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Lexicon :: Strong's H302 - 'ăḥîṯōp̄el

Aa
אֲחִיתֹפֶל
Transliteration
'ăḥîṯōp̄el
Pronunciation
akh-ee-tho'-fel
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲחִיתֹפֶל ʼĂchîythôphel, akh-ee-tho'-fel; from H251 and H8602; brother of folly; Achithophel, an Israelite:—Ahithophel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H302 in the following manner: Ahithophel (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H302 in the following manner: Ahithophel (20x).

  1. Ahithophel = "my brother is foolish (folly)"

    1. a counsellor of David, grandfather of Bathsheba (cf 2Sa 11:3, 23:34), who joined Absalom in revolt against David, and committed suicide when Absalom did not heed his counsel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲחִיתֹפֶל ʼĂchîythôphel, akh-ee-tho'-fel; from H251 and H8602; brother of folly; Achithophel, an Israelite:—Ahithophel.
STRONGS H302: Abbreviations
† אֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל proper name, masculine (my brother is folly?) David's trusted & traitorous counsellor 2 Samuel 15:12, 31 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 15:34; 2 Samuel 16:15, 20, 21, 23 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 17:1, 6, 7, 14 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 17:15, 21, 23; 2 Samuel 23:34; 1 Chronicles 27:33, 34.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

15:12; 15:31; 15:34; 16:15; 16:20; 16:21; 16:23; 17:1; 17:6; 17:7; 17:14; 17:15; 17:21; 17:23; 23:34

1 Chronicles

27:33; 27:34

H302

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H302 matches the Hebrew אֲחִיתֹפֶל ('ăḥîṯōp̄el),
which occurs 20 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12 - And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:15 - And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 - Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:21 - And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:1 - Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:6 - And when Hushai came, Absalom said to him, This is what Ahithophel has said: are we to do as he says? if not, what is your suggestion?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:15 - Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, This is the suggestion made by Ahithophel to Absalom and the responsible men of Israel, and this is what I said to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:21 - Then after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23 - Now when Ahithophel saw that his suggestion was not acted on, he got his ass ready, and went back to his house, to the town where he came from, and having put his house in order, he put himself to death by hanging; so he came to his end and was put in the resting-place of his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:34 - Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:33 - And Ahithophel was the king's expert in discussion and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:34 - After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the captain of the king's army was Joab.
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