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Ahijah / Ahiyahu -- proper name meaning 'brother of Yah(weh),' borne by a prophet, priest, scribe, and others
A theophoric name compounded from 'ach ('brother') and Yah ('the LORD'), meaning 'my brother is Yahweh.' It appears in two spelling variants: the shorter Ahijah (אֲחִיָּה) and the longer Ahiyahu (אֲחִיָּהוּ). The most prominent bearer is Ahijah the Shilonite, the prophet who tore his new garment into twelve pieces to symbolize the coming division of Solomon's kingdom (1 Kgs 11:29-30) and who later pronounced doom on Jeroboam's dynasty (1 Kgs 14:1-18). Other bearers include a priest under Saul (1 Sam 14:3), a royal scribe (1 Kgs 4:3), and the father of King Baasha (1 Kgs 15:27).
Senses
1. Ahijah / Ahiyah (personal name) — A proper masculine name meaning 'brother of Yah(weh),' applied to at least six distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The most theologically significant is Ahijah the Shilonite prophet who foretold the northern secession by tearing his garment into twelve pieces (1 Kgs 11:29-30) and later pronounced judgment on Jeroboam's house (1 Kgs 14:1-18). English, Spanish, French, and German translations consistently transliterate the name with minor orthographic variation (Achiyah, Ahías, Ahija). The Phoenician parallel 'achimelech' confirms the kinship-theophoric naming pattern. 24×
AR["أخيّا", "أَخِيَّا", "أَخِيّا", "وَ-أَخِيَّا", "وَأَخِيَّا"]·ben["অহিয়", "অহিয়কে", "অহিয়র", "অহিয়ার", "অহীয়", "অহীয়া", "অহীয়ার", "অহীয়ের", "আর-অহীয়", "ও-অহিয়া", "ও-অহীয়া"]·DE["Achiyah", "Achiyahu", "Ahijah", "[אחיה]", "[ואחיה]", "und-Ahijah"]·EN["Achiyah", "Achiyahu", "Achiyyah", "Ahijah", "and-Achiyah", "and-Ahijah"]·FR["Achija", "Achiyahu", "Ahija", "Ahijah", "et-Ahija", "et-Ahijah"]·heb["אֲחִיָּה", "אחיה", "אחייה", "אחייהו", "ו-אחיה", "ו-אחייה"]·HI["अखि૱याह", "अखीय्याह", "अहिय्याह", "अहीयाह", "अहीयाह-की", "अहीयाह-के", "अहीयाह-ने", "अहीयाहू", "अहीयाहू-ने", "अहीय्या", "अहीय्या-का", "और-अखिय्याह", "और-अहिय्याह", "और-अहीय्याह"]·ID["-Ahia", "Ahia", "Ahiya", "dan-Ahia"]·IT["Achiyah", "Achiyahu", "Ahia", "e-Ahia"]·jav["Ahia", "Ahiya", "Lan-Ahiya", "lan-Ahiya"]·KO["그-와-아히야", "그리고-아히야", "그리고-아히야는", "아히야", "아히야-의", "아히야가", "아히야에게", "아히야의"]·PT["'Achiyah", "'Achiyyah", "'Achiyyahu", "Achiyah", "Achiyahu", "Ahiyyah", "Aijja", "E-Ahiyyah", "e-'Ahiyah", "e-Achiyah"]·RU["Ахии", "Ахийа", "Ахийаху", "Ахийи", "Ахийя", "Ахия", "и-Ахийяху", "и-Ахия"]·ES["Achiyah", "Achiyahu", "Ahías", "Ajiya", "Ajías", "Y-Ahías", "y-Ajiyah", "y-Ajías"]·SW["Ahiya", "na-Ahiya", "wa-Ahiya"]·TR["Ahiya", "Ahiya'nın", "Ahiya'ya", "Ahiyya", "ve-Ahiya"]·urd["احیہ", "اخیاہ", "اخیاہ-نے", "اخیاہ-کے", "اخیّاہ", "اخیہ-کے", "اور-اخیاہ"]
1 Sam 14:3, 1 Sam 14:18, 1 Kgs 4:3, 1 Kgs 11:29, 1 Kgs 11:30, 1 Kgs 12:15, 1 Kgs 14:2, 1 Kgs 14:4, 1 Kgs 14:4, 1 Kgs 14:5, 1 Kgs 14:6, 1 Kgs 14:18 (+12 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲחִיָּה † אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲחִיָּה (always, except where other form noted), אֲחִי n.pr.m. (brother of Yah(u), cf. Ph. חמלך brother of Milk, & especially אחתמלך sister of Milk, where אחת must be cstr. since מלך is a male deity; cf. Carth. חתמלקרת Euting 213). 1. a priest 1 S 14:3, 18. 2. a scribe 1 K 4:3. 3. a prophet 1 K 11:29, 30; 12:15; 14:2, 4; 15:29 2 Ch 9:29; 1 K 14:4, 5, 6, 18…