Akan

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

AKAN or JAKAN. Genesis 36:27  ; 1 Chronicles 1:42 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

Genesis 36:27 1 Chronicles 1:42

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

AKAN . A descendant of Esau ( Genesis 36:27 ); called in 1 Chronicles 1:42 Jakan .

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Son of Ezer, a descendant of Esau. Genesis 36:27 . Same as JAAKAN and JAKAN.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

A'kan. (sharp sighted). Son of Ezer, one of the "dukes" or chieftains of the Horites, and descendant of Seir. Genesis 36:27 . He is called Jakan in 1 Chronicles 1:42 .

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

<translit> ā´kan </translit> ( עקן , <translit> ‛ăḳān </translit> , "twisted"): A son of Ezer, a descendant of Esau of Seir ( Genesis 36:27 ). He is called Jaakan in 1 Chronicles 1:42 . The King James Version margin has Jakan .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrew Akan', עֲקָן , twisted; Sept. Ι᾿ουκάμ ), the last named of the three sons of Ezer, son of the Horite Seir of Idumaea ( Genesis 36:27 ); elsewhere called JAKAN (See <a> JAKAN </a> ) ( 1 Chronicles 1:41 ). (See <a> JAAKAN </a> ).