Strong H289H289Gאֲחִימַן
Ahiman
One of the 2 senses of Strong H289
- Transliteration
- 'ăchîyman 'ăchîymân
- Pronunciation
- {akh-ee-man'} akh-ee-mawn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ahiman = "my brother is a gift"
General definition
In the biblical story
Ahiman
One of the giant descendants of Anak in Hebron
Ahiman was one of the three giant descendants of Anak who lived in Hebron and were driven out by Caleb. (Num.13.22; Jos.15.14; Jdg.1.10)
In the Bible
Strong H289G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ahiman3
First verses
- Numbers 13:22And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- Joshua 15:14And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
- Judges 1:10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.