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Akan <a href="../hebrew/5913.htm" title="5913">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Akan: Akan</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עָכָן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Akan<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-KAHN<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(aw-kawn')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Akan<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Akan<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to twist or to pervert<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Akan in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew genealogies.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Akan is a personal name found in the genealogies of the Old Testament. It is used to identify a descendant of Seir the Horite, who lived in the region of Edom. The name is associated with the lineage of the Horites, a group of people who inhabited the land before the Edomites.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Horites were an ancient people mentioned in the Bible as inhabitants of the land of Seir, which later became known as Edom. They were eventually assimilated or displaced by the descendants of Esau, also known as the Edomites. The genealogies in Genesis and 1 Chronicles provide insight into the complex relationships and interactions between different tribes and peoples in the ancient Near East.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an Isr. name<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Achan (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עָכָן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>man of Judah</b></font>; — <a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-1.htm">Joshua 7:1</a> (P), <a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-18.htm">Joshua 7:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-19.htm">Joshua 7:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-20.htm">Joshua 7:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-24.htm">Joshua 7:24</a> (JE), <a href="/interlinear/joshua/22-20.htm">Joshua 22:20</a> (P); = <font class="hebrew2">עָכָר</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-7.htm">1 Chronicles 2:7</a> (from <font class="hebrew2">עָכוֺר</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-26.htm">Joshua 7:26</a>, see also <font class="hebrew2">עָכָר</font>); <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Αχαρ</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Αχαν</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Achan <p>From an unused root meaning to trouble; troublesome; Akan, an Israelite -- Achan. Compare <a href="/hebrew/5917.htm">Akar</a>. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5917.htm">Akar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>עָכָ֗ן עָכָ֛ן עָכָ֞ן עָכָ֣ן עכן ‘ā·ḵān ‘āḵān aChan<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/7-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 7:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּחֵ֑רֶם וַיִּקַּ֡ח <b> עָכָ֣ן </b> בֶּן־ כַּרְמִי֩</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> under the ban, <span class="itali">for Achan,</span> the son<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the accursed thing: <span class="itali">for Achan,</span> the son<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the things took <span class="itali">Achan</span> the son of Carmi<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/7-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 7:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַגְּבָרִ֑ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֗ד <b> עָכָ֞ן </b> בֶּן־ כַּרְמִ֧י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> man by man; <span class="itali">and Achan,</span> son<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> by man; <span class="itali">and Achan,</span> the son<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> man was taken <span class="itali">and Achan</span> son of Carmi<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/7-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 7:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־ <b> עָכָ֗ן </b> בְּנִי֙ שִֽׂים־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> said <span class="itali">to Achan,</span> My son,<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> said <span class="itali">unto Achan,</span> My son,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Joshua to <span class="itali">Achan</span> my son give<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 7:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַיַּ֧עַן <b> עָכָ֛ן </b> אֶת־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">So Achan</span> answered Joshua<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Achan</span> answered Joshua,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> answered <span class="itali">Achan</span> Joshua and said<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 7:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־ <b> עָכָ֣ן </b> בֶּן־ זֶ֡רַח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with him, took <span class="itali">Achan</span> the son<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with him, took <span class="itali">Achan</span> the son<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> took Joshua <span class="itali">Achan</span> the son of Zerah<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/22-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 22:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> הֲל֣וֹא ׀ <b> עָכָ֣ן </b> בֶּן־ זֶ֗רַח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Did not Achan</span> the son of Zerah<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Did not Achan</span> the son of Zerah<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/22-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> did not <span class="itali">Achan</span> the son of Zerah<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5912.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5912.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5912<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/achan_5912.htm">‘ā·ḵān — 6 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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