2 Chronicles 22:3:52 Chr.22.3.W5TAB
אַחְאָ֑ב
akhav
“Ahab”
- Transliteration
- a-khAV
- Extended
- ah-khaav
- 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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Word in context
- word
a-khAV
- phraseyour reading level
BET a-khAV
- clause
gam-HU ha-LAKH be-dar-KHE BET a-khAV
- sentence
gam-HU ha-LAKH be-dar-KHE BET a-khAV KI i-MO ha-ye-TA yo-ats-TO le-har-SHI-a
Exegesis
The manner phrase bedarkhei {בְּדַרְכֵי | bə-dar-kē} ‘in the ways of,’ together with the construct chain beit akhav {בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב | bêt ’a-ḥā-ḇ} ‘house of Ahab,’ expresses affiliation with royal practices.
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:3
He also followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor , steering him to act wickedly.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 22:3, 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.22.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.3.W5.S1) and character.