Strong's H256 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אַחְאָב (ʼAchʼâb)

Pronunciation: akh-awb'

POS: akh-awb' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: once (by contraction) (Jeremiah 29:22); from and ; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father;

Definition: once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22); from אָח and אָב; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon; Ahab.

KJV Usage: Ahab.

Senses[edit | edit source]

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

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