Given name
Ahitub
“my brother is goodness”·“brother of goodness”
Ahitub is a given name from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewאחיטוב
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ahitub means “my brother is goodness” or “brother of goodness.”
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Where it comes from
Ahitub is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ah (אח), “brother,” and the Hebrew verb tob (טוב), “to be good.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ahitub appears in 1 Samuel 14:3, 1 Samuel 22:9-20, 2 Samuel 8:17 and 2 other passages.
- 1 Samuel 14:3
- 1 Samuel 22:9-20
- 2 Samuel 8:17
- 1 Chronicles 6:7
- 1 Chronicles 6:11
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Ahitub’s family of names
See also 28
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Hiramshares a root
- Tobiahshares a root
- Tobijahshares a root
- Ehishares a root
- Ahirashares a root
- Ahijahshares a root
- Ahianshares a root
- Tobadonijahshares a root
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- Mehetabelshares a root
- Tabrimmonshares a root
- Tabeelshares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
- Aharhelshares a root
- Ahabshares 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
- Ahikamshares a root
- Ahihudshares a root
- Ahiezershares a root
- Ahiamshares a root
- Ahishares a root
- Ahbanshares a root
Similar names
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Ahasbai
“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”
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Abagtha
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“he will return”
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