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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"- a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David
- a Hittite warrior under David