Strong's Lexicon
akar: To trouble, to disturb, to bring calamity
Original Word:עָכַר
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:`akar
Pronunciation:ah-KAR
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-kar')
Definition:To trouble, to disturb, to bring calamity
Meaning:to roil water, to disturb, affict
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of causing trouble or disturbance can be related to Greek words such as ταράσσω (tarassō - Strong's G5015), which means to disturb or agitate.
Usage:The Hebrew verb "akar" primarily means to trouble or disturb. It is often used in the context of causing distress or bringing about a negative consequence. The term can imply a disruption of peace or order, leading to calamity or misfortune. In the biblical narrative, it is frequently associated with actions that result in divine displeasure or judgment.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, maintaining communal harmony and obedience to God's commandments was paramount. Actions that "troubled" the community or disrupted the covenant relationship with God were taken very seriously. The concept of "akar" reflects the belief that sin and disobedience could bring about divine retribution, affecting not just individuals but the entire community.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto stir up, disturb, trouble
NASB Translationbring trouble (1), brought trouble (1), does...harm (1), grew worse (1), trouble (3), troubled (3), troubler (2), troubles (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(Late Hebrew
id., make turbid; Arabic
be turbid); —
Perfect3masculine singular1 Samuel 14:29; 2masculine singular suffixJoshua 7:25, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singular suffixJoshua 7:25;Participle1 Kings 18:17 3t.,1 Chronicles 2:7; plural suffixJudges 11:35; —disturb, trouble, with accusative of personGenesis 34:30 (J),Joshua 6:18;Joshua 7:25 (twice in verse) (all J E;Joshua 7:25 b subject ),Judges 11:35; compareProverbs 11:17 (opposed to ),Proverbs 11:29;Proverbs 15:27 (opposed to ;1 Kings 18:17,18;1 Chronicles 2:7 (compareJoshua 7:18 etc., above);1 Samuel 14:29.
Perfect3masculine singularPsalm 39:3my pain was stirred up;Participle feminineProverbs 15:6 usually as abstract noundisturbance, calamity, but < read []the income of the wicked is cut off (Toy).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
trouble, stir
A primitive root; properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict -- trouble, stir.
Forms and Transliterations
בְּעֹֽכְרָ֑י בעכרי וְעֹכֵ֥ר וַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם ועכר ועכרתם יַעְכֳּרְךָ֥ יעכרך נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ נֶעְכָּֽר׃ נעכר׃ נעכרת׃ עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם עֲכַרְתָּ֔נוּ עָכַ֙רְתִּי֙ עָכַ֥ר עֹכֵ֣ר עֹכֵ֥ר עוֹכֵ֣ר עוכר עכר עכרתי עכרתם עכרתנו ‘ā·ḵar ‘ă·ḵar·tā·nū ‘ă·ḵar·tem ‘ā·ḵar·tî ‘āḵar ‘ăḵartānū ‘ăḵartem ‘āḵartî ‘ō·ḵêr ‘ō·w·ḵêr ‘ōḵêr ‘ōwḵêr aChar acharTanu acharTem aCharti bə‘ōḵərāy bə·‘ō·ḵə·rāy beocheRai ne‘·kā·reṯ ne‘·kār ne‘kār ne‘kāreṯ neKar neKaret oCher vaacharTem veoCher wa‘ăḵartem wa·‘ă·ḵar·tem wə‘ōḵêr wə·‘ō·ḵêr ya‘·kor·ḵā ya‘korḵā yakorCha
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