Strong's #302: 'Achiythophel (pronounced akh-ee-tho'-fel)

from 251 and 8602; brother of folly; Achithophel, an Israelite:--Ahithophel.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

'ăchı̂ythôphel

Ahithophel = "my brother is foolish (folly)"

1) a counsellor of David, grandfather of Bathsheba (compare II Samuel 11:3, II Samuel 23:34), who joined Absalom in revolt against David, and committed suicide when Absalom did not heed his counsel

Part of Speech: noun proper masculine

Relation: from H251 and H8602

Usage:

This word is used 20 times:

 

2 Samuel 15:12: "And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city,"
2 Samuel 15:31: "And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David"
2 Samuel 15:31: "I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."
2 Samuel 15:34: "also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel."
2 Samuel 16:15: "of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with"
2 Samuel 16:20: "Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do."
2 Samuel 16:21: " And Ahithophel said unto Go in unto thy father's concubines,"
2 Samuel 16:23: "And the counsel of Ahithophel, which in those days, was as if a man"
2 Samuel 16:23: "so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom."
2 Samuel 17:1: " Moreover Ahithophel said unto Let me now choose out twelve"
2 Samuel 17:6: "spoke unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do"
2 Samuel 17:7: "The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this"
2 Samuel 17:14: "the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat"
2 Samuel 17:14: "to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring"
2 Samuel 17:15: "the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders"
2 Samuel 17:21: "and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counseled against"
2 Samuel 17:23: " And when Ahithophel saw that was not followed, he saddled his"
2 Samuel 23:34: "of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,"
1 Chronicles 27:33: " And Ahithophel was the king's counselor: the Archite was the king's companion:"
1 Chronicles 27:34: "And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's"