Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #5912 - עָכָן Akan (an Israelite name)

Original Word:	עָכָן
Transliteration:	Akan
Definition:	an Israelite name
Part of Speech:	Proper Name Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(aw-kawn')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Achan

From an unused root meaning to trouble; troublesome; Akan, an Israelite -- Achan. Compare Akar.

see HEBREW Akar

Englishman's Concordance

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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to trouble

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עָכָןproper name, masculineman of Judah; — Joshua 7:1 (P), Joshua 7:18; Joshua 7:19; Joshua 7:20; Joshua 7:24 (JE), Joshua 22:20 (P);=עָכָר1 Chronicles 2:7 (from עָכוֺרJoshua 7:26, see also עָכָר); Αχαρ, Αχαν.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5912. עָכָן (Akan) — 6 Occurrences

Joshua 7:1
HEB:בַּחֵ֑רֶם וַיִּקַּ֡ח עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־ כַּרְמִי֩
NAS: under the ban, for Achan, the son
KJV: in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son
INT: to the things took Achan the son of Carmi

Joshua 7:18
HEB:לַגְּבָרִ֑ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֗ד עָכָ֞ן בֶּן־ כַּרְמִ֧י
NAS: man by man; and Achan, son
KJV: by man; and Achan, the son
INT: man was taken and Achan son of Carmi

Joshua 7:19
HEB:יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־ עָכָ֗ן בְּנִי֙ שִֽׂים־
NAS: said to Achan, My son,
KJV: said unto Achan, My son,
INT: Joshua to Achan my son give

Joshua 7:20
HEB: וַיַּ֧עַן עָכָ֛ן אֶת־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
NAS:So Achan answered Joshua
KJV:And Achan answered Joshua,
INT: answered Achan Joshua and said

Joshua 7:24
HEB:יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־ עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־ זֶ֡רַח
NAS: with him, took Achan the son
KJV: with him, took Achan the son
INT: took Joshua Achan the son of Zerah

Joshua 22:20
HEB: הֲל֣וֹא ׀ עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־ זֶ֗רַח
NAS:Did not Achan the son of Zerah
KJV:Did not Achan the son of Zerah
INT: did not Achan the son of Zerah

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