וַ/אֲחִימָ֑ן
𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌𐤍
Achiman
and-Ahiman
Personal name meaning 'my brother is a portion' or 'brother of a share,' likely connoting familial abundance or inheritance. Used as the name of individuals in the Hebrew Bible, notably (1) an Anakite, one of the giant descendants encountered by the Israelite spies in Canaan, and (2) a post-exilic Levitical gatekeeper.
1 Chronicles 9:17 · Word #5
Lexicon H289
| Lemma | אֲחִימַן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Achiman |
| Strong's | H289 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'my brother is a portion' or 'brother of a share,' likely connoting familial abundance or inheritance. Used as the name of individuals in the Hebrew Bible, notably (1) an Anakite, one of the giant descendants encountered by the Israelite spies in Canaan, and (2) a post-exilic Levitical gatekeeper. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-Ahiman |
SIBI-P1 Translation H289-02
And My-Brother-Is-a-Share
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + proper masculine singular personal name (Np). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines אָח (brother) with מָנָה (portion/share), yielding the meaning "my brother is a share/portion." The prefixed וַ is preserved as "And," reflecting the conjunction attached to the proper masculine singular name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Achiman
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: My-Brother-is-a-Share |