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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - אֲחִימֶלֶךְ

אֲחִימֶלֶךְ

H288

Transliteration: ʼĂchîymelek

Pronunciation: akh-ee-meh'-lek

Definition: Ahimelech


Original: אחימלך

Transliteration: 'ăchı̂ymelek

Phonetic: akh-ee-meh'-lek

BDB Definition:

Ahimelech = "my brother is king" or " brother of Melek"
  1. a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David
  2. a Hittite warrior under David

Origin: from H251" class="dictionary-topic-link">H251 and H4428" class="dictionary-topic-link">H4428

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine


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