Strong's H281 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אֲחִיָּה (ʼĂchîyâh)

Pronunciation: akh-ee-yaw

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Ahiah or Ahijah = "brother of Jehovah (Yahu)"

Derivation: or (prolonged) אֲחִיָּהוּ (ʼĂchîyâhûw) ; from אָח (ʼâch) [H251] and יָהּ (Yâhh) [H3050]; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah;

Definition: Achijah, the name of nine Israelites

KJV Renderings: Ahiah, Ahijah.

Senses

1. grandson of Phinehas
2. scribe of Solomon
3. a prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
4. father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
5. grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
6. a Benjamite, son of Ehud
7. one of David's heroes
8. a Levite during David's time
9. a chief man under Nehemiah

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.