How to Pronounce Achish
Ah-KEESH
Achish is pronounced Ah-KEESH (ˈeɪkɪʃ): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: AY-kish.
What does Achish mean?
Achish means “thus it is; how is this”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Achish?
Achish was the Philistine king of Gath to whom David fled for fear of Saul, and before whom David feigned madness (1 Samuel 21:10). David and his six hundred men later lived under Achish at Gath (1 Samuel 27:2), and Achish so trusted David that he named him his lifelong bodyguard (1 Samuel 28:2).
Also pronounced
AY-kish
Found in Scripture
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