Ahab
אַחְאָבStrong’s H0256achav (ach-av)
Appears in 81 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Achav is the Hebrew word usually translated “ahab” and “like ahab”. It appears in 81 verses of the Old Testament.
“So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.”
Meaning
- King of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel
- False prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah
- King of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel
- False prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah
How it's translated
- ahab 81
- to ahab 5
- of ahab 3
- and ahab 1
- like ahab 1
- and to ahab 1
- and like ahab 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 44
- 2 Kings 22
- 2 Chronicles 12
- Jeremiah 2
- Micah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 16:29And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
- 1 Kings 16:30And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
- 1 Kings 16:33And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
- 1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
- 1 Kings 18:1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
- 1 Kings 18:2And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
All 81 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
אַחְאָב achav · Ahab
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.28; son of: Omri (H6018); married to Jezebel (H0348); father of: Joash (H3101H), Ahaziah (H0274), Joram (H3141H), Athaliah (H6271) § Ahab = "father's brother" 1) king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel 2) false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah
אַחְאָב achav · Ahab
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.29.21; son of: Kolaiah (H6964H) § Ahab = "father's brother" 1) king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel 2) false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.