Strong H3922 sensesאַכְזִיב

Achzib

Transliteration
'akzîyb
Pronunciation
ak-zeeb'

Meaning of the name

Achzib = "deceit"

The 2 senses of Strong H392

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H392 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. A town in Judah, birthplace of Shelah.H392G2 verses · Joshua, Micah
  2. A coastal town allotted to Asher.H392H2 verses · Joshua, Judges

General definition

From H391; deceitful (in the sense of a winter torrent which fails in summer);
{Akzib} the name of two places in Palestine: - Achzib.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • achzib4

First verses

  1. Joshua 15:44
    And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
  2. Joshua 19:29
    And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
  3. Judges 1:31
    Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
  4. Micah 1:14
    Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth–gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.