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Ahinoam(2)
of Jezreel. Same as Ahinoam_1? (see 2SA 12:8)
Profile
- Name
- Ahinoam
- Gender
- female
- Description
- of Jezreel. Same as Ahinoam_1? (see 2SA 12:8)
Names & Labels (1)
Ahinoamproper name
- Hebrew
- אֲחִינֹעַם
- Transliteration
- achiynoam
- Meaning
- [my] brother is pleasant
- Greek
- Αχινααμ
- Reference
- 1SA 25:43
- Strong's
- H293
Notes
Only one other character named Ahinoam appears in the Hebrew Bible (Saul’s wife; see 1SA 14:50). Because she is roughly a contemporary of David’s wife, it is possible that “Ahinoam of Jezreel” is Saul’s wife Ahinoam. Citing YHWH’s words (via the prophet Nathan) to David, “I gave you … your master’s wives” (2 Sam 12:8), Levenson and Halpern argue that David’s marriage to Ahinoam constituted a claim to Saul’s throne (see Absalom’s actions in 2 Sam 16:22). Perhaps David, like other kings who appropriated the harems of their predecessors or rivals, strengthened his claim to the throne in this way. - Linda Schearing (taken 4/10/2020 from https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/ahinoam-bible)