Ahiman — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲחִימַן

אֲחִימַן

ʼĂchîyman · pronounced akh-ee-man' · Strong's H289 · a man

Ahiman means brother of a portion (i.e. gift).

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 ›

מִן min (and, H4480) — (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or אֲחִימָן ; from H251 and H4480; brother of a portion (i.e. gift); Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite.

First appearance

Num 13:22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) (KJV)

Every verse that names Ahiman

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1 Chronicles

Num 13:22Josh 15:14Judg 1:101Chr 9:17

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