H5917: עָכָר
ʻÂkâr · pronounced aw-kawr' · “Achan”
Definition
Akar, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Achar. Compare H5912 (עָכָן).
Word origin: from H5916 (עָכַר); troublesome;
Extended definition
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.7.1;
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'
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'
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5917 is translated
- achar ×1
Bible verses with H5917 (ʻÂkâr)
ʻâkâr appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Chronicles 2:7
And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.