Lexical Definition

‎עַכְבּוֹר‎ ʻAkbôwr (ak-bore') Achbor ^N:N-M-P
probably for ‎עַכְבָּר‎

Achbor.

• § Achbor = "mouse"
• Akbor, the name of an Idumaean and of two Israelites

1) father of king Baal-hanan of Edom
2) son of Michaiah and contemporary of king Josiah of Judah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.38
• father of: Baal-hanan (בַּעַל חָנָן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עַכְבּוֺר‎, ‎עַכְבֹּר‎ proper name, masculine (mouse, compare ‎עַכְבָּר‎, see Gray^{Prop. N. 93}; ‎עכבר‎ Old Hebrew and Phoenician as proper name Lzb³⁰⁴ (compare also on similar Latin proper name ClGann^{JAs 1883, Fev.- Mar. 128})); — ᵐ5 Αχοβωρ:

1. Edomite Gen 36:38; Gen 36:39 (P) = ‎עַכְבֹּר‎ 1Chr 1:49 (Baer Ginsb).

2. courtier of Josiah 2Kgs 22:12; 2Kgs 22:14, perhaps also Jer 26:22; Jer 36:12 (compare Gie and Ency. Bib.).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Edomite king • Edomite king, son of Baal-hanan

King living at the time of the Patriarchs

Achbor was an Edomite king, the son of Baal-hanan, who reigned before the establishment of the Israelite monarchy.

• An Edomite king living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.38;
• only referred to as Achbor עַכְבּוֹר;
• father of Baal-hanan בַּעַל חָנָן.

Achbor was an Edomite king mentioned in the genealogies of Esau, the son of Isaac and the brother of Israel (or 'Jacob') (Genesis 36:38,39; 1 Chronicles 1:49). He was the son of Baal-hanan and reigned as king of Edom. The genealogies in Genesis and 1 Chronicles list the kings who ruled in Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites.

No further information is provided about Achbor's reign or his accomplishments as king. His mention in the genealogies serves to document the succession of Edomite kings and to provide historical context for the relationship between the Edomites and the Israelites.

All entries for Achbor: עַכְבּוֹר

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