Strong's Lexicon

H5909

H5909 — עַכבָּר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewakbarnoun mascOccurrences: 6TWOT: 1618

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5909
Word:	עַכבָּר
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	probably from the same as H5908 in the secondary sense of attacking
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	6
Transliteration:	akbar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`akbar (ak-bawr') n-m.
Meaning:	1. a mouse (as nibbling)
KJV Renderings:	mouse.

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עַכְבָּר noun masculine^{1Sam 6:4} mouse (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic עַכְבְּרָא; Syriac (in Lexicons) [untranscribed source text 3855], [untranscribed source text 3856] (PS²²); Arabic [untranscribed source text 3857] plural mares murum Frey (Kam), compare also Hom^{As 338}; Arabic of jerboa RS^{K 302}; see Tristr^{NHB
122} FFP^{10 ff.}); — absolute ׳ הָע unclean Lev 11:29 ( H ), Isa 66:17 (compare RS^{Sem i. 275, 2nd ed. 293}); plural construct עַכְבְּרֵי (ה)זָהָב 1Sam 6:4; 1Sam 6:11; 1Sam 6:18 suffix צַלְמֵי עַכְבְּרֵיכֶם 1Sam 6:5.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke