Akan — the meaning of the Hebrew name עָקָן

עָקָן

ʻÂqân · pronounced aw-kawn' · Strong's H6130 · a man

Akan means tortuous.

Strong's definition

from an unused root meaning to twist; tortuous; Akan, an Idummaean.

Gen 36:27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. (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.

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