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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #302 - אֲחִיתֹפֶל

Transliteration

ʼĂchîythôphel

Phonetics

akh-ee-tho'-fel

Origin

from (H251) and (H8602)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Ahithophel = "my brother is foolish (folly)"
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

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

BSB (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

CSB (19)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

ESV (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

KJV (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

LEB (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

LSB (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

N95 (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

NAS (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (20)

2 Samuel 18

1 Chronicles 2

ASV (20)

ahithophel 3

and ahithophel 2

and ahithophel with him 1

and when ahithophel 1

for ahithophel 1

for thus hath ahithophel 1

moreover ahithophel 1

of ahithophel 7

that ahithophel 1

thus and thus did ahithophel 1

to ahithophel 1

BSB (20)

ahithophel 8

ahithophel is 1

and ahithophel was 1

furthermore, ahithophel 1

had for ahithophel''s 1

of ahithophel 7

when ahithophel 1

CSB (19)

ahithophel 15

ahithophel's 4

ESV (20)

ahithophel 20

KJV (20)

ahithophel 20

LEB (20)

ahithophel 13

ahithophel gave 1

and ahithophel 3

that ahithophel 1

then ahithophel 1

when ahithophel 1

LSB (20)

ahithophel 20

N95 (20)

ahithophel 20

NAS (20)

ahithophel 20

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (20)

ahithophel 6

and ahithophel with him 1

for ahithophel 1

for thus has ahithophel counseled against you 1

moreover ahithophel 1

of ahithophel 7

that ahithophel 1

to ahithophel 1

when ahithophel 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

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; 2 Samuel 21:23; 2 Samuel 23:34; 1 Chronicles 27:33,34.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אֲחִיתֹפֶל (“brother of folly”), [Ahithophel], pr.n. of a friend of king David, who conspired against him with Absalom, -2 Sa. 1517.

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List of Word Forms

אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל אֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ אֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל אֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃ אחיתפל אחיתפל׃ וַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל ואחיתפל ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el ’ăḥîṯōp̄el achiTofel vaachiTofel wa’ăḥîṯōp̄el wa·’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el