0256 – אַחְאָב (Achav)

Ahab

Type:	Noun Noun   masc. ♂ masculine   NameName   Person Person
Persons:	Ahab, Ahab
Hebrew:	אַחְאָב (Achav)
Pronunciation:	ach-av    Listen
Gematria:	12(1 + 8 + 1 + 2)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22) from H0251 (אָח) and H0001 (אָב) brother (ie friend) of (his) father
Usage:	93 times in OT

Description

Ahab = "father's brother"
1) king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel
2) false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah

Origin

once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22) from H0251 (אָח) and H0001 (אָב) brother (ie friend) of (his) father:

אָב	av	H0001	father
אָח	ach	H0251	brother

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