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Strong's H281 אֲחִיָּה (achiah)

Achiah means “Ahiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G281 — amen in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H281
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 6

Strong's H281 Quick Answer

Strong's H281 אֲחִיָה אֲחִיָהוּ (Achiyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Achiyah (akh-ee-yaw) (or (prolonged) pAchiyahuw {akh-ee-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah 2. Achijah, the name of nine Israelites It has 23 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include brother. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Achiyah (akh-ee-yaw) (or (prolonged) pAchiyahuw {akh-ee-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah 2. Achijah, the name of nine Israelites
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
brother

Meaning and Definition

Achiyah (akh-ee-yaw) (or (prolonged) pAchiyahuw {akh-ee-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah 2. Achijah, the name of nine Israelites [from H251 and H3050] KJV: Ahiah, Ahijah. Root(s): H251, H3050

Original Word
אֲחִיָה אֲחִיָהוּ
Transliteration
Achiyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 251 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H281. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Ahijah

Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.3; son of: Seraiah (H8304); brother of: Elihoreph (H0456) § 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

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How Strong's H281 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Achiyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

brother 1 Samuel 14:3

How Strong's H281 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H281 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H281 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 14:3 KJV

And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

1 Samuel 14:18 KJV

And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

1 Kings 4:3 KJV

Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H281.

1 Samuel 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.
1 Samuel 14:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
1 Kings 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
1 Kings 11:29 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
1 Kings 11:30 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
1 Kings 12:15 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
1 Kings 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
1 Kings 14:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
1 Kings 14:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
1 Kings 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
1 Kings 14:18 Old Testament, KJV
And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
1 Kings 15:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
1 Kings 15:29 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:
1 Kings 15:33 Old Testament, KJV
In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
1 Kings 21:22 Old Testament, KJV
And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
2 Kings 9:9 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
1 Chronicles 2:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
1 Chronicles 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
1 Chronicles 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
2 Chronicles 9:29 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
2 Chronicles 10:15 Old Testament, KJV
So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H281, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 13 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H281 FAQ

What does achiah (אֲחִיָּה) mean?

Achiah (Strong's H281) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ahiah". Achiyah (akh-ee-yaw) (or (prolonged) pAchiyahuw {akh-ee-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah 2. Achijah, the name of nine Israelites

How many times is achiah (אֲחִיָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H281 across 6 books.

Where can I study achiah (אֲחִיָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H281 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate achiah (אֲחִיָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as brother. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.