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2 Samuel 8:17

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Masoretic Text 1524

H6659 And Zadok וצדוק

H1121 the son בן

H285 of Ahitub אחיטוב

H288 and Ahimelech ואחימלך

H1121 the son בן

H54 of Abiathar אביתר

H3548 were the priests כהנים

H8304 and Seraiah ושׂריה

H5608 was the scribe סופר׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

H6659 Zadok

the

H1121 son

H285 Ahitub

and

H288 Ahimelech

the

H1121 son

H54 Abiathar

were

the

H3548 priests

and

H8304 Seraiah

was

the

H5608 scribe

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H288

Hebrew: אֲחִימֶלֶךְ

Transliteration: ʼĂchîymelek

Pronunciation: akh-ee-meh'-lek

Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine

Bible Usage: Ahimelech.

Definition:

brother of (the) king; {Achimelek} the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite

Ahimelech = "my brother is king" or "brother of Melek"

1. a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David

2. a Hittite warrior under David

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906