1 Kings 18:20:21 Kgs.18.20.W2TAB
אַחְאָ֖ב
akhav
“Ahab”
- Transliteration
- akh-AV
- Extended
- ahkh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
akh-AV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH akh-AV
- clause
va-yish-LAKH akh-AV be-KHOL-be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH akh-AV be-KHOL-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
Root and etymology
א־ח־ב
“father’s brother”
In context — 1 Kings 18:20
So Ahab sent messages throughout all the children of Israel, and he gathered the prophets to Mount Carmel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:20, so the Hebrew word אַחְאָ֖ב (akhav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.20.W2.S1) and character.