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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #281 - אֲחִיָּהוּ

Transliteration

ʼĂchîyâh

Phonetics

akh-ee-yaw', akh-ee-yaw'-hoo

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H251) and (H3050)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

Ahiah or Ahijah = “brother of Jehovah (Yahu)”

1) grandson of Phinehas

2) scribe of Solomon

3) a prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes

4) father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne

5) grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)

6) a Benjamite, son of Ehud

7) one of David’s heroes

8) a Levite during David’s time

9) a chief man under Nehemiah

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (23)

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 13

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

NAS (23)

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 14

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

HCS (24)

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 14

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

BSB (24)

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 14

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

ESV (24)

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 14

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

WEB (24)

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 14

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲחִיָּה (always, except where other form noted), אֲחִי

proper name, masculine ( brother of Yah(u), compare Phoenician חמלך brother of Milk, & especially אחתמלך sister of Milk, where אחת must be construct since מלך is a male deity; compare Carthaginian חתמלקרת Eut²¹³).

1 a priest 1 Samuel 14:3,18.

2 Scribe 1 Kings 4:3.

3 Prophet 1 Kings 11:29,30; 1 Kings 12:15; 1 Kings 14:2,4; 1 Kings 15:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 1 Kings 14:4,5,6,18; 2 Chronicles 10:15 (last five אֲחִיָהוּ ).

4 father of king Baasha 1 Kings 15:27,33; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 9:9 .

5 grandson of Hezron 1 Chronicles 2:25, or perhaps proper name, feminine, mother of preceding four, compare Be.

6 son of Ehud, of Benj. 1 Chronicles 8:7 = אֲחוֺחַ, 1 Chronicles 8:4.

7 one of David's heroes 1 Chronicles 11:36.

8 a Levite, David's time 1 Chronicles 26:20 .

9 a chief man under Nehem. Nehemiah 10:27.

10 a Gadite 1 Chronicles 5:15 (אֲחִי).

11 a man of Asher 1 Chronicles 7:34 ( id.)

List of Word Forms

אֲחִיָּ֑ה אֲחִיָּ֔ה אֲחִיָּ֖ה אֲחִיָּ֗ה אֲחִיָּ֗הוּ אֲחִיָּ֜הוּ אֲחִיָּ֣ה אֲחִיָּ֣הוּ אֲחִיָּ֤ה אֲחִיָּ֥ה אֲחִיָּ֥הוּ אֲחִיָּֽה׃ אֲחִיָּה֙ אֲחִיָּה֩ אחיה אחיה׃ אחיהו וַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙ וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה וַאֲחִיָּ֣ה וַאֲחִיָּ֥ה ואחיה ואחיהו לַֽאֲחִיָּ֔ה לאחיה ’ă·ḥî·yā·hū ’ă·ḥî·yāh ’ăḥîyāh ’ăḥîyāhū achiYah achiYahu la’ăḥîyāh la·’ă·ḥî·yāh laachiYah vaachiYah vaachiYahu wa’ăḥîyāh wa’ăḥîyāhū wa·’ă·ḥî·yā·hū wa·’ă·ḥî·yāh