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אֲחִיטוּב H285

H285 is the Hebrew word אֲחִיטוּב, transliterated ʼĂchîyṭûwb and said akh-ee-toob'. The King James Version most often renders it ahitub.

Word: אֲחִיטוּבTransliteration: ʼĂchîyṭûwbSaid: akh-ee-toob'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 14 verses

What it means

Achitub, the name of several priests.

Where it comes from

from H251 (אָח) and H2898 (טוּב); brother of goodness.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ahitub 14×

Strong's own list of renderings: Ahitub.

Verses using אֲחִיטוּב

All 14 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 14:3 · KJV

And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

1 Samuel 22:9 · KJV

Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

1 Samuel 22:11 · KJV

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.

1 Samuel 22:12 · KJV

And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

1 Samuel 22:20 · KJV

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

2 Samuel 8:17 · KJV

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

1 Chronicles 6:7 · KJV

Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

1 Chronicles 6:8 · KJV

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

1 Chronicles 6:11 · KJV

And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

1 Chronicles 6:12 · KJV

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

1 Chronicles 6:52 · KJV

Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

1 Chronicles 9:11 · KJV

And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

1 Chronicles 18:16 · KJV

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

Nehemiah 11:11 · KJV

Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.

Common questions

What does Strong's H285 mean?

H285 is the Hebrew word אֲחִיטוּב (ʼĂchîyṭûwb), meaning Achitub, the name of several priests.

How is H285 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ahitub (14 times).

How many times does H285 appear in the Bible?

אֲחִיטוּב (ʼĂchîyṭûwb) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H285 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H251 (אָח) and H2898 (טוּב); brother of goodness.

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