Strong's Hebrew: 295. אֲחִיעֶ֫זֶר (Achiezer) -- Ahiezer

Strong's Lexicon

Achiezer: Ahiezer

Original Word: אֲחִיעֶזֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Achiy`ezer
Pronunciation: ah-khee-EH-zer
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ee-eh'-zer)
Definition: Ahiezer
Meaning: Achiezer

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אָח ('ach) meaning "brother" and עֵזֶר ('ezer) meaning "help."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Achiezer in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper Hebrew name. However, the concept of "help" can be related to Greek words like βοηθός (boēthos), meaning "helper."

Usage: The name Achiezer means "my brother is help" or "brother of help." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, signifying a person who is seen as a helper or supporter, often in a familial or communal context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, names were often given to reflect personal characteristics, familial relationships, or divine attributes. The name Achiezer would have conveyed a sense of kinship and support, which were highly valued in the tribal and familial structures of ancient Israel. The concept of brotherhood and mutual assistance was central to the social fabric of the time.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ach and ezer
Definition
"my brother is help," two Isr.
NASB Translation
Ahiezer (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲחִיעֶ֫זֶר proper name, masculine (my brother is help, compare Assyrian A—ulê°te, my brother is strength, Dl^{Pr 202})

1 a chief of Dan Numbers 1:12; Numbers 2:25; Numbers 7:66,71; Numbers 10:25.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ahiezer

From 'ach and ezer; brother of help; Achiezer, the name of two Israelites -- Ahiezer.

see HEBREW 'ach

see HEBREW ezer

Forms and Transliterations

אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר אֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר אחיעזר ’ă·ḥî·‘e·zer ’ăḥî‘ezer achiEzer

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Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 1:12
HEB: לְדָ֕ן אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־ עַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי׃
NAS: of Dan, Ahiezer the son
KJV: Of Dan; Ahiezer the son
INT: of Dan Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai

Numbers 2:25
HEB: לִבְנֵ֣י דָ֔ן אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־ עַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי׃
NAS: of Dan: Ahiezer the son
KJV: of Dan [shall be] Ahiezer the son
INT: of the sons of Dan Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai

Numbers 7:66
HEB: לִבְנֵ֣י דָ֑ן אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־ עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי׃
NAS: day [it was] Ahiezer the son
KJV: day Ahiezer the son
INT: the son of Dan Ahiezer of the sons of Ammishaddai

Numbers 7:71
HEB: זֶ֛ה קָרְבַּ֥ן אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־ עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי׃
NAS: [was] the offering of Ahiezer the son
KJV: this [was] the offering of Ahiezer the son
INT: This the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai

Numbers 10:25
HEB: וְעַל־ צְבָא֔וֹ אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־ עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי׃
NAS: set out, with Ahiezer the son
KJV: and over his host [was] Ahiezer the son
INT: over army Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai

1 Chronicles 12:3
HEB: הָרֹ֨אשׁ אֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר וְיוֹאָ֗שׁ בְּנֵי֙
NAS: The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash,
KJV: The chief [was] Ahiezer, then Joash,
INT: the chief was Ahiezer Joash the sons