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Ahinoam
A wife of David from Jezreel and mother of his firstborn, Amnon.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 2
Family & lineage
ScholarlyLevenson and Halpern argued that Ahinoam the Jezreelite, wife of David, may be the same Ahinoam who was Saul's wife, which would make David's marriage a political claim on the throne; the identification remains debated but is a notable scholarly proposal.
J. D. Levenson and B. Halpern, "The Political Import of David's Marriages," Journal of Biblical Literature 99 (1980).
Name & titles
ScholarlyAhinoam ('Ăḥînō'am) means "my brother is delight/pleasantness," pairing 'aḥî ("my brother") with nō'am ("pleasantness, delight").
Standard Hebrew onomastic analysis (BDB, HALOT).