Ahiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲחִיָּה

אֲחִיָּה

ʼĂchîyâh · pronounced akh-ee-yaw · Strong's H281 · a man · also spelled Ahijah

Ahiah means brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah.

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 ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (prolonged) אֲחִיָּהוּ ; from H251 and H3050; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Achijah, the name of nine Israelites.

First appearance

1Sam 14:3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I–chabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ahiah

23 occurrences in 23 verses — 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah

1Sam 14:31Sam 14:181Kgs 4:31Kgs 11:291Kgs 11:301Kgs 12:151Kgs 14:21Kgs 14:41Kgs 14:51Kgs 14:61Kgs 14:181Kgs 15:271Kgs 15:291Kgs 15:331Kgs 21:222Kgs 9:91Chr 2:251Chr 8:71Chr 11:361Chr 26:202Chr 9:292Chr 10:15Neh 10:27

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