Hebrew word · H290

אֲחִימַ֫עַץ

'achima'atz

Ahimaaz

Appears 15 times in 15 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.15.27;

son of: Zadok (H6659);

father of: Azariah (H5838)

§ Ahimaaz = "my brother is anger (wrath)"

1) father-in-law of Saul

2) Zadok's son who aided David during Absalom's rebellion

3) a supply officer of Solomon

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

1 Samuel · 1
  1. 1 Samuel 14:50 אֲחִימָ֑עַץ Ahimaaz

    His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

    Here: Her father. The meaning of the second part of the name is uncertain. He is not the later priest's son of the same name (2 Sam 15:27).

2 Samuel · 10
  1. 2 Samuel 15:27 וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץ and Ahimaaz

    The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

  2. 2 Samuel 15:36 אֲחִימַ֣עַץ Ahimaaz

    Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”

  3. 2 Samuel 17:17 וַאֲחִימַ֜עַץ and Ahimaaz

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.

  4. 2 Samuel 17:20 אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙ [are] Ahimaaz

    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

  5. 2 Samuel 18:19 וַאֲחִימַ֤עַץ and Ahimaaz

    Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”

  6. 2 Samuel 18:22 אֲחִימַ֤עַץ Ahimaaz

    Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “No matter what, please let me also run behind the Cushite!” “My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”

  7. 2 Samuel 18:23 אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙ Ahimaaz

    “No matter what, I want to run!” he replied. “Then run!” Joab told him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.

  8. 2 Samuel 18:27 אֲחִימַ֣עַץ Ahimaaz

    The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

  9. 2 Samuel 18:28 אֲחִימַ֗עַץ Ahimaaz

    Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”

  10. 2 Samuel 18:29 אֲחִימַ֡עַץ Ahimaaz

    The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”

1 Kings · 1
  1. 1 Kings 4:15 אֲחִימַ֖עַץ Ahimaaz

    Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);

1 Chronicles · 3
  1. 1 Chronicles 6:8 אֲחִימָֽעַץ׃ Ahimaaz

    Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:9 וַאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙ and Ahimaaz

    Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Johanan,

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:53 אֲחִימַ֥עַץ Ahimaaz

    Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

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