287. Achimoth

Lexicon

Achimoth: Achimoth

Original Word: אֲחִימוֹת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Achiymowth
Pronunciation: a-khee-moth
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ee-moth')
Definition: Achimoth
Meaning: Achimoth

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ahimoth

From 'ach and muwth; brother of death; Achimoth, an Israelite -- Ahimoth.

see HEBREW 'ach

see HEBREW muwth

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ach and muth
Definition
"my brother is death," a Levite
NASB Translation
Ahimoth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲחִימוֺת proper name, masculine (my brother is death) a Levite 1 Chronicles 6:10 (compareמַחַת 1 Chronicles 6:20; 2Chronicles 29:12).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אָח (ach), meaning "brother," and מוֹת (moth), meaning "death."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name אֲחִימוֹת (Achimoth), as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun without a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: This proper noun is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: • Achimoth is a name found in the genealogical records of the Bible. The name is constructed from two Hebrew elements: "ach," meaning "brother," and "moth," meaning "death." This combination suggests a meaning along the lines of "brother of death" or "my brother is death," which may reflect a familial or symbolic association with mortality or a significant event related to death.
• The name Achimoth is not widely mentioned in the biblical text, and its occurrences are primarily found in genealogical contexts. The genealogies in the Bible often serve to establish lineage and heritage, providing a historical framework for the narrative and theological themes.
• The use of such a name may indicate the cultural and religious significance of names in the ancient Near Eastern context, where names often carried meanings that reflected personal, familial, or divine attributes or events.

Forms and Transliterations

וַאֲחִימֽוֹת׃ ואחימות׃ vaachiMot wa’ăḥîmōwṯ wa·’ă·ḥî·mō·wṯ

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 6:25
HEB: אֶלְקָנָ֔ה עֲמָשַׂ֖י וַאֲחִימֽוֹת׃
NAS: of Elkanah [were] Amasai and Ahimoth.
KJV: of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
INT: of Elkanah Amasai and Ahimoth

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 287
1 Occurrence

wa·’ă·ḥî·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.