Ahimoth — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲחִימוֹת

אֲחִימוֹת

ʼĂchîymôwth · pronounced akh-ee-moth' · Strong's H287 · a man

Ahimoth means brother of death.

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 ›

מוּת mûwth (and, H4191) — to die (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H251 and H4191; brother of death; Achimoth, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Chr 6:10 And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:) (KJV)

Every verse that names Ahimoth

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 6:10

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