Ahiman
אֲחִימַןStrong’s H0289achiman (a-chi-man)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Achiman is the Hebrew word usually translated “ahiman”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)”
Meaning
- A son of Anak
- A Levite servant in the temple
- A son of Anak
- A Levite servant in the temple
How it's translated
- ahiman 3
- and ahiman 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 1
- Joshua 1
- Judges 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 15:14And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
- Judges 1:10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
- 1 Chronicles 9:17And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
Hebrew dictionary
אֲחִימַן achiman · Ahiman
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; son of: Anak (H6061); brother of: Sheshai (H8344) and Talmai (H8526) § Ahiman = "my brother is a gift" 1) a son of Anak 2) a Levite servant in the temple
אֲחִימַן achiman · Ahiman
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.17 § Ahiman = "my brother is a gift" 1) a son of Anak 2) a Levite servant in the temple
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.