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Ahab.

A king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈeɪˌhæb/General-American
  1. A king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible.

  2. A male given name from Hebrew, very rarely used.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Achab, from Latin Achab, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαάβ (Akhaáb), from Hebrew אַחְאָב (ʼAḥʼāḇ, “uncle”); from אַח (ʼaḥ, “brother”) + אָב (ʼāḇ, “father”). Attested in Akkadian as 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍 (Aḫabbu).

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