עַכְבּוֹרʻAkbôwr
proper name, masculine: mouse
Pronunciation: ak-bore' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5907
Meanings
1. Edomite (Genesis 36:38; Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:49)
2. courtier of Josiah (2 Kings 22:12; 2 Kings 22:14; Jeremiah 26:22)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:38 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place.
- Genesis 36:39 When Baal-hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.
- 2 Kings 22:12 Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser:
- 2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.
- 1 Chronicles 1:49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place.
- Jeremiah 26:22 Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor to Egypt along with several other men to capture Uriah.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).