H5911

עָכוֹר

a.khorN:N--L

(Valley of) Achor

Combined with e.meq (עֵ֫מֶק " Valley" H6010) the valley of trouble where Achan and his family were stoned This name means trouble, disturbance

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

עָכוֺר noun [masculine] disturbance, trouble, only in ׳עֵמֶק ע valley of trouble, west or southwest from Jericho Josh 7:24; Josh 7:26 (J E; name explained), on border of Judah Josh 15:7 (P), compare Hos 2:17; Isa 65:10 on identification compare especially DiJosh 7:24 BuhlGeogr. 98; Εμεκαχωρ, φάραγξ (or κοίλας) Αχωρ.


עָכָר proper name, masculine see עָכָן above


3 occurrences

Joshua (2), Isaiah (1)