HebrewH5917Proper Noun (Masculine)
עָכָר
a.khar
“Achan”
1Occurrences
H5917Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Akar, an Israelite
from H5916 (עָכַר); troublesome;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Carmi (H3756H) Another spelling of a.khan (*עָכָן *"Achan" H5912) § Achar = "troubler" 1) a Judaite who violated God's specific ban on taking any loot from the captured city of Jericho and was stoned to death along with his family for this violation 1a) alternate spelling for 'Achan'
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
עָכָר appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 2:7BSB
The son of Carmi:Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
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