ʼAchyôw — H283

Definition

masculine proper noun

Achio, the name of three Israelites

1. Ahio = "brotherly" or "fraternal"
2. son of Abinadab who sheltered the ark
3. a Benjamite
4. another Benjamite of Saul's ancestry

Usually translated as

Ahio

Origin

prolonged from H251; brotherly

• Derived from ʼâch (H251)

Greek equivalents

• ísos (G2470)

Occurrences

ʼAchyôw occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (4)

• 2 Samuel 6:3 — And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio (וְאַחְי֗וֹ), the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
• 2 Samuel 6:4 — And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio (וְאַחְי֕וֹ) went before the ark.
• 1 Chronicles 8:14 — And Ahio (וְאַחְי֥וֹ), Shashak, and Jeremoth,
• 1 Chronicles 8:31 — And Gedor, and Ahio (וְאַחְי֖וֹ), and Zacher.
• 1 Chronicles 9:37 — And Gedor, and Ahio (וְאַחְי֔וֹ), and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
• 1 Chronicles 13:7 — And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio (וְאַחְי֔וֹ) drave the cart.