Given name
Ahikam
“my brother has arisen”·“brother of rising up”
Ahikam is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאחיקם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ahikam means “my brother has arisen” or “brother of rising up.”
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Where it comes from
Ahikam is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ah (אח), “brother,” and the Hebrew verb qum (קום), “to rise up or stand.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ahikam appears in 2 Kings 22:12, Jeremiah 26:24.
- 2 Kings 22:12
- Jeremiah 26:24
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Ahikam’s family of names
See also 26
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Hiramshares a root
- Kemuelshares a root
- Jakimshares a root
- Ehishares a root
- Ahirashares a root
- Ahijahshares a root
- Ahianshares a root
- Jekamiahshares a root
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- Jekameamshares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
- Ahitubshares a root
- Ahithophelshares a root
- Ahishaharshares a root
- Ahiramshares a root
- Ahinoamshares a root
- Ahimothshares a root
- Ahimelechshares a root
- Ahimanshares a root
- Ahiludshares a root
- Aharhelshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
- Ahihudshares a root
- Ahiezershares a root
- Ahiamshares a root
- Ahishares a root
- Ahbanshares a root
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