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Strong H285H285Jאֲחִיטוּב

Ahitub

One of the 4 senses of Strong H285

Transliteration
'ăchîyţûb
Pronunciation
akh-ee-toob'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6;
son of: Uzzi (H5813);
father of: Meraioth (H4812); also called Ahitub at 1Ch.9.11; 1x
Another name of ze.rach.yah (זְרַחְיָה "Zerahiah" H2228G)

Meaning of the name

Ahitub = "my brother is good (goodness)"

General definition

From H251 and H2898; brother of goodness;
{Achitub} the name of several priests: - Ahitub.

In the biblical story

Zerahiah

Priest, ancestor of Ezra

Zerahiah (or Ahitub), a priest, was an ancestor of Ezra the scribe (1Ch.6.6,6,51; Ezr.7.4; 1Ch.9.11; Neh.11.11).

In the Bible

Strong H285J appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • ahitub2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:11
    And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
  2. Nehemiah 11:11
    Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
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