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אֲחִימוֹת

𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕

Achimot

H287 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אָח, מוּת brother, die, death

Definition

Proper noun; personal name meaning 'my brother is death' or, more likely, 'brother of death,' formed as a theophoric or descriptive name. Used as an Israelite male personal name in genealogical lists.

Semantic Range

personal name, likely meaning 'brother of death'; possible extended sense of kinship with or deliverance from death in anthroponymy

Root / Etymology

From אָח ('ach, 'brother') + מוּת (moth, 'death'); compound name constructed from two common Hebrew nouns. The meaning of the compound is not entirely clear, possibly intended as 'brother of death,' but idiomatic or symbolic significance may be present as is common in personal names of the period.

Historical & Contextual Notes

אֲחִימוֹת (Aĥîmôt) occurs in 1 Chronicles 6:20 (English 6:35) as the name of a descendant in the Levitical genealogies. The structure and pattern are consistent with other compound theophoric or descriptive Israelite names built from family and existential terms (e.g., אָחִיאֵל – 'brother of God'). The precise intent—whether relating to personal loss, deliverance from death, or allegorical reference—cannot be determined from the biblical context. This name is unattested outside genealogical records, reflecting the broader trend in Israelite naming of employing familial and existential terms. English translations, when they render the name, typically transliterate it directly without attempting to convey its literal meaning; none of the traditions refer to the bearer as a 'Jew' or 'Judean,' as the context is pre-exilic and genealogical.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from אָח and מוּת; brother of death; Achimoth, an Israelite; Ahimoth.

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Root Family

אח מות (ʾ-ḥ; m-w-t) — brother, death, dying

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H287-01 וַ/אֲחִימֽוֹת vaachimot HC/Np and Ahimoth and Brother-of-Death 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H287-01 1 Chronicles 6:10 וַ/אֲחִימֽוֹת vaachimot HC/Np and Ahimoth and Brother-of-Death
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