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View Name: Achan
ACHAN
Gender:
Masculine
Usage:
Biblical
Other Scripts:
עָכָן
(Hebrew)
Pronounced:
AY-kan
(English)
[key]
Possibly a variation of the Hebrew word
עֲכָר
('akhar)
meaning "trouble". In the
Old Testament
Achan was stoned to death because he stole forbidden items during the assault on Jericho.
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