אֲחִיטוּב
ʼĂchîyṭûwb · akh-ee-toob'
Achitub, the name of several priests
Lexicon
Derivation: from H251 (אָח) and H2898 (טוּב); brother of goodness;
Achitub, the name of several priests
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Ahitub.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to separate and protect › the hand that works › to surround and contain › to fasten and establish › the house, what is within
Strength, the leader that works to separate and protect of the hand that works that works to surround and contain that works to fasten and establish of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲחִיטוּב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
15 occurrences · 15 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of ahitub10 · 67%
- ahitub3 · 20%
- and ahitub2 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.