Lexical Definition

‎אַחְאָב‎ ʼAchʼâb (akh-awb') Ahab N:N-M-P
once (by contraction) אֶחָב ʼEchâb (ekh-awb') (Jeremiah 29:22); from ‎אָח‎ and ‎אָב‎; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father

Ahab.

1) king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel
2) false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah

Usage: 23 forms in 91 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
לְאַחְאָב֙ of Ahab 1Kgs.21.24
to Ahab 1Kgs.21.21 • 2Kgs.9.8
לְאַחְאָֽב to Ahab 2Chr.18.1
לְאַחְאָ֛ב of Ahab 2Kgs.10.17
to Ahab 1Kgs.18.12
לְאַחְאָ֖ב of Ahab 1Kgs.22.41
לְאַחְאָ֔ב to Ahab 1Kgs.18.41
כְאַחְאָ֔ב like Ahab 1Kgs.21.25
וּלְאַחְאָ֛ב and to Ahab 2Kgs.10.1
וְאַחְאָ֣ב and Ahab 1Kgs.16.29
אַחְאָב֙ Ahab 1Kgs.18.5 • 1Kgs.18.17 • 1Kgs.18.44 • 1Kgs.19.1 • 1Kgs.20.14 • 1Kgs.21.20 • 1Kgs.22.49 • 2Kgs.8.16 • 2Kgs.10.11 • 2Kgs.21.3 • 2Chr.18.2
אַחְאָב֒ Ahab 1Kgs.17.1
אַחְאָֽב Ahab 2Kgs.1.1 • 2Chr.22.7
אַחְאָ֨ב Ahab 1Kgs.16.29 • 1Kgs.21.4
אַחְאָ֧ב Ahab 1Kgs.16.30
אַחְאָ֥ב Ahab 1Kgs.16.28 • 1Kgs.20.2 • 1Kgs.21.18
אַחְאָ֣ב Ahab 1Kgs.20.13 • 1Kgs.21.2 • 2Kgs.9.25 • 2Chr.18.3 • 2Chr.18.19
אַחְאָ֞ב Ahab 1Kgs.18.6
אַחְאָ֜ב Ahab 1Kgs.16.33 • 1Kgs.21.27 • 1Kgs.22.39 • 2Chr.18.2 • 2Chr.22.5
אַחְאָ֛ב Ahab 2Kgs.8.29 • 2Chr.22.6
אַחְאָ֗ב Ahab 1Kgs.21.15 • 1Kgs.21.16 • 1Kgs.22.51 • 2Kgs.3.1 • 2Kgs.8.28
אַחְאָ֖ב Ahab 1Kgs.16.33 • 1Kgs.18.9 • 1Kgs.18.16 • 1Kgs.18.16 • 1Kgs.18.17 • 1Kgs.18.20 • 1Kgs.18.42 • 1Kgs.18.45 • 1Kgs.21.16 • 1Kgs.21.29 • 1Kgs.22.40 • 2Kgs.8.25 • 2Kgs.8.27 • 2Kgs.9.7 • 2Kgs.10.1
אַחְאָ֕ב Ahab 2Kgs.10.18
אַחְאָ֔ב Ahab 1Kgs.18.1 • 1Kgs.18.3 • 1Kgs.18.46 • 1Kgs.21.1 • 1Kgs.21.8 • 1Kgs.22.20 • 2Kgs.8.18 • 2Kgs.8.18 • 2Kgs.8.27 • 2Kgs.9.9 • 2Chr.21.6 • 2Chr.21.6 • Mic.6.16
אַחְאָ֑ב Ahab 1Kgs.18.2 • 1Kgs.21.3 • 2Kgs.3.5 • 2Kgs.8.27 • 2Kgs.9.8 • 2Kgs.9.29 • 2Kgs.10.10 • 2Kgs.10.30 • 2Kgs.21.13 • 2Chr.21.13 • 2Chr.22.3 • 2Chr.22.4 • 2Chr.22.8

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַחְאָב‎91 proper name, masculine Ahab (father's brother; = ‎אחיאב‎ NöZMG 1886, 172, Ἀχίαβος was a nephew of Herod; compare like name in Syriac, given ob maximum cum parte suo similitudinem, BarHebrChron. Ecclesiast. ii. 23 compare LCB1879, 1339. In many cases, however, the meaning of proper names compared with ‎אח‎ is dubious, & perfect consistency, especially in comparison with compounds of ‎אָב‎, seems impossible; compare remark below ‎אביאל‎ and further WeSkizzen, iii. 1 f, DlPr. cap. vi) — ‎אַחְאָב‎1Kgs 16:28 +; ‎וּכְאֶחָב‎ Jer 29:22 —

1. son of Omri, king of Isr. 1Kgs 16:28; 1Kgs 16:29; 1Kgs 18:1; 1Kgs 18:2; 1Kgs 18:3; 1Kgs 20:2; 1Kgs 20:13; 1Kgs 20:14 + 41 t. 1 Kings, 27 t. 2 Kings, 14 t. 2 Chronicles; Mic 6:16.

2. false prophet, time of Jeremiah. Jer 29:21; Jer 29:22.

‎אַחָב‎ see ‎אַחְאָב‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
1 Kings 16:28 · 16:29 · 18:1 · 18:2 · 18:3 · 20:2 · 20:13 · 20:14
Jeremiah 29:21 · 29:22
Micah 6:16

Profile

Male • King of N. Israel • Wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel

King living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ahab, son of Omri, reigned as king of Israel and did evil in the sight of the Lord. (1Ki.16.29,30)

Ahab was the son of Omri and the seventh king of Israel, reigning for 22 years in Samaria. He did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of his predecessors. Ahab married Jezebel, daughter of the king of Sidon, and began to worship Baal. He built a temple and altar for Baal in Samaria and made an Asherah pole, provoking the anger of the Lord. (1Ki.16.28-33)

During Ahab's reign, the prophet Elijah declared a drought in Israel. Later, Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord to be the true God. (1Ki.17-18) Ahab fought wars against Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, with the Lord granting him victories. (1Ki.20).

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