| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife. 2. (n.) An old woman; and old gossip. 3. (n.) A bawd, or a prostitute. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AUNT ant dodhah, ("loving"): A father's sister (Exodus 6:20); an uncle's wife (Leviticus 18:14; Leviticus 20:20). See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY. | Multi-Version Concordance Aunt (3 Occurrences) Exodus 6:20 And Amram took Jochebed his aunt as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years. (DBY YLT) Leviticus 18:14 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, you shall not approach his wife: she is your aunt. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Leviticus 20:20 And if a man lie with his aunt, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: their sin shall they bear: they shall die childless. (DBY YLT NIV) |