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Lexicon :: Strong's H281 - 'ăḥîyâ

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אֲחִיָּה
Transliteration
'ăḥîyâ
Pronunciation
akh-ee-yaw
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲחִיָּה ʼĂchîyâh, akh-ee-yaw; or (prolonged) אֲחִיָּהוּ ʼĂchîyâhûw ; from H251 and H3050; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Achijah, the name of nine Israelites:—Ahiah, Ahijah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H281 in the following manner: Ahijah (20x), Ahiah (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H281 in the following manner: Ahijah (20x), Ahiah (4x).

  1. Ahiah or Ahijah = "brother of Jehovah (Yahu)"

    1. grandson of Phinehas

    2. scribe of Solomon

    3. a prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes

    4. father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne

    5. grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)

    6. a Benjamite, son of Ehud

    7. one of David's heroes

    8. a Levite during David's time

    9. a chief man under Nehemiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲחִיָּה ʼĂchîyâh, akh-ee-yaw; or (prolonged) אֲחִיָּהוּ ʼĂchîyâhûw ; from H251 and H3050; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Achijah, the name of nine Israelites:—Ahiah, Ahijah.
STRONGS H281: Abbreviations
† אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲחִיָּה (always, except where other form noted), אֲחִי proper name, masculine (brother of Yah(u), compare Phoenician חמלך brother of Milk, & especially אחתמלך sister of Milk, where אחת must be construct since מלך is a male deity; compare Carthaginian חתמלקרת Eut213).
1. a priest 1 Samuel 14:3, 18.
2. Scribe 1 Kings 4:3.
3. Prophet 1 Kings 11:29, 30; 1 Kings 12:15; 1 Kings 14:2, 4; 1 Kings 15:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 1 Kings 14:4, 5, 6, 18; 2 Chronicles 10:15 (last five אֲחִיָהוּ).
4. father of king Baasha 1 Kings 15:27, 33; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 9:9.
5. grandson of Hezron 1 Chronicles 2:25, or perhaps proper name, feminine, mother of preceding four, compare Be.
6. son of Ehud, of Benj. 1 Chronicles 8:7＝אֲחוֺחַ, 1 Chronicles 8:4.
7. one of David's heroes 1 Chronicles 11:36.
8. a Levite, David's time 1 Chronicles 26:20.
9. a chief man under Nehemiah. Nehemiah 10:27.
10. a Gadite 1 Chronicles 5:15 (אֲחִי).
11. a man of Asher 1 Chronicles 7:34 (id.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

14:3; 14:18

1 Kings

4:3; 11:29; 11:30; 12:15; 14:2; 14:4; 14:4; 14:5; 14:6; 14:18; 15:27; 15:29; 15:33; 21:22

2 Kings

9:9

1 Chronicles

2:25; 5:15; 7:34; 8:4; 8:7; 11:36; 26:20

2 Chronicles

9:29; 10:15

Nehemiah

10:27

H281

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Strong's Number H281 matches the Hebrew אֲחִיָּה ('ăḥîyâ),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:3 - And Achia son of Achitob, the brother of Jochabed the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, was the priest of God in Selom wearing an ephod: and the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:18 - And Saul said to Achia, Bring the ephod; for he wore the ephod in that day before Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:3 - Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:29 - And it came to pass at that time, that Jeroboam went forth from Jerusalem, and Achia the Selonite the prophet found him in the way, and caused him to turn aside out of the way: and Achia was clad with a new garment, and they [fn]two were alone in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:30 - And Achia laid hold of his new garment that was upon him, and tore it into twelve pieces:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:15 - And the king hearkened not to the people, because the change was from the Lord, that he might establish his word which he spoke [fn]by Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:27 - And Baasa son of Achia, who was over the house of Belaan son of Achia, conspired against him, and smote him in Gabathon of the Philistines; for Nabat and all Israel were besieging Gabathon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:29 - And it came to pass when he reigned, that he smote the whole house of Jeroboam, and left [fn]none that breathed of Jeroboam, until he had destroyed him utterly, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by his servant Achia the Selonite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:33 - And in the third year of Asa king of Juda, Baasa the son of Achia begins to reign over Israel in Thersa, twenty and four years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22 - (LXX 20:22) And I will [fn]make thy house as the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa son of Achia, because of the provocations wherewith thou hast provoked me, and caused Israel to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:9 - And I will [fn]make the house of Achaab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa the son of Achia.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:25 - And the sons of Jerameel the first-born of Esron were, the first-born Ram, and Banaa, and Aram, and Asan his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:7 - and Nooma, and Achia and Gera, he removed them, and he begot Aza, and Jachicho.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:36 - the Mechorathrite, Achia the Phellonite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:20 - And the Levites their brethren were over the treasures of the house of the Lord, and over the treasures of the hallowed things.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:29 - And the rest of the acts of Solomon, the first and the last, behold, these are written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Achia the Selonite, and in the visions of Joel the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:15 - And the king hearkened not to the people, for there was a change of their minds from God, saying, The Lord has confirmed his word, which he spoke by the hand of Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and concerning all Israel;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:26 - (LXX 10:27) and Aia, Aenan, Enam,
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