אֲחִימַן

achiman · Ahiman

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H289 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

achiman (אֲחִימַן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Ahiman”.

One of the three descendants of Anak who lived in Hebron; also an Israelite.

How to say it

a·chi·man

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Numbers 13:22

    They went up into the Negev and came as far as Hebron; and there were Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • Joshua 15:14

    And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.

  • Judges 1:10

    Judah went against the Canaanite who lived in Hebron (the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba), and they struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:17

    And the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman; and their brother Shallum was the head,