אַחְאָב
Strong's H256
ʼAchʼâb
/akh-awb'/
Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H256
- Hebrew
- אַחְאָב
- Transliteration
- ʼAchʼâb
- Pronunciation
- /akh-awb'/
- KJV Translations
- 1 distinct rendering
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon
Derivation
once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22); from H251 (אָח) and H1 (אָב); brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father;H251 (ʼâch)H1 (ʼâb)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
Ahab
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʼAchʼâb:
אָח
ʼâchH251“another”
אָבʼâbH1“chief”
חֲמוֹרchămôwrH2543“(he) ass”
חֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîyH2549“fifth (part)”
חָמַרchâmarH2560“daub”
חֶמֶרchemerH2561“pure”
חֲמַרchămarH2562“wine”
חֹמֶרchômerH2563“clay”
חֵמָרchêmârH2564“slime(-pit)”
חֲמֹרָהchămôrâhH2565“heap”
חַמְרָןChamrânH2566“Amran”
חָמַשׁchâmashH2567“take up the fifth participle”
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