Ahiman
Ahiman was one of the three giant descendants of Anak who lived in Hebron and were driven out by Caleb.
The name Ahiman means “brother of the right hand”
MaleEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books3 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 13:22; only referred to as Ahiman (אֲחִימַן); son of Anak; a brother of Sheshai and Talmai.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- אֲחִימַןAhiman
Mentions
- 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.
- And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
- Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.