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Ahikam

The son of Shaphan, and father of Gedaliah. He was sent by Josiah, king of Judah, to Huldah the prophetess, 2 Kings xxii, 12, to consult her concerning the book of the law, which had been found in the temple. Ahikam is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “a brother who raises up or avenges.” This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H0296
Hebrew
אֲחִיקָם · ʼĂchîyqâm
Name meaning
a brother who raises up or avenges According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

אֲחִיקָם

H0296
Transliteration
ʼĂchîyqâm
Pronunciation
akh-ee-kawm'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
20

Glosses

Ahikam.

Lexicon definition

Achikam, an Israelite

Greek lexical coverage

No safely matched Greek Strong’s entry

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Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ahikam

a brother who raises up or avenges

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

AHIKAM

the son of Shaphan, and father of Gedaliah. He was sent by Josiah, king of Judah, to Huldah the prophetess, 2 Kings xxii, 12, to consult her concerning the book of the law, which had been found in the temple.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Ahikam

Indexed occurrences: 20

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All Scripture references20 references

Topical Bible

Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ahikam

Meaning:
a brother who raises up or avenges

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources

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