Definition

Achithophel, an Israelite

Etymology

from H251 (אָח) and H8602 (תָּפֵל); brother of folly;

Word family

• אָח ʼâch
• תָּפֵל tâphêl

How the KJV renders it

• Ahithophel

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.