Ammihud (Hastings' Dictionary)
- An Kplirainiite, father of Elishania (see art.), Nu pu 01" 7". 63 lu-'^ (P). Presumably identical with A. • For fuller diMmulon of the nicaniiig of this name, and Mm foUowing nunea beffianing with Ammi, see N^iiSB, Puopib. 82 AJVIMIHUR AMMON, AJVIMONITES Bon of Ladan, 1 Ch 7". 2. A Simeonite, father of Sherauel (see art.), Nu 34«'' (P>. 3. A Naphtalite, father of Pedahel (see art. ), Nu 34=8 (P). 4. Accord- ing to the KerS of 2 S 13" and the AV, A. was the niune of tlie father of David's contemporary, the Gesliurite king Talmai. The Kcthibh, followed by KV, reads nin-ay — the closely similar letters n and "i replacing n and i. Between the two readings it is dinicult to decide ; for while the Keri is better supported, the Kethibh, as a name occurring nowhere else in OT, is the harder reading. 5. Son of Omri, father of Uthai (1 Ch 9^). G. B. Gray.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Ammihud
Ammihud a-mi'-hud (`ammihudh, "my kinsman is glorious"; variously in the Septuagint, Emioud or Semioud or Amioud): The name of several Old Testament persons. ⇒See a list of verses on AMMIHUD in the Bible. (1) Father of Elishama, who in the wilderness was head of the tribe of Ephraim (Nu 1:10; 2:18; 7:48,53; 10:22; 1Ch 7:26). (2) Father of Shemuel, who was appointed by Moses from the tribe of Simeon to divide the land among the tribes after they should have entered Canaan (Nu 34:20). ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. (3) Father of Pedahel, who was appointed from the tribe of Naphtali for the same purpose as the Ammihud of (2) (Nu 34:28). (4) In the King James Version and the Revised Version, margin for the Ammihur (`ammichur,"my kinsman is noble"), who was father of Talmai of Geshur, a little Aramaic kingdom East of the Lebanon mountains, to whom Absalom fled after the murder of his brother Amnon. The weight of evidence seems to favor the reading Ammichur (2Sa 13:37). (5) A descendant of Judah through the line of Perez (1Ch 9:4). Edward Mack
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Ammihud
(people of praise). An Ephraimite father of Elishama, the chief of the tribe at the time of the Exodus. (Numbers 1:10; 2:18; 7:48,53; 10:22; 7:26) and, through him, ancestor of Joshua. (B.C. 1491.) A Simeonite, father of Shemuel. (Numbers 34:20) The father of Pedahel, prince of the tribe of Naphtali. (Numbers 34:28) The father-of Talmai king of Geshur. (2 Samuel 13:37) A descendant of Pharez, son of Judah. (1 Chronicles 9:4)
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Ammihud
1. Num 1:10; Num 2:18; Num 7:48; Num 7:53; Num 10:22. 2. Num 34:20. 3. Num 34:28. 4. 2Sa 13:37. 5. 1Ch 9:4.
References
- Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia