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Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5919 - עַכְשׁוּב

Transliteration

ʻakshûwb

Phonetics

ak-shoob'

Origin

probably from an unused root meaning to coil

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1622

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

asp, viper
1. asp, viper
2. perhaps spider

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Psalms 1

BSB (1)

Psalms 1

CSB (1)

Psalms 1

ESV (1)

Psalms 1

KJV (1)

Psalms 1

LEB (1)

Psalms 1

LSB (1)

Psalms 1

N95 (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (1)

Psalms 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Psalms 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

3045) b s k o (אהכסהב AhKShB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?: [from: ko- at the heel]

d^m ) b f s k o (אהכסהוב AhKShWB) - Akshuv: An unknown poisonous insect or serpent. KJV (1): adder - Strongs: H5919 (עַכְשׁוּב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

עַכְשׁוּב noun masculine usually asp, viper (so ᵐ5ᵑ9; perhaps conject. from sense and "" נָחָשׁ), but perhaps = (? corrupt for) עַכָּבִישׁ spider (q. v.; compare ᵑ7^{on the passage}); — ׳חֲמַת ע Psalm 140:4 a viper's (? spider's) venom is under their lips (see especially Che and references).

עַל see עלהעֹל see III. עלל.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עַכְשׁוּב m. quadril, an asp, Psalms 140:4. It is formed apparently from the root عكس to bend backwards, by the addition of the letter ב. See Lehrg. p. 865.

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List of Word Forms

עַכְשׁ֑וּב עכשוב ‘aḵ·šūḇ ‘aḵšūḇ achShuv