H5915: עַכְסָה
ʻAkçâh · pronounced ak-saw' · “Achsah”
Definition
Aksah, an Israelitess
KJV translates it as: Achsah.
Word origin: feminine of H5914 (עֶכֶס); anklet;
Extended definition
daughter of: Caleb (H3612);
sister of: Iru (H5900), Elah (H0425J) and Naam (H5277); married to Othniel (H6274)
§ Achsah = "ankle chain" or "anklet"
the daughter of Caleb and wife of Caleb's brother Othniel to whom she was given as a reward for capturing Debir
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5915 is translated
- achsah ×5
Bible verses with H5915 (ʻAkçâh)
ʻakçâh appears in 5 verses.
- Joshua 15:16
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
- Joshua 15:17
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- Judges 1:12
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
- Judges 1:13
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- 1 Chronicles 2:49
She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.