How to Pronounce Ahithophel
Ah-HITH-oh-fel
Ahithophel is pronounced Ah-HITH-oh-fel (əˈhɪθəfɛl): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: uh-HITH-uh-fel.
What does Ahithophel mean?
Ahithophel means “brother of ruin or folly”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Ahithophel?
Ahithophel the Gilonite was David's counsellor whose advice was so valued that it was treated as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God (2 Samuel 16:23). He joined Absalom's conspiracy against David (2 Samuel 15:12), and when his counsel was rejected in favor of Hushai's, he went home, set his house in order, and hanged himself (2 Samuel 17:23).
Also pronounced
uh-HITH-uh-fel
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