אֵם

Strong’s Definition

a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive word;

KJV Usage

dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.mother
• 2.of humans
• 3.of deborah's relationship to the people (figuratively)
• 4.of animals
• 5.point of departure or division

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼêm; Pronunciation: ame