278. Echi
Strong's Lexicon
Echi: Echi

Original Word: אֵחִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Echiy
Pronunciation: eh-khee
Phonetic Spelling: (ay-khee')
Definition: Echi
Meaning: Echi

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אָח (ach), meaning "brother."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Echi, the concept of "brother" is represented in Greek by the word ἀδελφός (adelphos), Strong's Greek #80, which is used extensively in the New Testament to denote both literal and spiritual brotherhood.

Usage: The name "Echi" is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible. It is a personal name, likely signifying a familial or brotherly connection, as suggested by its root meaning "brother."

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of familial relationships or characteristics. The root word אָח (ach) is commonly used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a brother, either in a literal familial sense or metaphorically to indicate close kinship or camaraderie. Names like Echi would have been understood within the context of a family-oriented society where lineage and relationships were central to identity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a son of Benjamin
NASB Translation
Ehi (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֵחִי proper name, masculine a son of Benjamin Genesis 46:21 (P) (perhaps corruption of אֲחִירָם Numbers 26:38 (P); so also אַחֲרַח 1 Chronicles 8:1 compare אַחֵר 1 Chronicles 7:12 & comm.)

אחל (existence & meaning dubious)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ehi

Probably the same as 'Achiy; Echi, an Israelite -- Ehi.

see HEBREW 'Achiy

Forms and Transliterations
אֵחִ֣י אחי ’ê·ḥî ’êḥî eChi
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 46:21
HEB: גֵּרָ֥א וְנַעֲמָ֖ן אֵחִ֣י וָרֹ֑אשׁ מֻפִּ֥ים
NAS: Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim
KJV: and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh,
INT: Gera and Naaman Ehi and Rosh Muppim

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 278
1 Occurrence


’ê·ḥî — 1 Occ.















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