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H296 אֲחִיקָם (ʼĂchîyqâm) akh-ee-kawm'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 251 and 6965; brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite

KJV Usage: Ahikam

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֲחִיקָם (a.chi.qam) — Ahikam. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.12; son of: Shaphan (H8227B); brother of: Elasah (H0501J) and Gemariah (H1587H); father of: Gedaliah (H1436B) § Ahikam = "my brother has risen (arisen)" 1) son of Shaphan, an officer in Josiah's reign 2) protector of Jeremiah 3) father of Gedaliah

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name · אָח · קום

Names of People

Ahikam = man; ◄ son of Shaphan; ► official; time of king Josiah; father of Gedaliah, governor of Judah, time of exile

2KI 22:12 · 2KI 22:14 · 2KI 25:22 · 2CH 34:20 · JER 26:24 · JER 39:14 · JER 40:5 · JER 40:6 · JER 40:7 · JER 40:9 · JER 40:11 · JER 40:14 · JER 40:16 · JER 41:1 · JER 41:2 · JER 41:6 · JER 41:10 · JER 41:16 · JER 41:18 · JER 43:6

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֲחִיקָם n.pr.m. (my brother has arisen) son of Shaphan, Josiah’s time; protector of Jerem.; father of Gedaliah base

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