ʼĂchîynôʻam — H293

Definition

feminine proper noun

Achinoam, the name of two Israelitesses

1. Ahinoam = "my brother is delight"
2. wife of Saul, daughter of Ahimaaz
3. wife of David, mother of Amnon, a Jezreelitess

Usually translated as

Ahinoam

Origin

from H251 and H5278; brother of pleasantness

• Derived from ʼâch (H251)
• Derived from Nôʻam (H5278)

Occurrences

ʼĂchîynôʻam occurs 7 times in the King James.

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

• 1 Samuel 14:50 — And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹ֖עַם), the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
• 1 Samuel 25:43 — David also took Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹ֛עַם) of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
• 1 Samuel 27:3 — And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙) the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.
• 1 Samuel 30:5 — And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙) the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
• 2 Samuel 2:2 — So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙) the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite.
• 2 Samuel 3:2 — And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam (לַאֲחִינֹ֖עַם) the Jezreelitess;
• 1 Chronicles 3:1 — Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam (לַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙) the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: