Ahitub
אֲחִיטוּבStrong’s H2228achituv (a-chi-tuv)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Achituv is the Hebrew word usually translated “zerahiah”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,”
Meaning
- A grandson of Eli
- The father of Zadok the priest
- A priest, son of Uzzi, and ancestor of Ezra the scribe
- Father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra
How it's translated
- zerahiah 4
- and zerahiah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Ezra 2
2 books in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
אֲחִיטוּב achituv · Ahitub
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6; son of: Uzzi (H5813); father of: Meraioth (H4812); also called Ahitub at 1Ch.9.11; 1x Another name of ze.rach.yah (זְרַחְיָה "Zerahiah" H2228G) § Ahitub = "my brother is good (goodness)" 1) a grandson of Eli 2) the father of Zadok the priest
זְרַחְיָה zerachyah · Zerahiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.4; father of: Eliehoenai (H0454) § Zerahiah = "Jehovah has risen" 1) a priest, son of Uzzi, and ancestor of Ezra the scribe 2) father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra
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.