Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H5911
עָכוֹר
a.khor · “(Valley of) Achor”
Used 5 times across 3 books
Definition
Combined with e.meq (עֵ֫מֶק " Valley" H6010)
the valley of trouble where Achan and his family were stoned
This name means trouble, disturbance
Where it appears
Joshua3
Isaiah1
Hosea1
In the text
Joshua 7:24And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.Joshua 7:26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.Joshua 15:7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–rogel:Isaiah 65:10And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.Hosea 2:17For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
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