HebrewH6130Proper Noun (Masculine)

עֲקָן

a.qan

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H6130Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Akan, an Idummaean

from an unused root meaning to twist; tortuous;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Ezer (H0687); brother of: Bilhan (H1092) and Zaavan (H2190) Another spelling of ya.a.qan (*יַעֲקָן *"Akan" H3292) § Akan = "sharp-sighted" son of Ezer, descendant of Seir, and one of the chiefs of the Horites of Edom

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עֲקָן appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
1

Key Passages

Genesis 36:27BSB

These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

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