Lexical Definition

‎אֲחִיטוּב‎ ʼĂchîyṭûwb (akh-ee-toob') Ahitub ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אָח‎ and ‎טוּב‎; brother of goodness

Ahitub.

• § Ahitub = "my brother is good (goodness)"
• Achitub, the name of several priests

1) a grandson of Eli
2) the father of Zadok the priest

Extended Information

name of: זְרַחְיָה

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6
• son of: Uzzi (עֻזִּי)
• father of: Meraioth (מְרָיוֹת); also called Ahitub at 1Ch.9.11 1x
• Another name of ze.rach.yah (‎ז‎ְ‎ר‎ַ‎ח‎ְ‎י‎ָ‎ה‎ "Zerahiah" זְרַחְיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֲחִיטוּב‎ proper name, masculine (my brother is goodness)

1. grandson of Eli 1Sam 14:3; 1Chr 5:33*; 1Chr 5:34*; 1Chr 5:37*; 1Chr 5:38* father of Ahimelech 1Sam 22:9; 1Sam 22:20 (‎אֲחִטוּב‎) v1Sam 22:11 v1Sam 22:12 (on identity of person see Be 1Chr 5:33*).

2. father of Zadok 2Sam 8:17 (= 1Chr 18:16), but We reads Ahim son of Ahitub; 1Chr 5:37*; Ezra 7:2 grandfather of Zadok 1Chr 9:11; Neh 11:11 (on all compare We on the passage)

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