Strong's #397: 'Akiysh (pronounced aw-keesh')

of uncertain derivation; Akish, a Philistine king:--Achish.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

ׁ

'âkı̂ysh

Achish = "I will blacken (or terrify)" or "only a man"

1) Philistine king of Gath

Part of Speech: noun proper masculine

Relation: of uncertain derivation

Usage:

This word is used 21 times:

 

1 Samuel 21:10: "for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath."
1 Samuel 21:11: "And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king"
1 Samuel 21:12: "and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath."
1 Samuel 21:14: "Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad:"
1 Samuel 27:2: "that were with Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath."
1 Samuel 27:3: "And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man"
1 Samuel 27:5: "And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace"
1 Samuel 27:6: " Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag"
1 Samuel 27:9: "and returned, and came to Achish."
1 Samuel 27:10: " And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road today? And David said, Against"
1 Samuel 27:12: " And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor"
1 Samuel 28:1: "for warfare, to fight And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly,"
1 Samuel 28:2: "And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know"
1 Samuel 28:2: "what can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore"
1 Samuel 29:2: "passed on in the rearward Achish."
1 Samuel 29:3: "What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto of the Philistines,"
1 Samuel 29:6: " Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth,"
1 Samuel 29:8: "And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what"
1 Samuel 29:9: " And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou"
1 Kings 2:39: "of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king"
1 Kings 2:40: "and went to Gath to Achish his servants: and Shimei"