H278: אֵחִי
ʼÊchîy · pronounced ay-khee' · “Ehi”
Definition
Echi, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Ehi.
Word origin: probably the same as H277 (אֲחִי);
Extended definition
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21;
son of: Benjamin (H1144);
brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Aharah at 1Ch.8.1;
Also named: ach.rach (אַחְרַח "Aharah" H0315)
§ Ehi = "my brother"
son of Benjamin
son of: Benjamin (H1144);
brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Aharah at 1Ch.8.1;
Also named: ach.rach (אַחְרַח "Aharah" H0315)
§ Ehi = "my brother"
son of Benjamin
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H278 is translated
- ehi ×1
Bible verses with H278 (ʼÊchîy)
ʼêchîy appears in 1 verse.
- Genesis 46:21
And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.