אֲחִימֶלֶךְ

Strong’s Definition

Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite

Etymology & Derivation

from H251 (אָח) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); brother of (the) king;

KJV Usage

Ahimelech.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a priest murdered by doeg at saul's command, for supposedly assisting david
• 2.a hittite warrior under david

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĂchîymelek; Pronunciation: akh-ee-meh'-lek