2 Chronicles 18:1:72 Chr.18.1.W7TAB

לְאַחְאָֽב׃

leakhav

with Ahab

Transliteration
le-akh-AV
Extended
leh-akh-AAV
IPA
/ləʔaħˈʔaːv/

Meaning by language

English
with Ahab

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Result
לְ + אַחְ + אָֽב׃
le + akh + av
leakhav

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-akh-AV

  2. clause

    va-yit-kha-TEN le-akh-AV

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI li-yo-sha-FAT O-sher ve-kha-VOD la-ROV va-yit-kha-TEN le-akh-AV

Exegesis

The Hithpael imperfect vayitchatten {וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן | wə·yiṯ·ḥat·tên} ‘he allied himself by marriage’ introduces a deliberate political bond, while leakhav {לְאַחְאָֽב | lə·ʾăḥ·ʾāḇ} ‘to Ahab’ specifies the partner. English reorders for clarity but preserves the sequence from prosperity to strategic alliance.

In context2 Chronicles 18:1

Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor in abundance, and he linked himself by marriage to Ahab .

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 18:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 18:1, so the Hebrew word לְאַחְאָֽב׃ (leakhav) 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 2 Chr.18.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.1.W7.S1) and character.