ʼĂchîymaʻats — H290

Definition

locative proper noun

Achimaats, the name of three Israelites

1. Ahimaaz = "my brother is anger (wrath)"
2. father-in-law of Saul
3. Zadok's son who aided David during Absalom's rebellion
4. a supply officer of Solomon

Usually translated as

Ahimaaz

Origin

from H251 and the equivalent of H4619; brother of anger

• Derived from ʼâch (H251)
• Derived from Maʻats (H4619)

Occurrences

ʼĂchîymaʻats occurs 15 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (10), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (3)

• 1 Samuel 14:50 — And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz (אֲחִימָ֑עַץ): and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
• 2 Samuel 15:27 — The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz (וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץ) thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
• 2 Samuel 15:36 — Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֣עַץ) Zadok’s son, and Jonathan Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.
• 2 Samuel 17:17 — Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz (וַאֲחִימַ֜עַץ) stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
• 2 Samuel 17:20 — And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙) and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 18:19 — Then said Ahimaaz (וַאֲחִימַ֤עַץ) the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
• 2 Samuel 18:22 — Then said Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֤עַץ) the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
• 2 Samuel 18:23 — But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙) ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
• 2 Samuel 18:27 — And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֣עַץ) the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
• 2 Samuel 18:28 — And Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֗עַץ) called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
• 2 Samuel 18:29 — And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֡עַץ) answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
• 1 Kings 4:15 — Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֖עַץ) was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
• 1 Chronicles 6:8 — And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz (אֲחִימָֽעַץ),
• 1 Chronicles 6:9 — And Ahimaaz (וַאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙) begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
• 1 Chronicles 6:53 — Zadok his son, Ahimaaz (אֲחִימַ֥עַץ) his son.