Strong’s H257 · Hebrew

אַחְבָן
ʼAchbân
akh-bawn'

Definition

Achban, an Israelite

Etymology

from H251 (אָח) and H995 (בִּין); brother (i.e. possessor) of understanding;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Ahban

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What the first audience heard

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