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Lexicon :: Strong's H5916 - ʿāḵar

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עָכַר
Transliteration
ʿāḵar
Pronunciation
aw-kar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1621

Strong’s Definitions

עָכַר ʻâkar, aw-kar'; a primitive root; properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict:—trouble, stir.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H5916 in the following manner: trouble (12x), stirred (1x), troubler (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H5916 in the following manner: trouble (12x), stirred (1x), troubler (1x).

  1. to trouble, stir up, disturb, make (someone) taboo

    1. (Qal) to disturb, trouble

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be disturbed, be stirred up

      2. disturbance, calamity (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָכַר ʻâkar, aw-kar'; a primitive root; properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict:—trouble, stir.
STRONGS H5916: Abbreviations
† עָכַר verb stir up, disturb, trouble (Late Hebrew id., make turbid; Arabic bdb074709 be turbid); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ע׳ 1 Samuel 14:29; 2nd person masculine singular suffix עֲכַרְתָּ֔נִי Joshua 7:25, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַעְכָּרְךָ Joshua 7:25; Participle עֹכֵר 1 Kings 18:17 + 3 times, עוֺכֵר 1 Chronicles 2:7; plural suffix עֹכְרָ֑י Judges 11:35; — disturb, trouble, with accusative of person Genesis 34:30 (J), Joshua 6:18; Joshua 7:25 (twice in verse) (all J E; Joshua 7:25b subject י׳), Judges 11:35; compare Proverbs 11:17 (opposed to גֹּמֵל), Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 15:27 (opposed to חָיָה; יִשְׂרָאֵל ע׳ 1 Kings 18:17, 18; 1 Chronicles 2:7 (compare Joshua 7:18 etc., above); אֶתהָֿאָרֶץ ע׳ 1 Samuel 14:29.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וּכְאֵבִי נֶעְכָּ֑ר Psalm 39:3 my pain was stirred up; Participle feminine נֶעְכָּ֑רֶת Proverbs 15:6 usually as abstract noun disturbance, calamity, but < read וּתְבוּאַת רָשָׁע [ה]נִכְרָ֑ת the income of the wicked is cut off (Toy).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

34:30

Joshua

6:18; 7:18; 7:25; 7:25; 7:25; 7:25

Judges

11:35; 11:35

1 Samuel

14:29; 14:29

1 Kings

18:17; 18:17; 18:18

1 Chronicles

2:7; 2:7

Psalms

39:3

Proverbs

11:17; 11:29; 15:6; 15:27

H5916

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5916 matches the Hebrew עָכַר (ʿāḵar),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30 - Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the people of this land—among all the Canaanites and Perizzites. We are so few that they will join forces and crush us. I will be ruined, and my entire household will be wiped out!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:18 - “Do not take any of the things set apart for destruction, or you yourselves will be completely destroyed, and you will bring trouble on the camp of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:25 - Then Joshua said to Achan, “Why have you brought trouble on us? The LORD will now bring trouble on you.” And all the Israelites stoned Achan and his family and burned their bodies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:35 - When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. “Oh, my daughter!” he cried out. “You have completely destroyed me! You’ve brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the LORD, and I cannot take it back.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:29 - “My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:17 - When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:18 - “I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the LORD and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:7 - The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan,[fn] who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the LORD.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:2 - But as I stood there in silence—
not even speaking of good things—
the turmoil within me grew worse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:17 - Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:29 - Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
The fool will be a servant to the wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:6 - There is treasure in the house of the godly,
but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27 - Greed brings grief to the whole family,
but those who hate bribes will live.
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