Ahikam — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲחִיקָם

אֲחִיקָם

ʼĂchîyqâm · pronounced akh-ee-kawm' · Strong's H296 · a man

Ahikam means brother of rising (i.e. high).

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 ›

קוּם qûwm (and, H6965) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H251 and H6965; brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Kgs 22:12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying, (KJV)

Every verse that names Ahikam

20 occurrences in 20 verses — 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah

2Kgs 22:122Kgs 22:142Kgs 25:222Chr 34:20Jer 26:24Jer 39:14Jer 40:5Jer 40:6Jer 40:7Jer 40:9Jer 40:11Jer 40:14Jer 40:16Jer 41:1Jer 41:2Jer 41:6Jer 41:10Jer 41:16Jer 41:18Jer 43:6

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