עוֹכֵ֣ר

𐤏𐤅𐤊𐤓

okher

the troubler

a primitive root; properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict; trouble, stir.

H5916

1 Chronicles 2:7 · Word #4

Lexicon H5916

Lemmaעָכַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤊𐤓
Transliterationʻâkar
Strong'sH5916
In-contextthe troubler

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5916-04

one who roils (a troubler)

Rootעכר (ʿ-ḵ-r)
Core Meaningsto roil, to muddy, to disturb, to trouble, to throw into disorder
Semantic Rangeto stir or muddy water; to disturb peace; to bring trouble upon a person or community; to cause calamity or social disruption
Conceptual SignificanceUsed of individuals who disrupt covenant order (e.g., Achan as "the troubler of Israel"), the term conveys not mere annoyance but the serious act of throwing the community into moral and relational turmoil, as roiled water becomes unusable and opaque.
Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular absolute (עוֹכֵר / עֹכֵר). Functions substantivally to describe a man characterized by causing disturbance.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal active participle masculine singular absolute, denoting a single male agent characterized by the action. "One who roils" preserves the concrete root image of stirring up water into murkiness, while "a troubler" reflects its figurative extension to causing social or covenantal disturbance.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עכר (to roil, to muddy, to disturb, to trouble, to throw into disorder)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5912-01 akhan Troubler
H5916-01 akhar he has roiled (he has troubled); Disturber (masculine proper name)
H5916-02 akharetanu you have roiled us
H5918-01 akheran Troubler
H5911-01 akhor Trouble-Place
H5916-03 beokheray among my disturbers

Word Usage (14 occurrences of H5916)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 34:30 עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם akharetem you have brought trouble
Joshua 6:18 וַ/עֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם vaakharetem and trouble
Joshua 7:25 עֲכַרְתָּ֔/נוּ akharetanu have you troubled us