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Lexicon :: Strong's H296 - 'ăḥîqām

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אֲחִיקָם
Transliteration
'ăḥîqām
Pronunciation
akh-ee-kawm'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲחִיקָם ʼĂchîyqâm, akh-ee-kawm'; from H251 and H6965; brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite:—Ahikam.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H296 in the following manner: Ahikam (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H296 in the following manner: Ahikam (20x).

  1. Ahikam = "my brother has risen (arisen)"

    1. son of Shaphan, an officer in Josiah's reign

    2. protector of Jeremiah

    3. father of Gedaliah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲחִיקָם ʼĂchîyqâm, akh-ee-kawm'; from H251 and H6965; brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite:—Ahikam.
STRONGS H296: Abbreviations
† אֲחִיקָם proper name, masculine (my brother has arisen) son of Shaphan, Josiah's time 2 Kings 22:12, 14; 2 Chronicles 34:20; protector of Jeremiah Jeremiah 26:24; father of Gedaliah 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 40:5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16; Jeremiah 41:1, 2, 6, 10, 16, 18; Jeremiah 43:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

22:12; 22:14; 25:22

2 Chronicles

34:20

Jeremiah

26:24; 39:14; 40:5; 40:6; 40:7; 40:9; 40:11; 40:14; 40:16; 41:1; 41:2; 41:6; 41:10; 41:16; 41:18; 43:6

H296

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Strong's Number H296 matches the Hebrew אֲחִיקָם ('ăḥîqām),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:12 - Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:14 - So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the New Quarter[fn] of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:22 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan as governor over the people he had left in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:20 - Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah,[fn] Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:24 - Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan stood up for Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over to the mob to be killed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:14 - sent messengers to bring Jeremiah out of the prison. They put him under the care of Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, who took him back to his home. So Jeremiah stayed in Judah among his own people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it’s up to you; go wherever you like.”
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:6 - So Jeremiah returned to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he lived in Judah with the few who were still left in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:7 - The leaders of the Judean guerrilla bands in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah—the men, women, and children who hadn’t been exiled to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:9 - Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonians[fn] meant them no harm. “Don’t be afraid to serve them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you,” he promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:11 - When the Judeans in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and the other nearby countries heard that the king of Babylon had left a few people in Judah and that Gedaliah was the governor,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:14 - They said to him, “Did you know that Baalis, king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?” But Gedaliah refused to believe them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:16 - But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “I forbid you to do any such thing, for you are lying about Ishmael.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:1 - But in midautumn,[fn] Ishmael son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and had been one of the king’s high officials, went to Mizpah with ten men to meet Gedaliah. While they were eating together,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:2 - Ishmael and his ten men suddenly jumped up, drew their swords, and killed Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:6 - Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:10 - Then Ishmael made captives of the king’s daughters and the other people who had been left under Gedaliah’s care in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard. Taking them with him, he started back toward the land of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:16 - Then Johanan son of Kareah and the other guerrilla leaders took all the people they had rescued in Gibeon—the soldiers, women, children, and court officials[fn] whom Ishmael had captured after he killed Gedaliah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:18 - They were afraid of what the Babylonians[fn] would do when they heard that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonian king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:6 - In the crowd were men, women, and children, the king’s daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. The prophet Jeremiah and Baruch were also included.
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