0288 – אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ (Achimelech)

Ahimelech

Type:	Noun Noun   masc. ♂ masculine   NameName   Person Person
Persons:	Ahimelech, Ahimelech
Hebrew:	אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ (Achimelech)
Pronunciation:	a-chi-me-lech    Listen
Gematria:	589(1 + 8 + 10 + 40 + 30 + 500)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	from H0251 (אָח) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) brother of (the) king
Usage:	17 times in OT

Description

Ahimelech = "my brother is king" or "brother of Melek"
1) a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David
2) a Hittite warrior under David

Origin

from H0251 (אָח) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) brother of (the) king:

אָח	ach	H0251	brother
מֶ֫לֶךְ	melech	H4428	king

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