Lexicon
אֲחִישָׁר
a.chi.shar
H0301
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Ahishar

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a.chi.shar is a proper name borne by the person placed over the house in 1 Kings 4:6.

The attested form is a proper name identifying the person who is over the house in 1 Kings 4:6.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name of the official over the house · dominant

    In 1 Kings 4:6, the form is tagged as a proper noun and identifies the person stated to be over the house; the APB renders the clause, “Ahishar was over the house.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Kings 4:6, the APB presents the name as “Ahishar” in the clause “Ahishar was over the house.” The verse is read as a whole, but the named person corresponds clearly to the proper-noun form.

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