אֵם
em (ʾēm)
/ame/
“mother, matriarch”
Mother, bearer of life; honored in Decalogue, and metaphor for divine comfort ('As one whom his mother comforts', Isaiah 66:13).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive word.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
mother
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אֵם (mother, matriarch) -> G3384
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where אֵם (em) carries significant theological or narrative weight.