PERSON · Complete Bible Study

Ahikam

The son of Shaphan, and father of Gedaliah. He was sent by Josiah, king of Judah, to Huldah the prophetess, 2 Kings xxii, 12, to consult her concerning the book of the law, which had been found in the temple. Ahikam is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “a brother who raises up or avenges.” This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

View overview sources
  • Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • concordance

Key facts

Subject type
Person
Name meaning
a brother who raises up or avenges According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Ahikam

a brother who raises up or avenges

Source: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · View data sources

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

AHIKAM

the son of Shaphan, and father of Gedaliah. He was sent by Josiah, king of Judah, to Huldah the prophetess, 2 Kings xxii, 12, to consult her concerning the book of the law, which had been found in the temple.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Concordance

All Scripture references20 references

Loading…

Topical Bible

Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ahikam

Meaning:
a brother who raises up or avenges

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources

Sources

Ancient Context1 items

Loading…

Related UNLEARN Content2 items

Loading…

Save your study

Sign in to bookmark this study or add notes.

↑ Top