Given name
Ahimoth
“my brother is death”·“brother of death”
Ahimoth is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “my brother is death.”
Original Hebrewאחימות
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ahimoth means “my brother is death” or “brother of death.”
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Where it comes from
Ahimoth is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ah (אח), “brother,” and the Hebrew verb mut (מות), “to die.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ahimoth appears in 1 Chronicles 6:25.
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Ahimoth’s family of names
See also 23
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Hiramshares a root
- Methuselahshares a root
- Ehishares a root
- Ahirashares a root
- Ahijahshares a root
- Ahianshares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
- Ahitubshares a root
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