Bible Encyclopedia: Achzib

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ACHZIB

ak'-zib ('akhzibh, "lying" or "disappointing"): The name of two towns in Palestine:

(1) A town in western Judah in the lowlands, mentioned in connection with Mareshah and Keilah as one of the cities allotted to Judah (Joshua 15:44), and in Micah (1:14), where it suggests play upon its meaning, "deceptive" or "failing," possibly the place having received its name from a winter spring or brook, which failed in summer. It is also called Chezib (kezibh (Genesis 38:5)), where Judah was at the time of the birth of his son Shelah. In 1 Chronicles 4:22 it is called Cozeba, the King James Version "Chozeba" (kozebha'), clearly seen to be the same as Achzib, from the places with which it is grouped.

(2) It has been identified with the modern `Ayin-Kezbeh in the valley of Elah, and north of Adullam.

Edward Mack

(3) Mod Zib Septuagint variously: Joshua 19:29, Codex Vaticanus, Echozob, Codex Alexandrinus, Achzeiph; Judges 1:31, Codex Vaticanus, Aschazei, Codex Alexandrinus, Aschendei, Greek Ecdippa: A small town some miles north of Acre on the coast. It is mentioned in Joshua 19:29 as falling within the possessions of the tribe of Asher, but they never occupied it, as they did not the neighboring Acre (Acco). The Phoenician inhabitants of the coast were too strongly entrenched to be driven out by a people who had no fleet. The cities on the coast doubtless aided one another, and Sidon had become rich and powerful before this and could succor such a small town in case of attack. Achzib was a coast town, nine miles north of Acco, now known as Ez-Zib. It appears in the Assyrian inscriptions as Aksibi and Sennacherib enumerates it among the Phoenician towns that he took at the same times as Acco (702 B.C.). It was never important and is now an insignificant village among the sand dunes of the coast. It was the bordertown of Galilee on the west, what lay beyond being unholy ground.

H. Porter

Strong's Hebrew

392. Akzib -- "deceptive," two places in Palestine
... Akzib. 393 . "deceptive," two places in Palestine. Transliteration: Akzib Phonetic
Spelling: (ak-zeeb') Short Definition: Achzib. ... NASB Word Usage Achzib (4). ...
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Library

Ecdippa. Achzib. Joshua 19:29; Judges 1:31 Climax of the Tyrians.
... A Chorographical Century. Chapters 61-70 Chapter 65 Ecdippa. Achzib. Joshua
19:29; Judges 1:31. Climax of the Tyrians. "Travelling ...
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From the Talmud and Hebraica
... Chapter 64 Acon. Ptolemais. Chapter 65 Ecdippa. Achzib. Joshua 19:29; Judges 1:31.
Climax of the Tyrians. Chapter 66 The northern coasts of Galilee. Amanah. ...
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Chapter xxxviii
... Since "Chezib," or Achzib, could mean "town of lies" or "Lieham" (KC, Lugheim),
the insertion of its name as suggestive of Judah's deception in the matter of ...
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The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money ...
... c. 12; also Chezib (Genesis 38:5), Chozeba (1 Chronicles 4:22), and Achzib (Joshua
15:44; Micah 1:14), all of which are probably different names for the same ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Achzib

liar; lying; one that runs

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Achzib

(lying, false).

A city in the lowlands of Judah, named with Keilah and Mareshah. (Joshua 15:44; Micah 1:14) It is probably the same with CHEZIB and CHOZEBA, which see.
A town belonging to Asher, (Joshua 19:29) from which the Canaanites were not expelled, (Judges 1:31) afterwards Ecdippa. It is now es-Zib , on the seashore, 2h. 20m. north of Acre.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Achzib

A city of Asher, from which, however, the Jews were unable to expel the Canaanites, Jude 1:31. It was afterwards called by the Greeks, Ecdippa, and is now named Zib; it lay on the seacoast, ten miles north of Acre.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Falsehood.

(1.) A town in the Shephelah, or plain country of Judah (Joshua 15:44); probably the same as Chezib of Genesis 38:5 = Ain Kezbeh.

(2.) A Phoenician city (the Gr. Ecdippa), always retained in their possession though assigned to the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:29; Judges 1:31). It is identified with the modern es-Zib, on the Mediterranean, about 8 miles north of Accho.

Thesaurus

Achzib (4 Occurrences)
... Accho. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ACHZIB. ak ... attack. Achzib was a coast
town, nine miles north of Acco, now known as Ez-Zib. It ...
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Aczib (4 Occurrences)
... Aczib (4 Occurrences). Joshua 15:44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with
their villages. ... It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib; (See NIV). ...
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Mareshah (8 Occurrences)
... ma-re'-sha (mareshah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Bathesar; Codex Alexandrinus Maresa):
A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Keilah and Achzib (Joshua 15 ...
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Chozeba (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (1 Chronicles 4:22), the same as Chezib and Achzib, a
place in the lowlands of Judah (Genesis 38:5; Joshua 15:44). Int. ...
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Chezib (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Deceitful, a town where Shelah, the son of Judah, was
born (Genesis 38:5). Probably the same as Achzib (qv). ... ke'-zib. See ACHZIB (1). ...
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Zidon (25 Occurrences)
... Judges 1:31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants
of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor ...
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Keilah (16 Occurrences)
... Keilah (16 Occurrences). Joshua 15:44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities
with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Kei'lah (16 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Kei'lah (16 Occurrences). Joshua 15:44 and Keilah, and
Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages. (See RSV). ...
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Unwalled (39 Occurrences)
... unwalled places. (BBE). Joshua 15:44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah;
nine towns with their unwalled places. (BBE). Joshua 15 ...
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Outgoings (21 Occurrences)
... coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah;
and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib: (KJV YLT ...
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Bible Concordance

Achzib (4 Occurrences)

Joshua 15:44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Joshua 19:29 The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Judges 1:31 Asher didn't drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Micah 1:14 Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Achzib

Achzib: A City of Asher

Achzib: Also Called Chezib, a City of Judah

Related Terms

Aczib (4 Occurrences)

Mareshah (8 Occurrences)

Chozeba (1 Occurrence)

Chezib (1 Occurrence)

Zidon (25 Occurrences)

Keilah (16 Occurrences)

Kei'lah (16 Occurrences)