Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H303 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַחלָב |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from the same root as H2459 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Achlab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | akh-lawb' |
| Meaning: | 1. fatness (i.e. fertile) 2. Achlab, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Ahlab. |
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אַחְלָב proper name [of a location] town assigned to Asher Judg 1:31, site unknown, ᵐ5 Δαλαφ (= Ααλαφ (WMMAsien u. Europa 194 thinks corrupt for מחלב, Assyrian Ma—alliba (which SchrCOT Judg 1:37 DlPa 283 compare with אחלב and חֶלְבָּה ); he reads proper name, of a location מחלב for מֵחֶבֶל Josh 19:29, ᵐ5 Καὶ ἀπὸ Λεβ = וּמֵחֹלֶב; this would be on coast, north of Achzib).
