Achsah

Achsah

Achsah

Human biblical figure

Achsah (/ˈæksə/; Hebrew: עַכְסָה, also Acsah), was Caleb ben Yefune's only daughter. Her name comes from the word for "anklet", עכס (ekes).[1]

Achsah from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum

She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of Debir, also called Kirjath-sepher/Kirjath-sannah. This was done by Othniel, Caleb's brother's son, who accordingly obtained her as his wife.[2]

Achsah later requested, and was given, upper and lower springs of water (presumably in the Negev) from her father.[3]

Various Septuagint manuscripts, in various passages, give her name as Ascha, Achsa, Aza, and Oxa.[4]

References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Achsah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

  1. [1]
    "The amazing name Achsah: meaning and etymology". Abarim Publications. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  2. [2]
    Joshua 15:16–19; Judges 1:9–15
  3. [3]
    Judges 1:14–15
  4. [4]
    Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica,entry for Achsah
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