Accad — the meaning of the Hebrew name אַכַּד

אַכַּד

ʼAkkad · pronounced ak-kad' · Strong's H390 · a place

Accad means a fortress.

Strong's definition

from an unused root probably meaning to strengthen; a fortress; Accad, a place in Babylon.

Gen 10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.