H0282 H0282
Ahihud, personal name meaning 'brother of majesty' (prince of Asher appointed to help divide the land)
Ahihud was the tribal prince of Asher appointed by Moses to assist in dividing the promised land among the tribes. His name appears in Numbers 34:27, part of the list of leaders designated for this crucial task. The name's meaning—"brother of majesty" or "my brother is majestic"—combines a kinship term with an element suggesting glory or honor, possibly referring to God's majesty. This honor of participating in land distribution shows his standing within his tribe.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name identifying Asher's representative in the land division commission. Numbers 34:27 lists him among the tribal leaders chosen to ensure fair and proper allocation of Canaan's territories. This role required both tribal respect and administrative capability, as these men would implement God's distribution plan for the inheritance. The name's components (brother + majesty) reflect typical Hebrew naming patterns honoring God or family. 1×
AR["أَخِيهُودُ"]·ben["অহীহূদ"]·DE["Ahihud"]·EN["Ahihud"]·FR["Ahihud"]·heb["אחיהוד"]·HI["अहीहूद"]·ID["Ahihud"]·IT["Ahihud"]·jav["Akhihud"]·KO["아히후드"]·PT["'Achihud"]·RU["Ахигуд"]·ES["Ahihud"]·SW["Ahihudi"]·TR["Ahihud"]·urd["اخیہود"]
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
† אֲחִיהוּד n.pr.m. prince of Asher Nu 34:27; (brother of majesty, cf. הוֹד, אֲבִיהוּד; v. also אֲחִיחֻד).