אֲחִיעֶזֶרʼĂchîyʻezer

proper name, masculine: my brother is help, A—ulê°te

Pronunciation: akh-ee-eh'-zer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H295

Meanings

1. a chief of Dan (Numbers 1:12; Numbers 2:25; Numbers 7:66)

2. one of David's heroes (1 Chronicles 12:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 1:12 Dan Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai
  • Numbers 2:25 25-26 “The divisions of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali are to camp on the north side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
  • Numbers 7:66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the tribe of Dan, presented his offering.
  • Numbers 7:71 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
  • Numbers 10:25 Dan’s troops went last, marching behind their banner and serving as the rear guard for all the tribal camps. Their leader was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
  • 1 Chronicles 12:3 Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth;

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).