אַחְאָב
ach.avProper Noun (Masculine)H0256
Ahab
From: once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22); from H251 (אָח) and H1 (אָב); brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father;
Short Definition
Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon
Full Lexicon Entry
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Omri (H6018); married to Jezebel (H0348); father of: Joash (H3101H), Ahaziah (H0274), Joram (H3141H), Athaliah (H6271) § Ahab = "father's brother" 1) king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel 2) false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
79 timesAppears 79 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Kings
42
2 Kings
22
2 Chronicles
12
Jeremiah
2
Micah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 16:28
- 1 Kings 18:41
- 1 Kings 21:16
- 2 Chronicles 18:19
- 2 Kings 10:30
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