How to Pronounce Akan

AY-kan

Akan is pronounced AY-kan (ˈeɪkæn): two syllables, stress on the first.

Who was Akan?

(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)

Adapted from Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863), public domain.

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