Strong H281H281Iאֲחִיָּ֫הוּ
Ahijah
One of the 9 senses of Strong H281
- Transliteration
- 'ăchîyâh 'ăchîyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {akh-ee-yaw'} akh-ee-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.27;
father of: Baasha (H1201)
father of: Baasha (H1201)
Meaning of the name
Ahiah or Ahijah = "brother of Jehovah (Yahu)"
General definition
In the biblical story
Ahijah
Father of Baasha, king of Israel
Ahijah was the father of Baasha, who became king of Israel and ruled for 24 years. (1Ki.15.27,33)
In the Bible
Strong H281I appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ahijah4
First verses
- 1 Kings 15:27And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
- 1 Kings 15:33In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
- 1 Kings 21:22And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
- 2 Kings 9:9And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: