אֲחִיטֽוּב
𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤈𐤅𐤁
achituv
Ahitub
from אָח and טוּב; brother of goodness; Achitub, the name of several priests; Ahitub.
1 Chronicles 5:33 · Word #8
Lexicon H285
| Lemma | אֲחִיטוּב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤈𐤅𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼĂchîyṭûwb |
| Strong's | H285 |
| In-context | Ahitub |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H285-01
Brother-of-Goodness (masculine singular proper name)
| Root | אח + טוב (ʾ-ḥ + ṭ-w-b) |
| Core Meanings | brotherhood, kinship, goodness, pleasantness, prosperity |
| Semantic Range | Personal name borne by several priests in the biblical record; implicitly conveys ideas of kinship associated with goodness, blessing, or prosperity. |
| Conceptual Significance | As a priestly name, "Brother-of-Goodness" reflects the Hebrew practice of embedding theological or virtue-oriented concepts within personal names, expressing covenantal ideals of communal goodness and familial solidarity within Israel’s priestly lineage. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew proper noun (HNp), masculine singular; compound theophoric-style personal name formed from noun + noun construct relationship. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines אָח (brother) and טוּב (goodness, well-being), yielding the literal sense "Brother of Goodness." As a Hebrew proper noun (masculine singular), the rendering preserves both the compound structure and its masculine singular reference to a specific male individual. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (15 occurrences of H285)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 14:3 | אֲחִט֡וּב | achituv | Ahitub |
| 1 Samuel 22:9 | אֲחִטֽוּב | achituv | Ahitub |
| 1 Samuel 22:11 | אֲחִיט֜וּב | achituv | of Ahitub |