In the bible, Ahinoam is the name of the wife of Saul (1SA 14:50), as well as name of of Jezreel. Same as Ahinoam_1? (see 2SA 12:8). Meaning of the name: beauty of the brother; brother of motion. Related names are:
David,
Abigail,
Nabal (and others ...)
. The translations of Ahinoam in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
A-Hi-Nô-Am in Vietnamese to
Αχινααμ in Greek!
And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. (1SA 14:50)
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives. (1SA 25:43)
And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. (1SA 27:3)
And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. (1SA 30:5)
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. (2SA 2:2)
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; (2SA 3:2)
Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: (1CH 3:1)