אֲחִימַן
a.chi.man
“Ahiman”
Definition
Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite
or אֲחִימָן ; from H251 (אָח) and H4480 (מִן); brother of a portion (i.e. gift);
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Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
אֲחִימַן appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
These were the gatekeepers:Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.Shallum was their chief;
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
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