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ʾăḥiyyāhū אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ ‘Ahiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾāḥ אָח ‘brother’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: אח יה

ʾăḥiyyāhū pr n m pers
Ahiah or Ahijah = "brother of Jehovah (Yahu)"
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

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 14:3, 14:18 1 Kings 4:3, 11:29, 11:30, 12:15, 14:2, 14:4, 14:5, 14:6, 14:18, 15:27, 15:29, 15:33, 21:22 2 Kings 9:9 Nehemiah 10:27 1 Chronicles 26:20, 2:25, 8:7, 11:36 2 Chronicles 9:29, 10:15

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