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(Hebrew Achino’am, àֲçַéðֹòָí , brother [see AB-] of pleasantness, i e. pleasant), the name of two women.
1. (Sept. Á᾿÷éíïüì .) The daughter of Ahimaaz, and wife of King Saul (1Sa_14:50), B.C. cir. 1093,
2. (Sept. Á᾿÷éíÜáì , but Á᾿÷éíáÜì in 1Ch_3:1, and v. r. Á᾿÷éíüïì in 2Sa_3:2.) A Jezreelitess, the first (according to Josephus, Ant. 6, 13, 8) wife of David, while yet a private person (1Sa_25:43; 1Sa_27:3), B.C. 1060. In common with his other wife, she was taken captive by the Amalekites when they plundered Ziklag, but was recovered by David (1Sa_30:5; 1Sa_30:18), B.C. 1054. She is again mentioned as living with him when he was king of Judah in Hebron (2Sa_2:2), B.C. cir. 1052, and was the mother of his eldest son Amnon (2Sa_3:2). SEE DAVID .