2 Chronicles 22:4:62 Chr.22.4.W6TAB
אַחְאָ֑ב
akhav
“Ahab”
- Transliteration
- a-kh-AV
- Extended
- ah-kheh-AAV
- 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kh-AV
- phraseyour reading level
ke-VEIT a-kh-AV
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-VEIT a-kh-AV
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-VEIT a-kh-AV ki-HE-ma ha-YU-lo yo-a-tsim a-kha-RE MOT a-VIV le-mash-KHIT LO
Exegesis
The simile ke-beit Aḥ’av {כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב | kə-ḇêyt ’aḥʼ-āḇ} “like the house of Ahab” provides historical comparison.
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:4
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as the house of Ahab did, because after his father’s death they became his counselors, bringing him to his ruin .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 22:4, 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.22.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.4.W6.S1) and character.