1 Kings 21:18:41 Kgs.21.18.W4TAB
אַחְאָ֥ב
akhav
“Ahab”
- Transliteration
- akh-AV
- Extended
- ahkh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahab
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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
akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
KUM RED lik-RAT akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL a-SHER be-sho-me-RON
- sentence
KUM RED lik-RAT akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL a-SHER be-sho-me-RON hi-NE be-KHE-rem na-VOT a-sher-ya-RAD SHAM le-rish-TO
In context — 1 Kings 21:18
Arise , go down to meet Ahab, king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone down to take possession of it.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 21:18, so the Hebrew word אַחְאָ֥ב (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.21.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.18.W4.S1) and character.