Editing Achsah

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[[File:Achsah-Axa.jpg|200px|thumb|Achsah from ''[[Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum|Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum]]'']]

'''Achsah''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|s|ə}}; Hebrew: עַכְסָה, also Acsah), was [[Caleb|Caleb ben Yefune]]'s only daughter. Her name comes from the word for "anklet", עכס (''ekes'').<ref>{{Cite web |title=The amazing name Achsah: meaning and etymology |url=https://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Achsah.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Abarim Publications |language=en}}</ref>

She was offered in [[marriage]] to the man who would lead an attack on the city of [[Debir]], also called [[Kirjath-sepher]]/[[Kirjath-sannah]]. This was done by [[Othniel]], Caleb's brother's son, who accordingly obtained her as his wife.<ref>[[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] {{bibleverse-nb|Joshua|15:16-19|HE}}; [[Book of Judges|Judges]] {{bibleverse-nb|Judges|1:9-15|HE}}</ref>

Achsah later requested, and was given, upper and lower springs of water (presumably in the [[Negev]]) from her father.<ref>{{bibleverse|Judges|1:14-15|HE}}</ref>

Various [[Septuagint]] manuscripts, in various passages, give her name as ''Ascha,'' ''Achsa,'' ''Aza,'' and ''Oxa.''<ref>[https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,''entry for Achsah]</ref>

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