2 Chronicles 21:6:82 Chr.21.6.W8TAB
אַחְאָ֔ב
akhav
“Ahab”
- Transliteration
- a-khAV
- Extended
- ah-khAAV
- 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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Word in context
- word
a-khAV
- phraseyour reading level
BET a-khAV
- clause
va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER a-SU BET a-khAV KI bat-a-khAV ha-ye-TA LO i-SHA
- sentence
va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER a-SU BET a-khAV KI bat-a-khAV ha-ye-TA LO i-SHA va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The conjunction ka’asher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka-’ă-šer} introduces moral comparison in ka’asher asu beit akhav {כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב | ka-’ă-šer ’ā-šû bēyt ’aḥ-’āv}, showing ethical mimicry.
The repetition of ’akhav {אַחְאָ֔ב | ’aḥ-’āv} emphasizes Ahab’s pervasive influence.
Root and etymology
ʾ-chaleph–chet
“brother”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:6
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and he did evil in the eyes of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 21:6, so the Hebrew word אַחְאָ֔ב (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.21.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.6.W8.S1) and character.