2 Chronicles 22:8:52 Chr.22.8.W5TAB
אַחְאָ֑ב
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
im-BET a-khAV
- clause
va-ye-HI ke-hish-PA-fet ye-HU im-BET a-khAV
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-hish-PA-fet ye-HU im-BET a-khAV va-yim-TSA et-sa-RE ye-hu-DA u-ve-NE a-KHE a-khaz-ya-HU me-sha-re-TIM la-a-khaz-ya-HU va-ya-har-GEM
Exegesis
The compound prepositional construct im-beit Achav {עִם־בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב | ʿim-bêt ʼAḥ-ʼāḇ} situates Jehu’s action within Ahab’s dynasty.
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:8
It happened, while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 22:8, 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.22.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.8.W5.S1) and character.