Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H397
אָכִישׁ
a.khish · “Achish”
Used 21 times across 2 books
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.21.10;
son of: Maoch (H4582); also called Abimelech (NIV: Abimelek) at Psa.34.1;
Also named: a.vi.me.lekh (אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ "Abimelech" H0040I)
§ Achish = "I will blacken (or terrify)" or "only a man"
Philistine king of Gath
son of: Maoch (H4582); also called Abimelech (NIV: Abimelek) at Psa.34.1;
Also named: a.vi.me.lekh (אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ "Abimelech" H0040I)
§ Achish = "I will blacken (or terrify)" or "only a man"
Philistine king of Gath
Where it appears
1 Samuel19
1 Kings2
In the text
1 Samuel 21:11And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?1 Samuel 21:12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.1 Samuel 21:13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.1 Samuel 21:15Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?1 Samuel 27:2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.1 Samuel 27:3And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.1 Samuel 27:5And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?1 Samuel 27:6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.1 Samuel 27:9And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.1 Samuel 27:10And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
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