Ahishar
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
1 Kings 4:6
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
1 Kings 4:6 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
1 Kings 4:6
Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
AHISHAR . Superintendent of Solomon’s household ( 1 Kings 4:6 ).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]
A prince 'over the household' of Solomon. 1 Kings 4:6 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [7]
Ahi'shar. The controller of Solomon's household. 1 Kings 4:6 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
<translit> a </translit> - <translit> hish´ar </translit> ( אחישׁר , <translit> 'ăḥı̄shār </translit> , "my brother has sung"): Mentioned in Solomon's list of heads of departments as "over the household" ( 1 Kings 4:6 ).
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [9]
Ahi´shar (brother of the dawn), the officer who was 'over the household' of King Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:6 ). This has always been a place of high importance and great influence in the East.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [10]
(Hebrew Achishar', אֲחַישָׁר , brother of song, i e. singer; Sept. Ἀχισάρ ), the officer who was "over the household" of Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:6 ), i.e. steward (q.v.) or governor of the palace (comp. ch. 16:9; Isaiah 22:15 ), B.C. 1014 — a post of great influence in Oriental courts, on account of the ready access to the king which it affords.
References
- ↑ Ahishar from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ahishar from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ahishar from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ahishar from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Ahishar from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Ahishar from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ahishar from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ahishar from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Ahishar from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
- ↑ Ahishar from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
