a.chi.to.phel is the personal name of a counselor associated with David and Absalom, also named as Eliam's father.

The name identifies a man presented chiefly in counsel connected with David and Absalom: he is summoned by Absalom, gives counsel, and later sees that counsel rejected. It also identifies Eliam's father and appears in a royal administrative notice.

1. Personal name of a counselor and father · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every cited verse. In 2 Samuel 16:20 the APB renders Absalom asking him for counsel, while 2 Samuel 17:23 renders him seeing that his counsel was not carried out; 2 Samuel 23:34 uses the name in the clause identifying Eliam as his son.

   2 Samuel 15:122 Samuel 16:202 Samuel 16:232 Samuel 17:142 Samuel 17:232 Samuel 23:34

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across these verses, the APB consistently presents the proper name as “Ahithophel,” including clauses about his counsel, his presence with Absalom, and his identification as Eliam's father. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, its surrounding descriptions confirm the narrative setting rather than supplying a separate lexical meaning.