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Strong H3292יַעֲקָן

Akan

Transliteration
ya‛ăqân
Pronunciation
yah-ak-awn'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From the same as H6130; {Jaakan} an Idumaean: - Jaakan. Compare H1142 .

Meaning of the name

Jakan = "let him oppress them"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.27;
son of: Ezer (H687);
brother of: Bilhan (H1092) and Zaavan (H2190)
Also named: a.qan (עֲקָן "Akan" H6130)

In the biblical story

Akan

Son of Ezer, a Horite chief in Seir

Akan was the son of Ezer, a Horite chief who lived in the land of Seir. (1Ch.1.42; Gen.36.27)

In the Bible

Strong H3292 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jakan1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:42
    The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
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