H281

'Achiyah

akh-ee-yaw

Proper Name Masculine

or (prolonged) pAchiyahuw {akh-ee-yaw'-hoo}; from H251 and H3050; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Achijah, the name of nine Israelites:--Ahiah, Ahijah.

Ahiah or Ahijah = "brother of Jehovah (Yahu)"

1. grandson of Phinehas
2. scribe of Solomon
3. a prophet who predicted the revolt of the Northern tribes
4. father of Baasha, who usurped the Northern throne
5. grandson of Hezron (or mother of 1-4 above)
6. a Benjamite, son of Ehud
7. one of David's heroes
8. a Levite during David's time
9. a chief man under Nehemiah