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Lexicon :: Strong's H397 - 'āḵîš

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אָכִישׁ
Transliteration
'āḵîš
Pronunciation
aw-keesh'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
Strong’s Definitions

אֲכִישׁ ʼĂkîysh, aw-keesh'; of uncertain derivation; Akish, a Philistine king:—Achish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H397 in the following manner: Achish (21x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H397 in the following manner: Achish (21x).

  1. Achish = "I will blacken (or terrify)" or "only a man"

    1. Philistine king of Gath

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲכִישׁ ʼĂkîysh, aw-keesh'; of uncertain derivation; Akish, a Philistine king:—Achish.
STRONGS H397: Abbreviations
אָכִישׁ proper name, masculine king of Gath 1 Samuel 21:11; 1 Samuel 21:12; 1 Samuel 21:13; 1 Samuel 21:15 + 15 times in 1 Samuel 27-29 + 1 Kings 2:39, 40 (perhaps compare aXtkAf   anger).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

21:11; 21:12; 21:13; 21:15

1 Kings

2:39; 2:40

H397

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Strong's Number H397 matches the Hebrew אָכִישׁ ('āḵîš),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:10 - (LXX 21:11) And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled in that day from the presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of Geth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:11 - (LXX 21:12) And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the song to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:12 - (LXX 21:13) And David [fn]laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:14 - (LXX 21:15) And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is [fn]mad: why have ye brought him in to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:2 - So David arose, and the six hundred men that were with him, and he went to Anchus, son of Ammach, king of Geth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:3 - And David dwelt with Anchus, he and his men, each with his family; and David and both his wives, Achinaam the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:5 - And David said to Anchus, If now thy servant has found grace in thine eyes, let them give me, I pray thee, a place in one of the cities in the country, and I will dwell there: for why does thy servant dwell with thee in a [fn]royal city?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:6 - And he gave him Sekelac in that day: therefore Sekelac came into possession of the king of Judea to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:9 - And he smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive; and they took flocks, and herds, and asses, and camels, and raiment; and they returned and came to Anchus.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:10 - And Anchus said to David, On whom have ye made an attack to-day? And David said to Anchus, On the south of Judea, and on the south of Jesmega, and on the south of the Kenezite.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:12 - So David had the full confidence of Anchus, [fn]who said, He is thoroughly disgraced among his people in Israel, and he shall be my servant for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:1 - And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together with their armies to go out to fight with Israel; and Anchus said to David, [fn]Know surely, that thou shalt go forth to battle with me, thou, and thy men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:2 - And David said to Anchus, Thus now thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Anchus said to David, So will I make thee captain of my body-guard continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:2 - And the lords of the Philistines went on [fn]by hundreds and thousands, and David and his men went on in the rear with Anchus.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:3 - And the lords of the Philistines said, Who are these [fn]that pass by? And Anchus said to the captains of the Philistines, Is not this David the servant of Saul king of Israel? he has been with us [fn]some time, even this second year, and I have not found any fault in him from the day that he attached himself to me even until this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:6 - And Anchus called David, and said to him, As the Lord lives, thou art right and approved in my eyes, and so is thy going out and thy coming in with me in the army, and I have not found any evil to charge against thee from the day that thou camest to me until this day: but thou art not approved in the eyes of the lords.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:8 - And David said to Anchus, What have I done to thee? and what hast thou found in thy servant from the first day that I was before thee even until this day, that I should not come [fn]and war against the enemies of the lord my king?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9 - And Anchus answered David, I know that thou art good in my eyes, [fn]but the lords of the Philistines say, He shall not come with us to the war.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39 - And it came to pass after the three years, that two servants of Semei ran away to Anchus son of Maacha king of Geth: and it was told Semei, saying, Behold, thy servants are in Geth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:40 - And Semei rose up, and saddled his ass, and went to Geth to Anchus to seek out his servants: and Semei went, and brought his servants out of Geth.
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