Ahimaaz — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲחִימַעַץ

אֲחִימַעַץ

ʼĂchîymaʻats · pronounced akh-ee-mah'-ats · Strong's H290 · a place

Ahimaaz means brother of anger.

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 ›

מַעַץ Maʻats (the equivalent of, H4619) — closure open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H251 and the equivalent of H4619; brother of anger; Achimaats, the name of three Israelites.

First appearance

1Sam 14:50 And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ahimaaz

15 occurrences in 15 verses — 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles

1Sam 14:502Sam 15:272Sam 15:362Sam 17:172Sam 17:202Sam 18:192Sam 18:222Sam 18:232Sam 18:272Sam 18:282Sam 18:291Kgs 4:151Chr 5:341Chr 5:351Chr 6:38

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