אֲחִימַן

a.chi.manAhiman

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man4 occurrences4 books4 verses

This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:

Ahiman: Levite gatekeeper during David's reign
Ahiman: One of the giant descendants of Anak in Hebron

Definition

or אֲחִימָן ; from H251 and H4480; brother of a portion (i.e. gift); Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Ahiman.

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Ahiman

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Occurrences

4 total

Numbers 13:22אֲחִימַן֙ · Ahiman
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.
Joshua 15:14אֲחִימַן֙ · Ahiman
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Judges 1:10אֲחִימַ֖ן · Ahiman
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
1 Chronicles 9:17וַאֲחִימָ֑ן · Ahiman
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;