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Lexicon :: Strong's H256 - 'aḥ'āḇ

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אַחְאָב
Transliteration
'aḥ'āḇ
Pronunciation
akh-awb'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אַחְאָב ʼAchʼâb, akh-awb'; once (by contraction) אֶחָב ʼEchâb (Jeremiah 29:22); from H251 and H1; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon:—Ahab.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 93x

The KJV translates Strong's H256 in the following manner: Ahab (93x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 93x
The KJV translates Strong's H256 in the following manner: Ahab (93x).

  1. Ahab = "father's brother"

    1. king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel

    2. false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַחְאָב ʼAchʼâb, akh-awb'; once (by contraction) אֶחָב ʼEchâb (Jeremiah 29:22); from H251 and H1; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon:—Ahab.
STRONGS H256: Abbreviations
אַחְאָב 91 proper name, masculine Ahab (father's brother;＝אחיאב NöZMG 1886, 172, Ἀχίαβος was a nephew of Herod; compare like name in Syriac, given ob maximum cum parte suo similitudinem, Bar Hebræus in EusebiusChronicles ii. 23 compare LCB1879, 1339. In many cases, however, the meaning of proper names compared with H251 אח is dubious, & perfect consistency, especially in comparison with compounds of אָב, seems impossible; compare remark below H22 אביאל and further WeSkizzen, iii. 1 f, DlPr. cap. vi) — אַחְאָב 1 Kings 16:28 +; וּכְאֶחָב Jeremiah 29:22 —
1. son of Omri, king of Israel. 1 Kings 16:28, 29; 1 Kings 18:1, 2, 3; 1 Kings 20:2, 13, 14 + 41 times 1 Kings, + 27 times 2 Kings, + 14 times 2 Chronicles; Micah 6:16.
2. false prophet, time of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 29:21, 22.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

16:28; 16:28; 16:29; 18:1; 18:2; 18:3; 20:2; 20:13; 20:14

Jeremiah

29:21; 29:22; 29:22

Micah

6:16

H256

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H256 matches the Hebrew אַחְאָב ('aḥ'āḇ),
which occurs 93 times in 81 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Ki 16:28–2Ki 8:25)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:28 - And Ambri slept with his fathers, and is buried in Samaria; and Achaab his son reigns in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:29 - In the second year of Josaphat king of Juda, Achaab son of Ambri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:30 - And Achaab did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and did more wickedly than all that were before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:33 - And Achaab made a grove; and Achaab did yet more abominably, to provoke the Lord God of Israel, and to sin against his own life so that he should be destroyed: he did evil above all the kings of Israel that were before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:1 - And Eliu the prophet, the Thesbite of Thesbæ of Galaad, said to Achaab, As the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, [fn]there shall not be these years dew nor rain, except by the [fn]word of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:1 - And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Eliu in the third year, saying, Go, and appear before Achaab, and I will bring rain upon the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:2 - And Eliu went to appear before Achaab: and the famine was severe in Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:3 - And Achaab called Abdiu the steward. Now Abdiu feared the Lord greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:5 - And Achaab said to Abdiu, Come, and let us go through the land, and to the fountains of water, and to the brooks, if by any means we may find grass, and may save the horses and mules, and so they will not perish from the tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:6 - And they made a division of the way between them to pass through it: Achaab went one way, and Abdiu went by another way alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:9 - And Abdiu said, What sin have I committed, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Achaab to slay me?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:12 - And it shall come to pass when I shall have departed from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee to a land which I know not, and I shall go in to tell the matter to Achaab, and he will not find thee and will slay me: yet thy servant fears the Lord from his youth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:16 - And Abdiu went to meet Achaab, and told him: and Achaab [fn]hasted forth, and went to meet Eliu.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:17 - And it came to pass when Achaab saw Eliu, that Achaab said to Eliu, Art thou he that perverts Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:20 - And Achaab sent to all Israel, and gathered all the prophets to mount Carmel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:41 - And Eliu said to Achaab, Go up, and eat and drink, for there is a sound of the [fn]coming of rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42 - And Achaab went up to eat and to drink; and Eliu went up to Carmel, and stooped to the ground, and put his face between his knees,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:44 - And the servant went again seven times: and it came to pass at the seventh time, that, behold, a little cloud like the sole of a man's foot [fn]brought water; and he said, Go up, and say to Achaab, Make ready thy chariot, and go down, lest the rain overtake thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:45 - And it came to pass in the meanwhile, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Achaab wept, and went to Jezrael.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46 - And the hand of the Lord was upon Eliu, and he girt up his loins, and ran before Achaab to Jezrael.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:1 - And Achaab told Jezabel his wife all that Eliu had done, and how he had slain the prophets with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:2 - (LXX 21:2) And he sent into the city to Achaab king of Israel, and said to him, Thus says the son of Ader,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:13 - (LXX 21:13) And, behold, a prophet came to Achaab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen this great multitude? behold, I give it this day into thine hands; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14 - (LXX 21:14) And Achaab said, Whereby? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, By the young men of the heads of the districts. And Achaab said, Who shall [fn]begin the battle? and he said, Thou.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:1 - (LXX 20:1) And Nabuthai the Jezraelite had a vineyard, near the threshingfloor of Achaab king of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2 - (LXX 20:2) And Achaab spoke to Nabuthai, saying, Give me thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near my house: and I will give thee another vineyard better than it; or if [fn]it please thee, I will give thee money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:3 - (LXX 20:3) And Nabuthai said to Achaab, My God forbid me that I should give thee the inheritance of my fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:4 - (LXX 20:4) And the spirit of Achaab was troubled, and he lay down upon his bed, and covered his face, and ate no bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:8 - (LXX 20:8) And she wrote a [fn]letter in the name of Achaab, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders, and to the [fn]freemen who dwelt with Nabuthai.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:15 - (LXX 20:15) And it came to pass, when Jezabel heard it, that she said to Achaab, Arise, [fn]take possession of the vineyard of Nabuthai the Jezraelite, who [fn]would not sell it to thee: for Nabuthai is not alive, for he is dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:16 - (LXX 20:16) And it came to pass, when Achaab heard that Nabuthai the Jezraelite was dead, that he rent his garments, and put on sackcloth. And it came to pass afterward, that Achaab arose and went down to the vineyard of Nabuthai the Jezraelite, [fn]to take possession of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:18 - (LXX 20:18) Arise, and go down to meet Achaab king of Israel, who is in Samaria, for he is in the vineyard of Nabuthai, for he has gone down thither to take possession of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20 - (LXX 20:20) And Achaab said to Eliu, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? and he said, I have found thee: because thou hast [fn]wickedly sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:21 - (LXX 20:21) behold, I bring [fn]evil upon thee: and I will kindle a fire after thee, and I will utterly destroy every male of Achaab, and him that is shut up and him that is left in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:24 - (LXX 20:24) Him that is dead of Achaab in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that is dead of him in the field shall the birds of the sky eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:25 - (LXX 20:25) But Achaab did wickedly, [fn]in that he sold himself to do that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his wife Jezabel led him astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:27 - (LXX 20:27) And because of the word, Achaab was pierced with sorrow [fn]before the Lord, and he both went weeping, and rent his garment, and girt sackcloth upon his body, and fasted; he put on sackcloth also in the day that he smote Nabuthai the Jezraelite, and went his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:29 - (LXX 20:29) Hast thou seen how Achaab has been pricked to the heart before me? I will not bring on the evil in his days, but in his son's days will I bring on the evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20 - And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, [fn]that he may go up and fall in Remmath Galaad? and one spoke one way, and another another way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:39 - And the rest of the acts of Achaab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities which he [fn]built, behold, are not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:40 - And Achaab slept with his fathers, and Ochozias his son reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:41 - And Josaphat the son of Asa reigned over Juda: in the fourth year of Achaab king of Israel [fn]began Josaphat to reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:51 - (LXX 22:52) And Ochozias son of Achaab reigned over Israel in Samaria: in the seventeenth year of Josaphat king of Juda, Ochozias son of Achaab reigned over Israel in Samaria two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:1 - And Moab [fn]rebelled against Israel after the death of Achaab.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:1 - And Joram the son of Achaab [fn]began to reign in Israel in the eighteenth year of Josaphat king of Juda, and he reigned twelve years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:5 - And it came to pass, after the death of Achaab, that the king of Moab [fn]rebelled against the king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:16 - In the fifth year [fn]of Joram son of Achaab king of Israel, and while Josaphat was king of Juda, Joram the son of Josaphat king of Juda [fn]began to reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:18 - And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Achaab; for the daughter of Achaab was his wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:25 - In the twelfth year [fn]of Joram son of Achaab king of Israel, Ochozias son of Joram [fn]began to reign.

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