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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.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box 1Sa 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:3 - Now Ahijah was carrying an ephod. He was the son of Ahitub, who was the brother of Ichabod and a son of Phineas, son of Eli, the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. The army was unaware that Jonathan had left.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:18 - So Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring near the ephod," for he was at that time wearing the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:3 - Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:29 - At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah was wearing a brand new robe,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:30 - and he grabbed the robe and tore it into twelve pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:15 - The king refused to listen to the people, because the LORD was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:2 - Jeroboam told his wife, "Disguise yourself so that people cannot recognize you are Jeroboam's wife. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:4 - Jeroboam's wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:5 - But the LORD had told Ahijah, "Look, Jeroboam's wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her so-and-so. When she comes, she will be in a disguise."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:6 - When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, "Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:18 - All Israel buried him and mourned for him, just as the LORD had predicted through his servant the prophet Ahijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:27 - Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:29 - When he became king, he executed Jeroboam's entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, just as the LORD had predicted through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:33 - In the third year of Asa's reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah; he ruled for twenty-four years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22 - I will make your dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah because you angered me and made Israel sin.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:9 - I will make Ahab's dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:25 - The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:7 - Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who moved them. Gera was the father of Uzzah and Ahihud.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:36 - Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:20 - Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses in God's temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:29 - The rest of the events of Solomon's reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Nathan the Prophet, the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and the Vision of Iddo the Seer pertaining to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:15 - The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:26 - Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
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