וַ/אֲחִימַ֤עַץ
𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌𐤏𐤑
Achimaats
Then Ahimaaz
Personal name meaning 'my brother is wrath' or 'brother of counsel.' In the Hebrew Bible, אֲחִימַעַץ (ʼĂḥîmaʿaṣ) is the name of several Israelite men, most notably a son of Zadok the priest in the time of King David. The name combines a kinship term ('brother of') with an abstract noun that may denote 'wrath' or 'counsel,' reflecting the theophoric or descriptive naming practices of ancient Israel.
2 Samuel 18:19 · Word #1
Lexicon H290
| Lemma | אֲחִימַעַץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌𐤏𐤑 |
| Transliteration | Achimaats |
| Strong's | H290 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'my brother is wrath' or 'brother of counsel.' In the Hebrew Bible, אֲחִימַעַץ (ʼĂḥîmaʿaṣ) is the name of several Israelite men, most notably a son of Zadok the priest in the time of King David. The name combines a kinship term ('brother of') with an abstract noun that may denote 'wrath' or 'counsel,' reflecting the theophoric or descriptive naming practices of ancient Israel. |
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 | Then Ahimaaz |
SIBI-P1 Translation H290-02
and Brother-of-Wrath
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + proper masculine singular personal name (Np). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines אָח (brother) with מַעַץ, likely meaning "wrath" (possibly "counsel"), forming a compound personal name. The prefixed וַ marks the conjunction "and," which is preserved in the rendering. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Achimaats
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Brother-of-Wrath |
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