
Psalms12
Proverbs14
Ecclesiastes1
Song of Solomon7
Isaiah5
Jeremiah9
Lamentations3
Ezekiel10
Hosea4
Micah1
Zechariah2
In the text
Genesis 2:24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.Genesis 3:20And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.Genesis 20:12And 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.Genesis 21:21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.Genesis 24:28And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.Genesis 24:53And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.Genesis 24:55And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.Genesis 24:67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.Genesis 27:11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:Genesis 27:13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
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