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Elihorephאֱלִיחֹרֶףand Ahijah,וַאֲחִיָּהsonsבְּנֵיof Shisha,שִׁישָׁאscribes;סֹפְרִיםJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטsonבֶּןof Ahilud,אֲחִילוּדthe chronicler;הַמַּזְכִּיר
1 Kings 4:3
Study it in the app“Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, the chronicler;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 4:3, word by word
- Elihorephאֱלִיחֹרֶףelichoref
Elihoreph
Elihoreph: son of Shisha, one of Solomon's scribes (1 Kings 4:3).
Where else “elichoref” appears- and Ahijahאֲחִיָּהachiya
Ahijah
Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."
Where else “achiya” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Shishaשִׁישָׁאshisha
Shisha
Shisha: father of Elihoreph and Ahijah, Solomon's scribes (1 Kings 4:3). He may be the same as David's scribe called Sheva or Seraiah.
Where else “shisha” appears- scribesסֹפְרִיםsofrim
scribe
An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.
Where else “sofrim” appears- Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafat
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat: the name of several men; among them David's recorder (2 Samuel 8:16) and a king of Judah (1 Kings 22). It means "YHWH has judged." It is also the name of a valley (Joel 3).
Where else “yehoshafat” appears- of Ahiludאֲחִילוּדachilud
Ahilud
Ahilud: father of Jehoshaphat, David's recorder, and of Baana, Solomon's officer.
Where else “achilud” appears- the chroniclerמַּזְכִּירmazkir
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “mazkir” appears
The context
2And these were the officials that were his: Azariah son of Zadok the priest;
3 · This verse (above)
4and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;