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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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