עַכְסָהʻAkçâh

proper name, feminine: daughter of Caleb (Joshua 15:16; Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:12; Judges 1:13; 1 Chronicles 2:49)

Pronunciation: ak-saw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5915

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 15:16 Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”
  • Joshua 15:17 Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.
  • Judges 1:12 Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”
  • Judges 1:13 Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:49 She also gave birth to Shaaph (the father of Madmannah) and Sheva (the father of Macbenah and Gibea). Caleb also had a daughter named Acsah.

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).