Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H293: אֲחִינֹעַם

ʼĂchîynôʻam · pronounced akh-ee-no'-am · “Ahinoam”

Definition

Achinoam, the name of two Israelitesses

KJV translates it as: Ahinoam.

Word origin: from H251 (אָח) and H5278 (נֹעַם); brother of pleasantness;

Extended definition

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Sa.14.50;
daughter of: Ahimaaz (H0290); married to Saul (H7586G);
mother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764) and Michal (H4324)
§ Ahinoam = "my brother is delight"
1) wife of Saul, daughter of Ahimaaz
2) wife of David, mother of Amnon, a Jezreelitess

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H293 is translated

  • ahinoam ×6
  • was ahinoam ×1

Bible verses with H293 (ʼĂchîynôʻam)

ʼăchîynôʻam appears in 7 verses.

  • 1 Samuel 14:50

    And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.

  • 1 Samuel 25:43

    David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

  • 1 Samuel 27:3

    And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

  • 1 Samuel 30:5

    And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

  • 2 Samuel 2:2

    So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite.

  • 2 Samuel 3:2

    And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

  • 1 Chronicles 3:1

    Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: