אֲחִיקָם
ʼĂchîyqâm · akh-ee-kawm'
Achikam, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: from H251 (אָח) and H6965 (קוּם); brother of rising (i.e. high);
Achikam, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Ahikam.
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
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to separate and protect › the hand that works › what comes behind, the returning cycle › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Strength, the leader that works to separate and protect of the hand that works of what comes behind, the returning cycle of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲחִיקָם 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
20 occurrences · 20 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of ahikam17 · 85%
- and ahikam3 · 15%
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.