עָכוֹר
achor · Achor
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5911 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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achor (עָכוֹר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Achor”.
A valley near Jericho where Achan was punished. The name means "ruin, trouble."
How to say it
a·chor
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Joshua 7:24
Then Joshua took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, the cloak, the tongue of gold, his sons and his daughters, his ox, his donkey, his flock, his tent, and all that he had, and all Israel was with him; and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
- Joshua 7:26
And they raised over him a great heap of stones, which is there to this day. Then YHWH turned from the burning of his anger. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day.
- Joshua 15:7
and the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and northward turned to Gilgal, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, which is south of the brook; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and its ends were at En-rogel;
- Isaiah 65:10
And Sharon will become an abode for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for cattle, for my people who have sought me.
- Hosea 2:15
And I will give her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor as a door of hope; and she will respond there as in the days of her youth, and as on the day she came up from the land of Egypt.