How to Pronounce Achzib

What does Achzib mean?

Achzib means “liar; lying; one that runs”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was 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.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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