H0296 H0296
Ahikam; 'my brother has risen,' son of Shaphan, court official under Josiah who protected the prophet Jeremiah.
A Hebrew proper name meaning 'my brother has risen,' Ahikam son of Shaphan served as a court official under King Josiah and was part of the delegation sent to the prophetess Huldah after the discovery of the Book of the Law (2 Kgs 22:12, 14; 2 Chr 34:20). His most notable act was shielding Jeremiah from execution after the prophet's controversial temple sermon (Jer 26:24). He is also remembered as the father of Gedaliah, whom Nebuchadnezzar appointed governor over the remnant in Judah after the fall of Jerusalem (2 Kgs 25:22; Jer 39:14; 40:5–41:18).
Senses
1. Ahikam (proper name) — The proper name Ahikam (אֲחִיקָם, 'my brother has risen'), referring to the son of Shaphan who served in Josiah's court and later protected Jeremiah. He appears in the account of Josiah's reform (2 Kgs 22:12, 14; 2 Chr 34:20), in the narrative of Jeremiah's rescue from those who sought his death (Jer 26:24), and extensively as the father of Gedaliah the governor (Jer 39:14; 40:5–43:6). Transliterations vary slightly—English 'Ahikam,' Spanish 'Ajicam/Ahicam,' French 'Achikam'—but all 20 occurrences refer to this single individual. 20×
AR["أَخِيقَامَ", "وَأَخِيقَامُ"]·ben["অহীকামকে", "অহীকামের", "এবং-অহীকাম"]·DE["Achikam", "Ahikam", "[אחיקם]", "und-Achikam"]·EN["Achikam", "Achiqam", "Ahikam", "Ahiqam", "and-Achikam"]·FR["Achikam", "Ahikam", "[אחיקם]", "et-Achikam"]·heb["אחיקם", "ו-אחיקם"]·HI["अखीकाम", "अखीकाम-को", "अहीकाम", "अहीकाम-का", "वा-अखीकाम"]·ID["-Ahikam", "Ahikam", "dan-Ahikam"]·IT["Achikam", "Ahikam", "[אחיקם]", "e-Achikam"]·jav["Ahikam", "lan-Ahikam"]·KO["그리고-아히감이", "아히감", "아히감의", "아히캄의"]·PT["Achiqam", "Ahikam", "Ahiqam", "e-Achiqam"]·RU["Ахикама", "Ахикаму", "и-Ахикам"]·ES["Ahicam", "Ajicam", "Ajiqam", "Akhiqam", "y-Ahicam"]·SW["Ahikamu", "achiykam", "na-Ahikamu"]·TR["Ahikam'a", "Ahikam'ın", "ve-Ahikam"]·urd["اخیقام", "اخیقام-کا", "اخیقام-کے", "اور-اخیقام"]
2 Kgs 22:12, 2 Kgs 22:14, 2 Kgs 25:22, 2 Chr 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 (+8 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
† אֲחִיקָם n.pr.m. (my brother has arisen) son of Shaphan, Josiah’s time 2 K 22:12, 14 2 Ch 34:20; protector of Jerem. Je 26:24; father of Gedaliah 2 K 25:22 Je 39:14; 40:5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16; 41:1, 2, 6, 10, 16, 18; 43:6.