The meaning of “אַחְאָב”

Understanding ʼAchʼâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

אַחְאָב

Phoneticakh-awb'

TransliterationʼAchʼâb

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

once (by contraction) אֶחָב ʼEchâb (ekh-awb') (Jeremiah 29:22); from אָח and אָב; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father Ahab. - § Ahab = "father's brother" - Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon 1) king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel 2) false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

75 total references

Reference	Text
1 Kings 18:46	“And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. ”
2 Kings 9:9	“And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:”
2 Chronicles 22:3	“He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.”
Jeremiah 29:22	“And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;”
Micah 6:16	“For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. ”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

75x

Most Frequent Book

1 Kings

Book Distribution

1 Kings38

2 Kings22

2 Chronicles12

Jeremiah2

Micah1

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