The meaning of “אֲחִיָּה”
Understanding ʼĂchîyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (prolonged) אֲחִיָּהוּ ʼĂchîyâhûw (akh-ee-yaw'-hoo) ; from אָח and יָהּ; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah Ahiah, Ahij...
אֲחִיָּה
or (prolonged) אֲחִיָּהוּ ʼĂchîyâhûw (akh-ee-yaw'-hoo) ; from אָח and יָהּ; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah Ahiah, Ahijah. - § Ahiah or Ahijah = "brother of Jehovah (Yahu)" - Achijah, the name of nine Israelites 1) grandson of Phinehas 2) scribe of Solomon 3) a prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes 4) father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne 5) grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above) 6) a Benjamite, son of Ehud 7) one of David's heroes 8) a Levite during David's time 9) a chief man under Nehemiah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 14:18 | “And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.” Word: אֲחִיָּה (ʼĂchîyâh) | |
| 1 Kings 14:5 | “And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.” Word: אֲחִיָּה (ʼĂchîyâh) | |
| 2 Kings 9:9 | “And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:” Word: אֲחִיָּה (ʼĂchîyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 11:36 | “Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,” Word: אֲחִיָּה (ʼĂchîyâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 10:15 | “So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.” Word: אֲחִיָּה (ʼĂchîyâh) |