BDB276
I. אָח, אַחְאָב, אֶחָב, אַחְבָּן etc. see אחה .
Strong's Lexicon
H256
H256 — אַחאָב אֶחָב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H256 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַחאָב אֶחָב |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | from H251 and H1 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 93 |
| Transliteration: | Ach'ab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | akh-awb' (once (by contraction) oEchab (Jer. 29) n/p. |
| Meaning: | 1. brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father 2. Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon |
| KJV Renderings: | Ahab. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB286
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) — אַחְאָב 1Kgs 16:28 +; וּכְאֶחָב Jer 29:22 —
1. son of Omri, king of Israel 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 .