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Ahishahar, personal name meaning 'brother of the dawn' (a Benjamite warrior from Jediael's family)
Ahishahar appears in 1 Chronicles 7:10 among the sons of Bilhan, who was descended from Benjamin through Jediael. The name beautifully combines "brother" with "dawn" or "morning," creating a poetic designation possibly celebrating a birth at daybreak or expressing hope for a bright future. The passage identifies him as one of the heads of families, warriors of valor numbered in David's military census. The name has cognates in Assyrian (Ahsheri), suggesting it was used across ancient Near Eastern cultures.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name identifying a Benjamite military leader in the genealogical and census records. The 1 Chronicles 7:10 context emphasizes military capability, listing him among warriors and heads of fathers' houses. The name's evocative meaning ("brother of dawn") may commemorate birth circumstances or express parental hopes, combining familial affection with imagery of light and new beginnings—a combination characteristic of Hebrew poetic sensibility. 1×
AR["وَ-أَخيشاحار"]·ben["ও-অহীশহর"]·DE["[ואחישחר]"]·EN["and-Achishachar"]·FR["[ואחישחר]"]·heb["ו-אחישחר"]·HI["और-अहीशहर"]·ID["dan-Ahisahar"]·IT["[ואחישחר]"]·jav["lan-Ahisahar"]·KO["그리고-아히상할"]·PT["e-Achishachar"]·RU["и-Ахишахар"]·ES["y-Ajisajar"]·SW["na-Ahishahari"]·TR["ve-Ahişahar"]·urd["اور-اخیشحر"]
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
† אֲחִישָׁ֑חַר n.pr.m. (brother of (the) dawn, Assyrian Aḫšêri DlPr 202) a Benjamite 1 Ch 7:10.