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.
- § 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
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.29.21
- son of: Kolaiah (קוֹלָיָה)
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 • Son of Kolaiah • False prophet during the Babylonian exile
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Ahab, son of Kolaiah, was a false prophet among the exiles in Babylon. (Jer.29.21)
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.29.21;
- only referred to as Ahab אַחְאָב;
- a son of Kolaiah קוֹלָיָה.
Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, was a false prophet among the Judean exiles in Babylon during the time of Jeremiah. The Lord declared that He would deliver Ahab and another false prophet, Zedekiah, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who would execute them. Their fate would become a curse used by the exiles, saying, "May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire." This judgment was due to their wickedness and adultery committed in the Lord's name. (Jer.29.21,22).
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- Kolaiah (father)