עַקְרַבִּים
ma.a.leh aq.rab.bim
Akrabbim
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredAnalysis of the term "Akrabbim" (H4610) reveals that it is a proper noun, specifically referencing a person. This classification is evident in its placement in the category of "Proper Name: Person" within the lexicon. The name "Akrabbim" is likely of Hebrew origin and has a unique spelling of ma.a.leh aq.rab.bim. Given the limited occurrences of the name in the Hebrew Bible (4 times), it is reasonable to deduce that "Akrabbim" was likely an actual person who held significance to the ancient Israelites. However, without further contextual analysis, it is difficult to discern the exact nature of this individual's importance or any notable characteristics they may have possessed. The frequency and singular use of this term as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible signify its importance within these specific contexts, suggesting that "Akrabbim" was someone with a unique position or influence that warranted his mention in the sacred literature of the Israelites.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon.
Numbers 34:4Your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon.
Joshua 15:3and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka;
Judges 1:36The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.