Achbor
עַכְבּוֹרStrong’s H5907akhbor (akh-bor)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Akhbor is the Hebrew word usually translated “achbor”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.”
Meaning
- Father of king Baal-hanan of Edom
- Son of Michaiah and contemporary of king Josiah of Judah
- A judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan'
- A Benjamite, son of Shashak
- A Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon
- Son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor'
- A city in Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of Accho; modern 'Abdeh'
How it's translated
- achbor 6
- and achbor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 2
- 2 Kings 2
- Jeremiah 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:39And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
- 2 Kings 22:12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
- 2 Kings 22:14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
- 1 Chronicles 1:49And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
- Jeremiah 26:22And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
- Jeremiah 36:12Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
Hebrew dictionary
עַכְבּוֹר akhbor · Achbor
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.38; father of: Baal-hanan (H1177) § Achbor = "mouse" 1) father of king Baal-hanan of Edom 2) son of Michaiah and contemporary of king Josiah of Judah
עַבְדּוֹן avdon · Abdon
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.12; son of: Micaiah (H4320); father of: Elnathan (H0494K); also called Abdon at 2Ch.34.20; Another name of akh.bor (עַכְבּוֹר "Achbor" H5907H) § Abdon = "servile" 1) a judge of Israel in the time of the judges; perhaps the same as 'Bedan' 2) a Benjamite, son of Shashak 3) a Gibeonite, son of Jehiel and a grandson of Gideon 4) son of Micah in the time of king Josiah of Judah; also 'Achbor' 5) a city in Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites; located 10 miles (16 km) north of Accho; modern 'Abdeh'
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.