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BoyHebrew & BiblicalHistorical name

Achim

A name of uncertain Hebrew origin, perhaps tied to a root about setting something firmly in place.

Meaning and origin

This Achim turns up exactly once in the Bible, inside the list of ancestors that opens Matthew's Gospel, where the Greek manuscripts spell it Ἀχείμ.

How to pronounce Achim

Hebrewah-KHEEM /aˈχim/

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