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אֲחִימֶלֶךְ H288
H288 is the Hebrew word אֲחִימֶלֶךְ, transliterated ʼĂchîymelek and said akh-ee-meh'-lek. The King James Version most often renders it ahimelech.
What it means
Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite.
Where it comes from
from H251 (אָח) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); brother of (the) king.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Ahimelech.
Verses using אֲחִימֶלֶךְ
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 21:1 · KJV
Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
1 Samuel 21:2 · KJV
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
1 Samuel 21:8 · KJV
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
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 22:14 · KJV
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
1 Samuel 22:16 · KJV
And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
1 Samuel 22:20 · KJV
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
1 Samuel 23:6 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
1 Samuel 26:6 · KJV
Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
1 Samuel 30:7 · KJV
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to 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 24:3 · KJV
And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
1 Chronicles 24:6 · KJV
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:31 · KJV
These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
Psalm 52:1 · KJV
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
Common questions
What does Strong's H288 mean?
H288 is the Hebrew word אֲחִימֶלֶךְ (ʼĂchîymelek), meaning Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite.
How is H288 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ahimelech (16 times), ahimelech's (1 time).
How many times does H288 appear in the Bible?
אֲחִימֶלֶךְ (ʼĂchîymelek) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H288 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H251 (אָח) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); brother of (the) king.
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