Strong's Hebrew #288 - אֲחִימֶלֶךְ Achimelek ("brother of a king")

Ahimelech

From 'ach and melek; brother of (the) king; Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite -- Ahimelech.

see HEBREW 'ach

see HEBREW melek

Ahimelech = “my brother is king” or “brother of Melek”
1) a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul’s command, for supposedly assisting David
2) a Hittite warrior under David
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H251 and H4428

אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (brother of Melek, Phoenician חמלך, חמלכת; see also אחיהו above)

1 priest in Saul's (David's) time 1 Samuel 21:2 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 21:3; 1 Samuel 21:9; 1 Samuel 22:14,16 (אֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ 1 Chronicles 24:31; Psalm 52:2 = (title); son of Ahitub 1 Samuel 22:9,11 (compare12); 1 Samuel 22:20; father of Abiathar 1 Samuel 23:6; 1 Samuel 30:7; so also 2 Samuel 8:17 ᵑ6 Ew We Th Dr; where ᵑ0 ׳בןאֿביתר אחימ; whence id. wrongly 1 Chronicles 24:6, compare 1 Chronicles 24:4 (מִבְּנֵי אִיתָמָר ׳אֲח) & 1 Chronicles 18:16 (where read ׳אֲח for ׳אֲב).

2 a Hittite 1 Samuel 26:6.

Strong's Hebrew: 288. אֲחִימֶ֫לֶך (Achimelek) — 17 Occurrences

1 Samuel 21:2
HEB: נֹ֔בֶה אֶל־ אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד
NAS: said to Ahimelech the priest,
KJV: said unto Ahimelech the priest,
INT: Nob to Ahimelech the priest be afraid

1 Samuel 21:2
HEB: הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֗ד
INT: the priest be afraid to Ahimelech befall David

1 Samuel 21:3
HEB: וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן הַמֶּלֶךְ֮
INT: answer David Ahimelech chief ruler king

1 Samuel 21:9
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְאִ֛ין יֶשׁ־
INT: said and David Ahimelech not there are

1 Samuel 22:9
HEB: נֹ֔בֶה אֶל־ אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ בֶּן־ אֲחִטֽוּב׃
NAS: to Nob, to Ahimelech the son
KJV: to Nob, to Ahimelech the son
INT: to Nob to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub

1 Samuel 22:11
HEB: לִקְרֹא֩ אֶת־ אֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ בֶּן־ אֲחִיט֜וּב
NAS: someone to summon Ahimelech the priest,
KJV: to call Ahimelech the priest,
INT: the king to summon Ahimelech the son of Ahitub

1 Samuel 22:14
HEB: וַיַּ֧עַן אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ אֶת־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
NAS: Then Ahimelech answered the king
KJV: Then Ahimelech answered the king,
INT: answered Ahimelech the king and said

1 Samuel 22:16
HEB: מ֥וֹת תָּמ֖וּת אֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ אַתָּ֖ה וְכָל־
NAS: die, Ahimelech, you and all
KJV: die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's
INT: shall surely die Ahimelech you and all

1 Samuel 22:20
HEB: בֵּן־ אֶחָ֗ד לַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ בֶּן־ אֲחִט֔וּב
NAS: son of Ahimelech the son
KJV: of the sons of Ahimelech the son
INT: son one of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub

1 Samuel 23:6
HEB: אֶבְיָתָ֧ר בֶּן־ אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ אֶל־ דָּוִ֖ד
NAS: the son of Ahimelech fled
KJV: the son of Ahimelech fled
INT: Abiathar the son of Ahimelech to David

1 Samuel 26:6
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אֶל־ אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַחִתִּ֗י וְאֶל־
NAS: said to Ahimelech the Hittite
KJV: and said to Ahimelech the Hittite,
INT: said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to

1 Samuel 30:7
HEB: הַכֹּהֵן֙ בֶּן־ אֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ הַגִּֽישָׁה־ נָּ֥א
NAS: the son of Ahimelech, Please
KJV: the priest, Ahimelech's son,
INT: the priest the son of Ahimelech bring Please

2 Samuel 8:17
HEB: בֶּן־ אֲחִיט֛וּב וַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְ בֶּן־ אֶבְיָתָ֖ר
NAS: of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son
KJV: of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son
INT: the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar

1 Chronicles 24:3
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י אֶלְעָזָ֔ר וַאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ מִן־ בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons
KJV: of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons
INT: of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech at of the sons

1 Chronicles 24:6
HEB: וְצָד֣וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ בֶּן־ אֶבְיָתָ֔ר
NAS: the priest, Ahimelech the son
KJV: the priest, and Ahimelech the son
INT: Zadok the priest Ahimelech the son of Abiathar

1 Chronicles 24:31
HEB: הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְצָד֣וֹק וַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְרָאשֵׁי֙ הָֽאָב֔וֹת
NAS: Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads
KJV: and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief
INT: the king Zadok Ahimelech and the heads of the fathers'

Psalm 52:1
HEB: אֶל־ בֵּ֥ית אֲחִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ מַה־ תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל
KJV: is come to the house of Ahimelech.>>
INT: to the house of Ahimelech Why boast