Ahimoth
אֲחִימוֹתStrong’s H0287achimot (a-chi-mot)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Achimot is the Hebrew word usually translated “ahimoth”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.25
How it's translated
- and ahimoth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
אֲחִימוֹת achimot · Ahimoth
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.25; son of: Amasai (H6022); father of: Elkanah (H0511J); also called Mahath at 1Ch.6.35; Also named: ma.chat (מַ֫חַת "Mahath" H4287I) § Ahimoth = "brother of death" or "my brother is death" a son of Elkanah, a Levite
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.