1 Kings 18:6:51 Kgs.18.6.W5TAB
אַחְאָ֞ב
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
- clause
akh-AV ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh e-KHAD le-vad-DO ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD le-vad-DO
- sentence
va-ye-KHA-le-KU la-HEM et-ha-A-rets la-a-VAR-ba akh-AV ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh e-KHAD le-vad-DO ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD le-vad-DO
Exegesis
The verse then presents two tightly parallel main clauses: ʾAḥʾāḇ {אַחְאָ֞ב | ʾAḥʾāḇ} and wə-ʿŌḇaḏyāhû {וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ | wə-ʿŌḇaḏyāhû} each “went,” each “in one way,” and each “by himself.”
Root and etymology
א־ח־ב
“father’s brother”
In context — 1 Kings 18:6
So they divided the land among themselves to pass through it; Ahab went by one way by himself , and Obadiah went by another way by himself.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:6, so the Hebrew word אַחְאָ֞ב (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.18.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.6.W5.S1) and character.