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ʾāxīš אָכִישׁ ‘Achish’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of uncertain derivation

ʾāxīš pr n m pers
Achish = "I will blacken (or terrify)" or "only a man"
1) Philistine king of Gath

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 27:3, 29:8, 29:3, 27:5, 29:2, 21:15, 27:2, 27:9, 28:1, 29:9, 21:11, 21:12, 21:13, 27:6, 27:10, 27:12, 28:2, 29:6 1 Kings 2:39, 2:40

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