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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H5912 - Achan

Strong's No.:H5912

Hebrew:עָכָן

Transliteration:ʻÂkân

Phonetic:aw-kawn'

Word Origin:From an unused root meaning to trouble

Bible Usage:Achan. Compare H5917 .

Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

troublesome; {Akan} an Israelite


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

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


Bible References:
Achan

Translation
Occurrences:
Achan ( 6 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.