A personal name meaning 'my brother is king,' from ach (brother) and melek (king). The priest at Nob who gave David the showbread and Goliath's sword.
Ahimelech provided David with showbread and Goliath's sword (1 Samuel 21), then was slaughtered by Saul's order (1 Samuel 22:18). Jesus referenced this episode as precedent for mercy over ritual (Matthew 12:3-4). His sacrifice for God's anointed foreshadows those who share Christ's provision and suffering.