Hebrew verb · H5916
עָכַר
akaraw-kar'
to trouble
14 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʻâkar
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5916is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 39Old Testament books
- 13spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5916
properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict
The King James renders it: trouble, stir.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
akar is rendered "to trouble". It stands 14 times in the Hebrew text, across eight books.
- Four of the uses stand in Proverbs, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
- The Greek text spells it thirteen different ways.
The first use
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
Genesis 34:30עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- among trouble me1
- and troubling1
- and you will trouble1
- have you brought trouble to us1
- he has troubled1
- he will bring trouble to you1
- I have troubled1
- it was stirred up1
- O troubles1
- trouble1
- troubled1
- troubles1
and 2 more, 14 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| עָכַס | akas | to tinkle | Uses1 |
All 14, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
13 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- עוֹכֵ֣ר2
- בְּעֹֽכְרָ֑י1
- וְעֹכֵ֥ר1
- וַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם1
- יַעְכֳּרְךָ֥1
- נֶעְכָּֽר׃1
- נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃1
- עָכַ֥ר1
- עֹכֵ֥ר1
- עֹכֵ֣ר1
- עָכַ֙רְתִּי֙1
- עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular4HVqrmsa
- Hc/Vqq2mp1Hc/Vqq2mp
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HC/Vqrmsa
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HR/Vqrmpc/Sp1bs
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVNp3ms
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle · feminine singular1HVNrfsa
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HVqi3ms/Sp2ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singular1HVqp1cs
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine plural1HVqp2mp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1HVqp2ms/Sp1bp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVqp3ms
Genesis
one use
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
- עֲכַרְתֶּ֣םʾakhartemverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: you have troubled
Joshua
three uses
But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.
- וַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םvaakhartemHc/Vqq2mptagged: and you will trouble
“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
- עֲכַרְתָּ֔נוּʾakhartanuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: have you brought trouble to us
- יַעְכֳּרְךָ֥ya'korkhaverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: he will bring trouble to you
Judges
one use
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
- בְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbeokheraipreposition + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: among trouble me
1 Samuel
one use
“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
- עָכַ֥רʾakharverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he has troubled
1 Kings
two uses
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
- עֹכֵ֥רʾokherverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: O troubles
“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
- עָכַ֙רְתִּי֙ʾakhartiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have troubled
1 Chronicles
one use
The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
- עוֹכֵ֣רokherverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: troubled
Psalms
one use
I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
- נֶעְכָּֽר׃ne'karverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it was stirred up
Proverbs
four uses
A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
- וְעֹכֵ֥רveokherconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and troubling
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
- עוֹכֵ֣רokherverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: troubles
The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
- נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ne'karetverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle · feminine singulartagged: trouble
He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
- עֹכֵ֣רʾokherverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: troubling
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.