Strong H288H288Iאֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ
Ahimelech
One of the 3 senses of Strong H288
- Transliteration
- 'ăchîymelek
- Pronunciation
- akh-ee-meh'-lek
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ahimelech = "my brother is king" or "brother of Melek"
General definition
In the biblical story
Ahimelech
Son of Abiathar, a priest during David's reign
Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, served as a priest during the reign of King David. (2Sa.8.17; 1Ch.18.16)
In the Bible
Strong H288I appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ahimelech4
First verses
- 2 Samuel 8:17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
- 1 Chronicles 24:3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
- 1 Chronicles 24:6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
- 1 Chronicles 24:31These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.