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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - אֲחִיָּה

אֲחִיָּה

H281

Transliteration: ʼĂchîyâh

Pronunciation: akh-ee-yaw

Definition: Ahiah


Original: אחיּהוּ אחיּה

Transliteration: 'ăchı̂yâh 'ăchı̂yâhû

Phonetic: akh-ee-yaw

BDB Definition:

Ahiah or Ahijah = "brother of Jehovah (Yahu)"
  1. grandson of Phinehas
  2. scribe of Solomon
  3. a prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
  4. father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
  5. grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
  6. a Benjamite, son of Ehud
  7. one of David's heroes
  8. a Levite during David's time
  9. a chief man under Nehemiah

Origin: from H251" class="dictionary-topic-link">H251 and H3050" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine


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