Achbor
akh.bor is a personal name borne by men identified as fathers, officials, and a royal ancestor in the cited passages.
The attested form functions consistently as a personal name. The passages identify men by this name in genealogical and succession notices, as well as in royal and administrative settings.
Senses in use
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Personal name in family and official identification · dominant
Every occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies a person by name. In Genesis 36:38 and Genesis 36:39, the APB renders Baal-hanan as "son of Achbor" within notices of succession and death; in 2 Kings 22:12 and 2 Kings 22:14, the named man is among those commanded by the king and sent to Huldah. Jeremiah 26:22 and Jeremiah 36:12 likewise identify Elnathan as "son of Achbor" in royal activity and among officials, while 1 Chronicles 1:49 places Baal-hanan son of Achbor in a reign notice.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the name "Achbor," chiefly in the family designation "son of Achbor." In 2 Kings 22:12 and 2 Kings 22:14 it appears as a named participant without that designation; These English forms are contextual presentations rather than a definition.