H0292 H0292
Ahinadab, personal name meaning 'my brother is noble' (one of Solomon's twelve district governors)
Ahinadab son of Iddo was one of twelve district governors appointed by Solomon to provide food for the royal household. His name appears in 1 Kings 4:14, where he is assigned to Mahanaim, a significant city east of the Jordan in Gilead. Each governor was responsible for provisioning the king's court for one month of the year. The name means "my brother is noble" or "my brother is generous," combining kinship with an honorific element.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name identifying one of Solomon's administrative officials responsible for a specific geographical district. The 1 Kings 4:14 reference places him over Mahanaim, a historically important site where David had fled during Absalom's rebellion. This administrative system supported Solomon's extensive court and building projects, requiring efficient taxation and food collection. The name's meaning ("brother of nobility") may reflect his family status or character. 1×
AR["أَخِينَادَابُ"]·ben["অহীনাদাব"]·DE["Ahinadab"]·EN["Ahinadab"]·FR["Ahinadab"]·heb["אחינדב"]·HI["अखीनादाब"]·ID["Ahinadab"]·IT["Ahinadab"]·jav["Ahinadab"]·KO["아히나답은"]·PT["'Ahinadav"]·RU["Ахинадав"]·ES["Ajinadab"]·SW["Ahinadabu"]·TR["Ahinadav"]·urd["اخینداب"]
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
† אֲחִינָדָב n.pr.m. (my brother is noble) an officer of Solomon 1 K 4:14.