2 Chronicles 21:13:112 Chr.21.13.W11TAB

אַחְאָ֑ב

akhav

Ahab

Transliteration
akh-AV
Extended
ahkh-AAV
IPA
/ʔaħˈʔaːv/

Meaning by language

English
Ahab

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אַ + חְאָ֑ב
a + khav
akhav

Alphabet Analysis

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

    akh-AV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BET akh-AV

  3. clause

    va-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ke-haz-NOT BET akh-AV

  4. sentence

    va-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ke-haz-NOT BET akh-AV ve-GAM ET-a-KHE-kha BET-a-VI-kha ha-to-VIM mi-me-KHA ha-RAG-ta

Root and etymology

ʾ-chaleph–chet

brother

In context2 Chronicles 21:13

And you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication as the harlotries of the house of Ahab. And you also killed your brothers, the house of your father, who were better than you.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 21:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 21:13, so the Hebrew word אַחְאָ֑ב (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 2 Chr.21.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.13.W11.S1) and character.