Lexical Definition

‎אַכְזִיב‎ ʼAkzîyb (ak-zeeb') Achzib ^N:N--L
from ‎אַכְזָב‎; deceitful (in the sense of a winter-torrent which fails in summer)

Achzib.

• § Achzib = "deceit"
• Akzib, the name of two places in Palestine

1) a town in the lowland of west Judah
2) a town in Asher by the Sea of Galilee

See Greek: μάταιος

Extended Information

• a town in Asher by the Sea of Galilee

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַכְזִיב‎

proper name, of a location 1. in lowland of Judah Josh 15:44 (ᵐ5 Ακιεζει καὶ Κεζειβ, ᵐ5^L Αχζειβ), Mic 1:14 (ᵐ5 οἴκους ματαίους; see also ‎כְּזִיב‎, ‎כֹּזֵבָא‎).

2. in Asher Judg 1:31 (ᵐ5 Ασχαζει), and (‎אַכְזִ֫יבָה‎) Josh 19:29 (ᵐ5 Εχοζοβ, A Αχζειφ, ᵐ5^L Αχαζειβ); it lay on the coast south of Tyre, in Assyrian Akzibi, COT^{Josh 19:29} Dl^{Par. 284}; Greek Εκδιππα; modern ez-Zîb, Bd^{Pal. 272} Buhl^{G. § 120 and} (on pronunciation) Kasteren^{ZPV xiii. 101}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Achzib_2 • A coastal town allotted to Asher.

Achzib, a coastal city assigned to Asher but not conquered.

• A location first mentioned at Jos.19.29;
• only referred to as Achzib אַכְזִיב.
  

Achzib was a coastal town allotted to the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:29). However, Asher failed to drive out the Canaanite inhabitants of Achzib, so they continued to live among the Israelites (Judges 1:31). This Achzib is distinct from the town of the same name in Judah. Its location is generally identified with the modern city of Ez-Zib, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Acco (Ptolemais) on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel. As a coastal settlement, Achzib was likely involved in maritime trade and commerce. The Canaanites' continued presence in Achzib reflects the challenges Israel faced in completely possessing the Promised Land.

All entries for Achzib: אַכְזִיב