Ahitub — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲחִיטוּב

אֲחִיטוּב

ʼĂchîyṭûwb · pronounced akh-ee-toob' · Strong's H285 · a man

Ahitub means brother of goodness.

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 ›

טוּב ṭûwb (and, H2898) — good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H251 and H2898; brother of goodness; Achitub, the name of several priests.

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 Ahitub

15 occurrences in 15 verses — 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

1Sam 14:31Sam 22:91Sam 22:111Sam 22:121Sam 22:202Sam 8:171Chr 5:331Chr 5:341Chr 5:371Chr 5:381Chr 6:371Chr 9:111Chr 18:16Ezra 7:2Neh 11:11

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