Words the Bible translates as mother
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- mētērμήτηρmother: the woman who bore and raised someone, or anything standing in that nurturing, originating role
- emאֵםmother: the woman who bears and raises a child, and by extension any source from which others spring
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