Word Study · Strong's H5912 · Hebrew
עָכָן
Akan
aw-kawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÂkân
“Akan, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Akan, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Achan. Compare H5917 (עָכָר).
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- עָכָ֣ן3
- עָכָ֞ן1
- עָכָ֗ן1
- עָכָ֛ן1
How it is rendered · 1
- Achan6
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)6
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- HNpm · 6
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The ledger of occurrences
Joshua6 occurrences
- Joshua 7:1עָכָ֣ןʾakhanproper noun (a name)The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.here: Achan
- Joshua 7:18עָכָ֞ןʾakhanproper noun (a name)And he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.here: Achan
- Joshua 7:19עָכָ֗ןʾakhanproper noun (a name)So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”here: Achan
- Joshua 7:20עָכָ֛ןʾakhanproper noun (a name)“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:here: Achan
- Joshua 7:24עָכָ֣ןʾakhanproper noun (a name)Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.here: Achan
- Joshua 22:20עָכָ֣ןʾakhanproper noun (a name)Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”here: Achan