# H279 אֲחִיאָם

אֲחִיאָם (ʼĂchîyʼâm), Strong’s H279: Achiam, an Israelite KJV: Ahiam.. Occurs 2 times.

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*ʼĂchîyʼâm* — Achiam, an Israelite

KJV: Ahiam.

Built from [אָח ʼâch](https://besorah.bible/word/H251) (a brother) + [אֵם ʼêm](https://besorah.bible/word/H517) (a mother) — means “brother of the mother (i.e. uncle)”

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אֲחִיאָם n.pr.m. one of David’s heroes 2 S 23:33 1 Ch 11:35.

## Where it occurs
- [2 Samuel 23:33](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/23?v=33) — Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
- [1 Chronicles 11:35](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/11?v=35) — Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,