Original Word: אַכְשָׁף
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Akshaph
Pronunciation: ak-shaf'
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-shawf')
Definition: Akshaph
Meaning: Acshaph

Achshaph

From kashaph; fascination; Acshaph, a place in Palestine -- Achshaph.

see HEBREW kashaph

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a place in N. Canaan
NASB Translation
Achshaph (3).

אַכְשָׁף proper name, of a location in (Northern) Canaan, with a king Joshua 11:1; Joshua 12:20; situated on the border of Asher Joshua 19:25, Egyptian 'A-k-sap WMM^As.u.Eur.181; ᵐ5 B Αζειφ A Ἀχσαφ, ᵐ5^L (Ἀ) χασαφ, etc.; site dubious; modern Iksâf or Kesâf, Rob^{BR iii. 55}, approximately 17 miles east of Tyre, and nearly 3 miles southwest of the great bend of the Litâny, is phonetically suitable, but much too far northeast for Joshua 19:25; possibly there were two Akšaphs; compare Di^{Joshua 11:1} Buhl^Geogr.237. See further Krall^{Tyrus U. Sidon 10,} Lag^{Onom. 218. 91, 3; 2d ed. 239}.

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to fascinate or to bewitch.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Acshaph, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: The term Acshaph is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific location and its ruler. It appears in the context of the conquests led by Joshua and the coalition of Canaanite kings.

Context: Acshaph is identified as a Canaanite city located in the northern region of ancient Israel. It is mentioned in the biblical narrative as part of the coalition of kings who opposed Joshua during the Israelite conquest of Canaan. The city is first referenced in Joshua 11:1, where Jabin, king of Hazor, calls upon the king of Acshaph to join a confederation against the Israelites. The city is also listed among the territories conquered by Joshua in Joshua 12:20. The exact location of Acshaph is not definitively known, but it is traditionally associated with the region of the tribe of Asher, as indicated in Joshua 19:25, where it is mentioned as part of Asher's inheritance. The historical and archaeological identification of Acshaph remains uncertain, though it is often linked to Tell Keisan or other nearby sites in the northern coastal plain of Israel.

אַכְשָֽׁף׃ אַכְשָׁ֖ף אכשף אכשף׃ וְאַכְשָֽׁף׃ ואכשף׃ ’aḵ·šāp̄ ’aḵšāp̄ achShaf veachShaf wə’aḵšāp̄ wə·’aḵ·šāp̄Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts