Given name
Ahishahar
“dark brother”·“brother of darkness”
Ahishahar is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “dark brother.”
Original Hebrewאחישחר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ahishahar means “dark brother” or “brother of darkness.”
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Where it comes from
Ahishahar is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ah (אח), “brother,” and the Hebrew verb shahar (שחר), “to be dark.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ahishahar appears in 1 Chronicles 7:10.
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Ahishahar’s family of names
See also 24
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Hiramshares a root
- Ehishares a root
- Ahirashares a root
- Ahijahshares a root
- Ahianshares a root
- Shehariahshares a root
- Shaharaimshares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
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- Ahitubshares a root
- Ahithophelshares a root
- Aharhelshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
- Ahiramshares a root
- Ahinoamshares a root
- Ahimothshares a root
- Ahimelechshares a root
- Ahimanshares a root
- Ahiludshares a root
- Ahikamshares a root
- Ahihudshares a root
- Ahiezershares a root
- Ahiamshares a root
- Ahishares a root
- Ahbanshares a root
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