עָכוֹר
a.khor
“(Valley of) Achor”
Definition
Akor, the name of a place in Palestine
from H5916 (עָכַר); troubled;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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Occurrences
עָכוֹר appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,for My people who seek Me.
Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
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