Word Study · Strong's H407 · Hebrew
אַכְשָׁף
Akshaph
ak-shawf'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼAkshâph
“Acshaph, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Acshaph, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Achshaph.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- אַכְשָׁ֖ף1
- אַכְשָֽׁף׃1
- וְאַכְשָֽׁף׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- Acshaph2
- and Acshaph1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
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- HNpl · 2
- HC/Npl · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Joshua3 occurrences
- Joshua 11:1אַכְשָֽׁף׃ʾakhshafproper noun (a name)Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;here: Acshaph
- Joshua 12:20אַכְשָׁ֖ףʾakhshafproper noun (a name)the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;here: Acshaph
- Joshua 19:25וְאַכְשָֽׁף׃veakhshafconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,here: and Acshaph