Ahi

Smith's Bible Dictionary

A'hi. (A Brother).

1. A Gadite, chief of a family who lived in Gilead in Bashan,  1 Chronicles 5:15, in the days of Jotham and of Judah. (B.C. 758).

2. A descendant of Shamer, of the tribe of Asher.  1 Chronicles 7:34.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

AHI (‘brother’). 1 . A Gadite (  1 Chronicles 5:15 ). 2 . An Asherite (  1 Chronicles 7:34 ). But the reading is in neither case free from doubt.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  1 Chronicles 5:15.

2.  1 Chronicles 7:34. From Hebrew Ach , "a brother"; or contracted from Ahijah or Ahiah

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Abdiel, a descendant of Gad.  1 Chronicles 5:15 .

2. Son of Shamer a descendant of Asher.  1 Chronicles 7:34 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 5:15 1 Chronicles 7:34

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrew Achi', אֲחַי , My Brother [comp. AHI-], the name of two men and a serprent.

1. (Sept. Ἀχί .) The first named of the four sons of Shamer, a chieftain of the tribe of Asher ( 1 Chronicles 7:34), B.C. long post 1612.

2. (Sept. Ἀδελφός , but most copies omit.) A son of Abdiel, and chieftain of the tribe of Gad, resident in Bashan ( 1 Chronicles 5:15), B.C. apparently cir. 782.

is a name for the serpent mentioned in the RigVeda as the chief of the Asouras.

Ahi-

(See Ah)-.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ā´hı̄ ( אחי , 'ăḥı̄ , "my brother," or perhaps a contraction from Ahijah , which see): (1) A member of the tribe of Gad ( 1 Chronicles 5:15 ). (2) A member of the tribe of Asher ( 1 Chronicles 7:34 ).