1 Kings 21:25:31 Kgs.21.25.W3TAB
כְאַחְאָ֔ב
kheakhav
“like Ahab”
- Transliteration
- khe-akh-AV
- Extended
- kheh-akh-AAV
- IPA
- /kə.ʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- like Ahab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
khe-akh-AV
- phraseyour reading level
lo-HA-ya khe-akh-AV
- clause
RAK lo-HA-ya khe-akh-AV a-SHER hit-ma-KHER la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
RAK lo-HA-ya khe-akh-AV a-SHER hit-ma-KHER la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH a-sher-he-SAT-ta o-TO i-ze-VEL ish-TO
Exegesis
The prepositional modifier kə-’aḥʼāḇ {כְאַחְאָ֔ב | kə-ʾāḥʼāḇ} ‘like Ahab’ highlights the king’s uniqueness.
In context — 1 Kings 21:25
Surely there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD , whom his wife Jezebel incited .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 21:25, so the Hebrew word כְאַחְאָ֔ב (kheakhav) 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.21.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.25.W3.S1) and character.