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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.
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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 - And the king commanded Hilki'ah the priest, and Ahi'kam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micai'ah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asai'ah the king's servant, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:14 - So Hilki'ah the priest, and Ahi'kam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asai'ah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter); and they talked with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:22 - And over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:20 - And the king commanded Hilki'ah, Ahi'kam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asai'ah the king's servant, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:24 - But the hand of Ahi'kam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah so that he was not given over to the people to be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:14 - sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard. They entrusted him to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he dwelt among the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - If you remain, then return to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever you think it right to go." So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:6 - Then Jeremiah went to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, at Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:7 - When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:9 - Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, "Do not be afraid to serve the Chalde'ans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:11 - Likewise, when all the Jews who were in Moab and among the Ammonites and in Edom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, as governor over them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:14 - and said to him, "Do you know that Ba'alis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah to take your life?" But Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam would not believe them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:16 - But Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam said to Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah, "You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ish'mael."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:1 - In the seventh month, Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, son of Eli'shama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, at Mizpah. As they ate bread together there at Mizpah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:2 - Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:6 - And Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah came out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, "Come in to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:10 - Then Ish'mael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom Nebu'zarad'an, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam. Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:16 - Then Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah and all the leaders of the forces with him took all the rest of the people whom Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had carried away captive from Mizpah after he had slain Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam--soldiers, women, children, and eunuchs, whom Joha'nan brought back from Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:18 - because of the Chalde'ans; for they were afraid of them, because Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had slain Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:6 - the men, the women, the children, the princesses, and every person whom Nebu'zarad'an the captain of the guard had left with Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan; also Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neri'ah.
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