Ahijah
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּStrong’s H0281achiyyah (a-chiy-yah)
Appears in 23 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Achiyyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “ahijah” and “ahiah”. It appears in 23 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.”
Meaning
- Grandson of Phinehas
- Scribe of Solomon
- A prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
- Father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
- Grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
- A Benjamite, son of Ehud
- One of David's heroes
- A Levite during David's time
- A chief man under Nehemiah
- Grandson of Phinehas
- Scribe of Solomon
- A prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
- Father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
- Grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
- A Benjamite, son of Ehud
- One of David's heroes
- A Levite during David's time
- A chief man under Nehemiah
- Grandson of Phinehas
- Scribe of Solomon
- A prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
- Father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
- Grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
- A Benjamite, son of Ehud
- One of David's heroes
- A Levite during David's time
- A chief man under Nehemiah
- Grandson of Phinehas
- Scribe of Solomon
- A prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
- Father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
- Grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
- A Benjamite, son of Ehud
- One of David's heroes
- A Levite during David's time
- A chief man under Nehemiah
- Grandson of Phinehas
- Scribe of Solomon
- A prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
- Father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
- Grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
- A Benjamite, son of Ehud
- One of David's heroes
- A Levite during David's time
- A chief man under Nehemiah
- Grandson of Phinehas
- Scribe of Solomon
- A prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
- Father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
- Grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
- A Benjamite, son of Ehud
- One of David's heroes
- A Levite during David's time
- A chief man under Nehemiah
- Grandson of Phinehas
- Scribe of Solomon
- A prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
- Father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
- Grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
- A Benjamite, son of Ehud
- One of David's heroes
- A Levite during David's time
- A chief man under Nehemiah
- Grandson of Phinehas
- Scribe of Solomon
- A prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
- Father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
- Grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
- A Benjamite, son of Ehud
- One of David's heroes
- A Levite during David's time
- A chief man under Nehemiah
How it's translated
- ahijah 18
- and ahijah 4
- to ahijah 1
- and ahiah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 13
- 1 Chronicles 4
- 1 Samuel 2
- 2 Chronicles 2
- 2 Kings 1
- Nehemiah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 14:18And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
- 1 Kings 4:3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
- 1 Kings 11:29And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
- 1 Kings 11:30And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
- 1 Kings 12:15Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- 1 Kings 14:2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
Hebrew dictionary
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ achiyyah · Ahijah
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.3; son of: Seraiah (H8304); brother of: Elihoreph (H0456) § 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
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ achiyyah · Ahijah
A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.29 § 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
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ achiyyah · Ahijah
A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.27; father of: Baasha (H1201) § 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
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ achiyyah · Ahijah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.25; son of: Jerahmeel (H3396); brother of: Ram (H7410H), Bunah (H0946), Oren (H0767), Ozem (H0684H) and Onam (H0208H) § 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
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ achiyyah · Ahijah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7; son of: Ehud (H0164); brother of: Naaman (H5283J), Gera (H1617J), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284) § 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
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ achiyyah · Ahijah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.36 § 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
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ achiyyah · Ahijah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.20 § 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
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ achiyyah · Ahiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.26 § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.