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Lexicon :: Strong's H288 - 'ăḥîmeleḵ

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אֲחִימֶלֶךְ
Transliteration
'ăḥîmeleḵ
Pronunciation
akh-ee-meh'-lek
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲחִימֶלֶךְ ʼĂchîymelek, akh-ee-meh'-lek; from H251 and H4428; brother of (the) king; Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite:—Ahimelech.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H288 in the following manner: Ahimelech (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H288 in the following manner: Ahimelech (17x).

  1. Ahimelech = "my brother is king" or "brother of Melek"

    1. a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David

    2. a Hittite warrior under David

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲחִימֶלֶךְ ʼĂchîymelek, akh-ee-meh'-lek; from H251 and H4428; brother of (the) king; Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite:—Ahimelech.
STRONGS H288: Abbreviations
† אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (brother of Melek, Phoenician חמלך, חמלכת; see also H281 אחיהו).
1. priest in Saul's (David's) time 1 Samuel 21:2 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 21:3; 1 Samuel 21:9; 1 Samuel 22:14, 16 (אֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ 1 Chronicles 24:31; Psalm 52:2＝(title); son of Ahitub 1 Samuel 22:9, 11 (compare 1 Samuel 22:12); 1 Samuel 22:20; father of Abiathar 1 Samuel 23:6; 1 Samuel 30:7; so also 2 Samuel 8:17 Syriac Version Ew We Th Dr; where MT בן־אביתר אחימ׳; whence id. wrongly 1 Chronicles 24:6, compare 1 Chronicles 24:4 (מִבְּנֵי אִיתָמָר אֲח׳) & 1 Chronicles 18:16 (where read אֲח׳ for אֲב׳).
2. a Hittite 1 Samuel 26:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

21:2; 21:3; 21:9; 22:9; 22:11; 22:12; 22:14; 22:16; 22:20; 23:6; 26:6; 30:7

2 Samuel

8:17

1 Chronicles

18:16; 24:4; 24:6; 24:31

Psalms

52:2

H288

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H288 matches the Hebrew אֲחִימֶלֶךְ ('ăḥîmeleḵ),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:1 - (21:2) David went to Ahimelech the priest in Nob. Ahimelech was shaking with fear when he met David, and said to him, "Why are you by yourself with no one accompanying you?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:2 - David replied to Ahimelech the priest, "The king instructed me to do something, but he said to me, 'Don't let anyone know the reason I am sending you or the instructions I have given you.' I have told my soldiers to wait at a certain place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:8 - David said to Ahimelech, "Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don't have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king's instructions."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:9 - But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with the servants of Saul, replied, "I saw this son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:11 - Then the king arranged for a meeting with the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all the priests of his father's house who were at Nob. They all came to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:14 - Ahimelech replied to the king, "Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king's son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:16 - But the king said, "You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:20 - But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:6 - Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:6 - David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai replied, "I will go down with you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:7 - Then David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought the ephod 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 priests; Seraiah was scribe;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:3 - David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6 - The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:31 - Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with the those of the youngest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:1 - Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long!
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