Achsah
עַכְסָהStrong’s H5915akhsah (akh-sah)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Akhsah is the Hebrew word usually translated “achsah”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.”
Meaning
- A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.15.16
- A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.49
How it's translated
- achsah 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 2
- Judges 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 15:17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- Judges 1:12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
- Judges 1:13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- 1 Chronicles 2:49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
Hebrew dictionary
עַכְסָה akhsah · Achsah
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.15.16; daughter of: Caleb (H3612); sister of: Iru (H5900), Elah (H0425J) and Naam (H5277); married to Othniel (H6274) § Achsah = "ankle chain" or "anklet" the daughter of Caleb and wife of Caleb's brother Othniel to whom she was given as a reward for capturing Debir
עַכְסָה akhsah · Achsah
A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.49; daughter of: Caleb (H3612H); sister of: Hur (H2354), Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (H4337), Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H) and Sheva (H7724) § Achsah = "ankle chain" or "anklet" the daughter of Caleb and wife of Caleb's brother Othniel to whom she was given as a reward for capturing Debir
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.