1 Kings 18:5:21 Kgs.18.5.W2TAB
אַחְאָב֙
akhav
“Ahab”
- Transliteration
- a-khA-v
- Extended
- ah-khAA-v
- 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
a-khA-v
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer a-khA-v
- clause
va-YO-mer a-khA-v el-o-va-de-YA-hu LEKH ba-A-rets el-kol-ma-ye-NE ha-ma-YIM ve-EL kol-ha-ne-kha-LIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-khA-v el-o-va-de-YA-hu LEKH ba-A-rets el-kol-ma-ye-NE ha-ma-YIM ve-EL kol-ha-ne-kha-LIM u-LAI nim-TSA kha-TSIR u-ne-kha-YE SUS va-FE-red ve-LO na-khe-RIT me-ha-be-he-MA
Root and etymology
א־ח־ב
“father’s brother”
In context — 1 Kings 18:5
And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the streams. Perhaps we may find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to destroy any livestock .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:5, so the Hebrew word אַחְאָב֙ (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.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.5.W2.S1) and character.