עָכוֹר

a.khor(Valley of) AchorHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place5 occurrences3 books5 verses
This is the name of the place Valley of Achor: A valley near Jericho, where Achan was stoned.

Definition

from H5916; troubled; Akor, the name of a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Achor.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Joshua 7:24עָכֽוֹר׃ · of Achor
    Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
  2. Joshua 7:26עָכ֔וֹר · of Achor
    And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
  3. Joshua 15:7עָכוֹר֒ · of Achor
    Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
  4. Isaiah 65:10עָכ֖וֹר · of Achor
    Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
  5. Hosea 2:15עָכ֖וֹר · of Achor
    There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.