Lexical Summary Akshaph: a place in N. Canaan Original Word: אַכְשָׁףTransliteration: Akshaph Phonetic Spelling: (ak-shawf') Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Short Definition: a place in N. Canaan Meaning: Achshaph -- a place in northern Canaan Strong's Concordance Achshaph From kashaph; fascination; Acshaph, a place in Palestine -- Achshaph. see HEBREW kashaph Brown-Driver-Briggs H407. Akshaph אַכְשָׁף proper name, of a location in (Northern) Canaan, with a king Joshua 11:1; 12:20; situated on the border of Asher 19:25, Egyptian 'A-k-sap WMMAs.u.Eur.181; ᵐ5 B Αζειφ A Ἀχσαφ, ᵐ5L (Ἀ) χασαφ, etc.; site dubious; modern Iksâf or Kesâf, RobBR 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 19:25; possibly there were two Akšaphs; compare Di11:1 BuhlGeogr.237. See further KrallTyrus U. Sidon 10, LagOnom. 218. 91, 3; 2d ed. 239. |
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