300. Achishachar
Strong's Lexicon
Achishachar: Achishachar

Original Word: אֲחִישׁחַר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Achiyshachar
Pronunciation: a-khee-sha-khar
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ee-shakh'-ar)
Definition: Achishachar
Meaning: Achishachar

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אָח ('ach), meaning "brother," and שַׁחַר (shachar), meaning "dawn" or "morning."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Achishachar, as it is a unique Hebrew proper noun. However, the themes of dawn and morning are present in Greek words such as ἕως (heōs), meaning "dawn" or "daybreak."

Usage: The name Achishachar can be understood to mean "brother of dawn" or "brother of the morning." It is a proper noun used to identify a specific individual in the genealogies of the Bible.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names often held significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of the circumstances of birth, family heritage, or prophetic insights. The name Achishachar, with its reference to "dawn" or "morning," could symbolize new beginnings, hope, or the breaking of a new day, which were important themes in the Hebrew worldview.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ach and shachar
Definition
"brother of (the) dawn," a Benjamite
NASB Translation
Ahishahar (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲחִישָׁ֑חַר proper name, masculine (brother of (the) dawn, Assyrian A—šêri DlPr 202) a Benjamite 1 Chronicles 7:10.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ahishar

From 'ach and shachar; brother of (the) dawn; Achishachar, an Israelite -- Ahishar.

see HEBREW 'ach

see HEBREW shachar

Forms and Transliterations
וַאֲחִישָֽׁחַר׃ ואחישחר׃ vaachiShachar wa’ăḥîšāḥar wa·’ă·ḥî·šā·ḥar
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 7:10
HEB: וְזֵיתָ֔ן וְתַרְשִׁ֖ישׁ וַאֲחִישָֽׁחַר׃
NAS: Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.
KJV: and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
INT: Zethan Tarshish and Ahishahar

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 300
1 Occurrence


wa·’ă·ḥî·šā·ḥar — 1 Occ.















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