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How to Pronounce Ahikam

uh-HAI-kam

Ahikam is pronounced uh-HAI-kam (əˈhaɪkəm): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: uh-HYE-kuhm.

What does Ahikam mean?

Ahikam means “my brother has risen” (Hebrew).

Who was Ahikam?

Ahikam the son of Shaphan was one of the men King Josiah commanded after the book of the law was found, and he went with them to Huldah the prophetess (2 Kings 22:12, 2 Kings 22:14). His hand was with Jeremiah, so that the people would not put him to death (Jeremiah 26:24). His son Gedaliah was made ruler over the people that remained in the land of Judah, and was struck down at Mizpah by Ishmael the son of Nethaniah (2 Kings 25:22, Jeremiah 41:1, Jeremiah 41:2).

Also pronounced

uh-HYE-kuhm

Found in Scripture

2 Kings 22:122 Kings 22:142 Kings 25:222 Chronicles 34:20Jeremiah 26:24Jeremiah 39:14Jeremiah 40:5Jeremiah 40:6Jeremiah 40:7Jeremiah 40:9Jeremiah 40:11Jeremiah 40:14Jeremiah 40:16Jeremiah 41:1Jeremiah 41:2Jeremiah 41:6Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 41:16Jeremiah 41:18Jeremiah 43:6

Other names from 2 Kings

Abana · AB-uh-nuhAbi · AY-byeAdaiah · uh-DYE-uhAdrammelech · AH-druh-MEH-leckAhaz · AY-hazAmaziah · am-uh-ZAI-uhAmittai · uh-MIH-taiAmoz · AY-muhzAnammelech · uh-NAM-uh-leckArieh · AIR-ee-uh

In other languages

Aicã in Portuguese

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