We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Where the second part of the name Ahiman comes from is disputed. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. ( Judges 1:10 ) A Levite porter. Whatever the real meaning of Ahiman Rezon - whether it be Hebrew, properly translated"faithful brother secretary," or"the will of selected brethren," or"the secrets of a prepared brother," or Spanish in origin, properly understood"There is a full account of the law" as Pennsylvania sets forth - the name for many years caught the imagination of Masons. Ahiman Rhyming, similar names and popularity. The most natural understanding of the Bible statements is certainly to the effect that they were personal leaders among the Anakim of Kiriath-arba (Hebron). And noun מנה (moneh) means time (not clock time but as in ten "times"). Verb מנה (mana) means to count or assign. One of the three giant Anakim brothers whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron ( Numbers 13:22) when they went in to explore the land.They were afterwards driven out and slain ( Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10). Ahiman, Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite Hebrew: אֲחִימַן, ʾăḥîman (H289) 4 King James Bible Verses. brother of a gift = liberal. Strong's Concordance, Hebrew Dictionary. "Ahiman" in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Ahiman. All rights reserved. Its use is that of a common noun denoting a certain type of man, rather than as the proper name of a person or a clan, though this need not prevent our thinking of the Anakim as a clan or group of clans, who regarded Arba as their founder. "Entry for 'AHIMAN'". The New Testament appears to entertain that dynamic in the tenet that the Word is God's Son, and all who have the Word are godly brothers. The Ahiman Rezon prepared by Smith in 1781, and used by Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, as well as Daicho's edition of 1807, used by the Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons of South Carolina, are both based on the original text written by Laurence Dermott, which was first published in A.D. 1756 or the year of Masonry A.L. Beecher, Willis J. Where the second part of the name Ahiman comes from is disputed. T. Nelson and Sons. A Hebrew derivative that has survived in the Bible is the masculine noun מן (men), meaning portion, as used in Psalm 45:9. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. What does the source Hebrew word אֲחִימַן mean and how is it used in the Bible? Still, to the Hebrews the name Ahiman may have sounded like Who Is My Brother?. The question is raised whether Ahiman and Sheshai and Talmai are to be thought of as persons or as clans. Alfred Jones (Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names) proposes Who Is My Brother? They were smitten and dispossessed by the tribe of Judah, with Caleb for leader. ScienceQuantum Mechanics and Chaos TheoryHope and the Scientific MethodThe Passion of the Christ and the Theory of EverythingWhy sheep are humanHumanitiesScience, religion and data retentionCamels and international tradeThe Social Psychology of PlanetsLinguisticsOn script and information technologyWords and nominal reasonThe Hebrew alphabetThe Hebrew calendar, BibleHow the Bible works (on the name Mary)Biblical namesInterlinear New TestamentLots and lots of topical articlesHebrew dictionaryGreek dictionaryMiscellaneousThe gospel of impurityEndosymbiotic eukaryosynthesisFaith, Evolution and FreedomThe Fate of Our World: The Bible, AI and CryptocurrencyOnline e-book (free, no tricks)Weird Patterns in History and Movies, HousekeepingCookie policy and EU Cookie LawCopyright & ContactSupport usThrough PatreonVia Paypal, Excerpted from: Abarim Publications' Biblical Dictionary, Ae2tdPwUPEZBhJZJ51xCziitqpVrDrxeaJE78CHGjTRmuxaAen3E4j14kwc, (c) Abarim Publications — first published on 2011-10-08; last updated on 2020-10-19, Discover the meanings of thousands of Biblical names in.