Strong's H5909 · Hebrew
עַכְבָּר
ʻakbâr · /ak-bawr'/
Definition
a mouse (as nibbling)
KJV: mouse.
Root / derivation: probably from the same as H5908 (עַכָּבִישׁ) in the secondary sense of attacking;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered עַכְבָּר across 6 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
6 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Samuel4 verses
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. you: Heb. them
1 Samuel 6:5Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
1 Samuel 6:11And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
1 Samuel 6:18And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite. great: or, great stone
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5909 (ʻakbâr) mean?
a mouse (as nibbling)
How many times does H5909 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5909 (עַכְבָּר) appears in 6 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “mice.”
How is ʻakbâr translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5909 is rendered as “mice” (4×), “mouse” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word עַכְבָּר come from?
probably from the same as H5908 (עַכָּבִישׁ) in the secondary sense of attacking;