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Lexicon :: Strong's H285 - 'ăḥîṭûḇ

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אֲחִיטוּב
Transliteration
'ăḥîṭûḇ
Pronunciation
akh-ee-toob'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲחִיטוּב ʼĂchîyṭûwb, akh-ee-toob'; from H251 and H2898; brother of goodness; Achitub, the name of several priests:—Ahitub.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H285 in the following manner: Ahitub (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H285 in the following manner: Ahitub (15x).

  1. Ahitub = "my brother is good (goodness)"

    1. a grandson of Eli

    2. the father of Zadok the priest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲחִיטוּב ʼĂchîyṭûwb, akh-ee-toob'; from H251 and H2898; brother of goodness; Achitub, the name of several priests:—Ahitub.
STRONGS H285: Abbreviations
† אֲחִיטוּב proper name, masculine (my brother is goodness)
1. grandson of Eli 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Chronicles 5:33 [1 Chronicles 6:7]; 1 Chronicles 5:34 [1 Chronicles 6:8]; 1 Chronicles 5:37 [1 Chronicles 6:11]; 1 Chronicles 5:38 [1 Chronicles 6:12]; father of Ahimelech 1 Samuel 22:9, 20 (אֲחִטוּב) 1 Samuel 22:11; 1 Samuel 22:12 (on identity of person see Be 1 Chronicles 5:33 [1 Chronicles 6:7]).
2. father of Zadok 2 Samuel 8:17 (＝1 Chronicles 18:16), but We reads Ahim son of Ahitub; 1 Chronicles 5:37 [1 Chronicles 6:11]; Ezra 7:2; grandfather of Zadok 1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11 (on all compare We on the passage)
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; 22:9; 22:11; 22:12; 22:20

2 Samuel

8:17

1 Chronicles

6:7; 6:7; 6:8; 6:11; 6:11; 6:12; 9:11; 18:16

Ezra

7:2

Nehemiah

11:11

H285

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H285 matches the Hebrew אֲחִיטוּב ('ăḥîṭûḇ),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:3 - Among Saul’s men was Ahijah the priest, who was wearing the ephod, the priestly vest. Ahijah was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the LORD who had served at Shiloh.
No one realized that Jonathan had left the Israelite camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:9 - Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul’s men, spoke up. “When I was at Nob,” he said, “I saw the son of Jesse talking to the priest, Ahimelech son of Ahitub.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:11 - King Saul immediately sent for Ahimelech and all his family, who served as priests at Nob.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:12 - When they arrived, Saul shouted at him, “Listen to me, you son of Ahitub!”
“What is it, my king?” Ahimelech asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:20 - Only Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, escaped and fled to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:17 - Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:7 - Meraioth was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:8 - Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:11 - Azariah was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:12 - Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:52

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:52 - Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:11 - Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub. Azariah was the chief officer of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:16 - Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech[fn] son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah[fn] was the court secretary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:2 - son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:11 - and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the supervisor of the Temple of God.
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