Bible dictionaries
Aunt
What Bible dictionaries say about “Aunt”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Aunt - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
'AUNT, n. [L. amita, contracted.]
The sister of one's father or mother, correlative to nephew or niece.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
ant dodhah, ("loving"): A father's sister (Ex 6:20); an uncle's wife (Le 18:14; 20:20). See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915