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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 Box 1Sa 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:10 - And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:11 - and the servants of Achish say unto him, 'Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, 'Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:12 - And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:14 - And Achish saith unto his servants, 'Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:2 - And David riseth, and passeth over, he and six hundred men who are with him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:3 - and David dwelleth with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each one with his household, even David and his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelitess.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:5 - And David saith unto Achish, 'If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, yea, why doth thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:6 - And Achish giveth to him in that day Ziklag, therefore hath Ziklag been to the kings of Judah till this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:9 - and David hath smitten the land, and doth not keep alive man and woman, and hath taken sheep, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and garments, and turneth back, and cometh in unto Achish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:10 - And Achish saith, 'Whither have ye pushed to-day?' and David saith, 'Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelite, and unto the south of the Kenite.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:12 - And Achish believeth in David, saying, 'He hath made himself utterly abhorred among his people, in Israel, and hath been to me for a servant age-during.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:1 - And it cometh to pass in those days, that the Philistines gather their camps for the war, to fight against Israel, and Achish saith unto David, 'Thou dost certainly know that with me thou dost go out into the camp, thou and thy men.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:2 - And David saith unto Achish, 'Therefore -- thou dost know that which thy servant dost do.' And Achish saith unto David, 'Therefore -- keeper of my head I do appoint thee all the days.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:2 - and the princes of the Philistines are passing on by hundreds, and by thousands, and David and his men are passing on in the rear with Achish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:3 - And the heads of the Philistines say, 'What are these Hebrews?' and Achish saith unto the heads of the Philistines, 'Is not this David servant of Saul king of Israel, who hath been with me these days or these years, and I have not found in him anything wrong from the day of his falling away till this day.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:6 - And Achish calleth unto David, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah liveth, surely thou art upright, and good in mine eyes is thy going out, and thy coming in, with me in the camp, for I have not found in thee evil from the day of thy coming in unto me till this day; and in the eyes of the princes thou art not good;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:8 - And David saith unto Achish, 'But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant from the day that I have been before thee till this day -- that I go not in and have fought against the enemies of my lord the king?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9 - And Achish answereth and saith unto David, 'I have known that thou art good in mine eyes as a messenger of God; only, the princes of the Philistines have said, He doth not go up with us into battle;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39 - And it cometh to pass, at the end of three years, that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying, 'Lo, thy servants are in Gath;'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:40 - and Shimei riseth, and saddleth his ass, and goeth to Gath, unto Achish, to seek his servants, and Shimei goeth and bringeth his servants from Gath.
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