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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #397 - אָכִישׁ

Transliteration

ʼĂkîysh

Phonetics

aw-keesh'

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Achish = "I will blacken (or terrify)" or "only a man"
Philistine king of Gath

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (20)

1 Samuel 18

1 Kings 2

BSB (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

CSB (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

ESV (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

KJV (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

LEB (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

LSB (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

N95 (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

NAS (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (21)

1 Samuel 19

1 Kings 2

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אָכִישׁ proper name, masculine king of Gath 1 Samuel 21:11; 1 Samuel 21:12; 1 Samuel 21:13; 1 Samuel 21:15 15t. 27-29 + 1 Kings 2:39,40 (perhaps compare

anger).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אָכִישׁ (from the root אָכַשׁ), [Achish], pr.n. of a king of the Philistines in the city of Gath, 1 Samuel 21:11, 27:2 1 Kings 2:39.

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List of Word Forms

אָכִ֔ישׁ אָכִ֖ישׁ אָכִ֗ישׁ אָכִ֛ישׁ אָכִ֜ישׁ אָכִ֥ישׁ אָכִֽישׁ׃ אָכִישׁ֙ אָכִישׁ֮ אכיש אכיש׃ ’ā·ḵîš ’āḵîš aChish