אֲחִיטוּב

a.chi.tuvProper Noun (Masculine)H0285

Ahitub

From: from H251 (אָח) and H2898 (טוּב); brother of goodness;

Short Definition

Achitub, the name of several priests

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Phinehas (H6372H); brother of: Ichabod (H0350); father of: Ahimelech (H0288) § Ahitub = "my brother is good (goodness)" 1) a grandson of ) the father of Zadok the priest

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
5
1 Chronicles
2
2 Samuel
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 18:16
  • 1 Samuel 14:3
  • 1 Samuel 22:11
  • 1 Samuel 22:20
  • Ezra 7:2

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.