Word Study · Strong's H289 · Hebrew

אֲחִימַן

Achiman

akh-ee-man'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĂchîyman

“Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite

Rendered in the KJV as

Ahiman.

4
occurrencesin the Old Testament
4 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

אֲחִימַן֙2
אֲחִימַ֖ן1
וַאֲחִימָ֑ן1

How it is rendered · 2

Ahiman3
and Ahiman1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

proper noun (a name)3
conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNpm · 3
HC/Npm · 1

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Numbers1 of 4 · 25%
Joshua1 of 4 · 25%
Judges1 of 4 · 25%
1 Chronicles1 of 4 · 25%

Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 13:22אֲחִימַן֙ʾachimanproper noun (a name)They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.here: Ahiman

Joshua1 occurrence

Joshua 15:14אֲחִימַן֙ʾachimanproper noun (a name)And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.here: Ahiman

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 1:10אֲחִימַ֖ןʾachimanproper noun (a name)Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.here: Ahiman

1 Chronicles1 occurrence

1 Chronicles 9:17וַאֲחִימָ֑ןvaachimanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.here: and Ahiman

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