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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5916 - עָכַר

Transliteration

ʻâkar

Phonetics

aw-kar'

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1621

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to trouble, stir up, disturb, make (someone) taboo

1a) (Qal) to disturb, trouble

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be disturbed, be stirred up

1b2) disturbance, calamity (participle)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1842 ‑ ἐξολεθρεύω (ex‑ol‑oth‑ryoo'‑o); 525 ‑ ἀπαλλάσσω (ap‑al‑las'‑so); 1294 ‑ διαστρέφω (dee‑as‑tref'‑o); 3645 ‑ ὀλοθρεύω (ol‑oth‑ryoo'‑o); 5017 ‑ τάραχος (tar'‑akh‑os); 622 ‑ ἀπόλλυμι (ap‑ol'‑loo‑mee); 340 ‑ ἀνακαινίζω (an‑ak‑ahee‑nid'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (14)

Genesis 1

Joshua 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

NAS (18)

Genesis 2

Joshua 4

Judges 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 5

HCS (14)

Genesis 1

Joshua 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

BSB (14)

Genesis 1

Joshua 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

ESV (14)

Genesis 1

Joshua 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

WEB (14)

Genesis 1

Joshua 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2541) r k o (אהכר AhKR) AC: Stir CO: ? AB: ?

V) r k o (אהכר AhKR) - Stir: To agitate or trouble as when stirring water. KJV (14): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Participle) trouble, stir, troubler - Strongs: H5916 (עָכַר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

עָכַר verb stir up, disturb, trouble (Late Hebrew id., make turbid; Arabic

be turbid); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ע 1 Samuel 14:29; 2 masculine singular suffix עֲכַרְתָּ֔נִי Joshua 7:25, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יַעְכָּרְךָ Joshua 7:25; Participle עֹכֵר 1 Kings 18:17 3t., עוֺכֵר 1 Chronicles 2:7; plural suffix עֹכְרָ֑י Judges 11:35; — disturb, trouble, with accusative of person Genesis 34:30 (J), Joshua 6:18; Joshua 7:25 (twice in verse) (all J E; Joshua 7:25 b subject ׳י), Judges 11:35; compare Proverbs 11:17 (opposed to גֹּמֵל), Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 15:27 (opposed to חָיָה; יִשְׂרָאֵל׳ע 1 Kings 18:17,18; 1 Chronicles 2:7 (compare Joshua 7:18 etc., above); אֶתהָֿאָרֶץ׳ע 1 Samuel 14:29.

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular וּכְאֵבִי נֶעְכָּ֑ר Psalm 39:3 my pain was stirred up; Participle feminine נֶעְכָּ֑רֶת Proverbs 15:6 usually as abstract noun disturbance, calamity, but < read וּתְבוּאַת רָשָׁע [ה]נִכְרָ֑ת the income of the wicked is cut off (Toy).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָכַר

(1) pr. i.q. Arab. عَكِرَ to disturb or trouble water; figuratively

(2) to afflict any one, Judges 11:35 often more strongly, i.q. to bring evil upon, Genesis 34:30; Joshua 6:18, 7:25. 1 Samuel 14:29, עָכַר אָבִי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ “my father troubleth the land,” 1 Kings 18:17, 18 1 Kings 18:18. Proverbs 11:17, עֹכֵר שְׁאֵרוֹ אַכְזָרִי “the cruel troubleth his own flesh,” verse 29 Proverbs 11:29.

Niphal to be troubled, stirred up, (as grief), Psalms 39:3. Part. fem. troubled, i.e. trouble, disturbance (Zerrüttung), Proverbs 15:6. Hence

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List of Word Forms

בְּעֹֽכְרָ֑י בעכרי וְעֹכֵ֥ר וַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם ועכר ועכרתם יַעְכֳּרְךָ֥ יעכרך נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ נֶעְכָּֽר׃ נעכר׃ נעכרת׃ עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם עֲכַרְתָּ֔נוּ עָכַ֙רְתִּי֙ עָכַ֥ר עֹכֵ֣ר עֹכֵ֥ר עוֹכֵ֣ר עוכר עכר עכרתי עכרתם עכרתנו ‘ā·ḵar ‘ă·ḵar·tā·nū ‘ă·ḵar·tem ‘ā·ḵar·tî ‘āḵar ‘ăḵartānū ‘ăḵartem ‘āḵartî ‘ō·ḵêr ‘ō·w·ḵêr ‘ōḵêr ‘ōwḵêr aChar acharTanu acharTem aCharti bə‘ōḵərāy bə·‘ō·ḵə·rāy beocheRai ne‘·kā·reṯ ne‘·kār ne‘kār ne‘kāreṯ neKar neKaret oCher vaacharTem veoCher wa‘ăḵartem wa·‘ă·ḵar·tem wə‘ōḵêr wə·‘ō·ḵêr ya‘·kor·ḵā ya‘korḵā yakorCha