a.chi.me.lekh is a personal name applied chiefly to a priest connected with David, and also to a Hittite and later priestly figures.

The supplied forms are consistently tagged as a proper noun and identify persons rather than a common object or action. Most occurrences concern the priest addressed by David and summoned before the king; other clauses distinguish a Hittite bearing the name and men identified within priestly family relationships.

1. Personal name identifying named individuals · dominant

   The proper-noun form identifies the priest whom David addresses in 1 Samuel 21:2, where the APB renders David speaking to “Ahimelech the priest,” and the priest summoned with his father’s house in 1 Samuel 22:11. The same name is further distinguished by accompanying descriptions: 1 Samuel 26:6 has “Ahimelech the Hittite,” while 2 Samuel 8:17 identifies “Ahimelech son of Abiathar” among priests.

   1 Samuel 21:21 Samuel 22:111 Samuel 22:201 Samuel 26:61 Samuel 30:72 Samuel 8:17

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across most supplied verses, the APB preserves the name directly, often with identifiers such as “the priest,” “the son of Ahitub,” or “the Hittite.” In Psalm 52:2, the supplied APB verse does not display the name, so the paraphrase does not isolate the token there.