Aunt

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King James Dictionary [1]

'AUNT, n. L. amita, contracted.

The sister of one's father or mother, correlative to nephew or niece.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]

ant דודה , dōdhāh , "loving"): A father's sister ( Exodus 6:20 ); an uncle's wife ( Leviticus 18:14; Leviticus 20:20 ). See Relationships , Family .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]

( דּוֹדָה, dodah', fem. of דּוּד, a friend, hence uncle), one's father's sister ( Exodus 6:20), also an uncle's wife ( Leviticus 18:14; Leviticus 20:20). (See Affinity).

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