Word Study · Strong's H5907 · Hebrew
עַכְבּוֹר
Akbor
ak-bore'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻAkbôwr
“Akbor, the name of an Idumaean and of two Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Akbor, the name of an Idumaean and of two Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Achbor.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- עַכְבּֽוֹר׃2
- וְעַכְבּ֜וֹר1
- עַכְבּוֹר֒1
- עַכְבּ֨וֹר1
- עַכְבּ֛וֹר1
- עַכְבּ֜וֹר1
How it is rendered · 2
- Achbor6
- and Achbor1
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)6
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
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- HNpm · 6
- HC/Npm · 1
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Where this word lives
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 36:38עַכְבּֽוֹר׃akhborproper noun (a name)When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.here: Achbor
- Genesis 36:39עַכְבּוֹר֒ʾakhborproper noun (a name)When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.here: Achbor
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 22:12עַכְבּ֨וֹרakhborproper noun (a name)and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:here: Achbor
- 2 Kings 22:14וְעַכְבּ֜וֹרveakhborconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.here: and Achbor
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 26:22עַכְבּ֛וֹרakhborproper noun (a name)Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.here: Achbor
- Jeremiah 36:12עַכְבּ֜וֹרakhborproper noun (a name)he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.here: Achbor