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Lexicon :: Strong's H5912 - ʿāḵān

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עָכָן
Transliteration
ʿāḵān
Pronunciation
aw-kawn'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to trouble
Strong’s Definitions

עָכָן ʻÂkân, aw-kawn'; from an unused root meaning to trouble; troublesome; Akan, an Israelite:—Achan. Compare H5917.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H5912 in the following manner: Achan (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H5912 in the following manner: Achan (6x).
  1. Achan = "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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָכָן ʻÂkân, aw-kawn'; from an unused root meaning to trouble; troublesome; Akan, an Israelite:—Achan. Compare H5917.
STRONGS H5912: Abbreviations
עָכָן proper name, masculine man of Judah; — Joshua 7:1 (P), Joshua 7:18; Joshua 7:19; Joshua 7:20; Joshua 7:24 (JE), Joshua 22:20 (P); = עָכָר [H5917 1 Chronicles 2:7] (from עָכוֺר [H5911 Joshua 7:26], see also עָכָר); Αχαρ, Αχαν.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

7:1; 7:18; 7:19; 7:20; 7:24; 22:20

H5912

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5912 matches the Hebrew עָכָן (ʿāḵān),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:1 - But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the LORD burned against the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:18 - And he brought near his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:19 - Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD God of Israel and give praise[fn] to him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:20 - And Achan answered Joshua, “Truly I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did:
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:24 - And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:20 - Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of the devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity.’”
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