אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ
a.chiy.yah
Ahijah
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Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word 'Ahijah' (Strong's number: H0288G) is a Hebrew proper name, appearing 12 times in the Bible. Its transliteration, a.chiy.yah, suggests a patronymic structure, with "ah" possibly indicating a possessive form and "chiy" likely referencing a father. However, the short definition provided only lists "Ahijah," implying a unique, personal name. Given its frequency of occurrence, Ahijah appears to be an individual of significant importance in biblical narratives. As a proper name, its meaning is tied to the person it represents, rather than conveying a general concept or concept. The range of usage for Ahijah likely varies across its 12 occurrences, reflecting the diverse contexts in which the name is employed.
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Occurrences in Scripture
12 total occurrences across the text
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1 Samuel 21:1Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no man with you?”
1 Samuel 21:1Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no man with you?”
1 Samuel 21:2David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me to do something, and has said to me, ‘Let no one know anything about the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you. I have sent the young men to a certain place.’
1 Samuel 21:8David said to Ahimelech, “Isn’t there here under your hand spear or sword? For I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.”
1 Samuel 22:9Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
1 Samuel 22:11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob; and they all came to the king.
1 Samuel 22:14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honored in your house?
1 Samuel 22:16The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father’s house.”
1 Samuel 22:20One of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
1 Samuel 23:6When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
1 Samuel 30:7David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” Abiathar brought the ephod to David.