Hebrew · Strong's H288 · Name
אֲחִימֶלֶךְ
a·chi·me·lekh
Ahimelech
12times used
11verses
2books
How it's translated
- ahimelech7
- to ahimelech2
- o ahimelech1
- of ahimelech1
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.3;
son of: Ahitub (H0285);
father of: Abiathar (H0054); also called Ahijah (KJV: Ahiah) at 1Sa.14.3,18;
Also named: a.chiy.yah (אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ "Ahijah" H0281O)
§ 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
Where it appears
- 1 Samuel10
- Psalms1
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.