Hebrew - English Dictionary
H288 - Ahimelech
| Strong's No.: | H288 |
| Hebrew: | אֲחִימֶלֶךְ |
| Transliteration: | ʼĂchîymelek |
| Phonetic: | akh-ee-meh'-lek |
| Word Origin: | From H251 and H4428 |
| Bible Usage: | Ahimelech. |
| Part of Speech: | Proper Name Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | brother of (the) king; {Achimelek} the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | Ahimelech = "my brother is king" or "brother of Melek" 1. a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David 2. a Hittite warrior under David |
| Bible References:
Ahimelech |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Ahimelech ( 17 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.