Achzib

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Achzib
     falsehood. (1.) A town in the Shephelah, or plain country of
     Judah (Josh. 15:44); probably the same as Chezib of Gen. 38:5 =
     Ain Kezbeh.
     
       (2.) A Phoenician city (the Gr. Ecdippa), always retained in


     their possession though assigned to the tribe of Asher (Josh.
     19:29; Judg. 1:31). It is identified with the modern es-Zib, on
     the Mediterranean, about 8 miles north of Accho.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Achzib, liar; lying; one that runs