אֲכִישׁ
ʼĂkîysh · aw-keesh'
Akish, a Philistine king
Lexicon
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
Akish, a Philistine king
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Achish.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the open hand that covers › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy
Strength, the leader of the open hand that covers of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲכִישׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
21 occurrences · 21 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and achish5 · 24%
- to achish4 · 19%
- unto achish3 · 14%
- achish2 · 10%
- with achish2 · 10%
- then achish2 · 10%
- of achish1 · 5%
- that were with him unto achish1 · 5%
- here? and achish1 · 5%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.