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Strong's Number H288

אֲחִימֶלֶךְ
'Achiymelek · akh-ee-meh'-lek
Transliteration:
'Achiymelek{akh-ee-meh'-lek}
Word Origin:
from 251 and 4428
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Strong's Definition:
Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite
Usage in the KJV:
Ahimelech 17

Total: 17
Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
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
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament