Ahi — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲחִי

אֲחִי

ʼĂchîy · pronounced akh-ee' · Strong's H277 · a man

Ahi means brotherly.

Built from

אָח ʼâch (from, H251) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H251; brotherly; Achi, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 5:15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ahi

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 5:151Chr 7:34

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