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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 Omri lieth with his fathers, and is buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigneth in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:29 - And Ahab son of Omri hath reigned over Israel in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab son of Omri reigneth over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:30 - and Ahab son of Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah above all who are before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:33 - and Ahab maketh the shrine, and Ahab addeth to do so as to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, above all the kings of Israel who have been before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:1 - And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:1 - And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, 'Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:2 - and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:3 - and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who is over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:5 - and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, 'Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:6 - And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:9 - And he saith, 'What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab -- to put me to death?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:12 - and it hath been, I go from thee, and the Spirit of Jehovah doth lift thee up, whither I know not, and I have come to declare to Ahab, and he doth not find thee, and he hath slain me; and thy servant is fearing Jehovah from my youth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:16 - And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth it to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:17 - and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, 'Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:20 - And Ahab sendeth among all the sons of Israel, and gathereth the prophets unto the mount of Carmel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:41 - And Elijah saith to Ahab, 'Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42 - And Ahab goeth up to eat, and to drink, and Elijah hath gone up unto the top of Carmel, and he stretcheth himself out on the earth, and he placeth his face between his knees,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:44 - And it cometh to pass, at the seventh, that he saith, 'Lo, a little thickness as the palm of a man is coming up out of the sea.' And he saith, 'Go up, say unto Ahab, 'Bind -- and go down, and the shower doth not restrain thee.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:45 - And it cometh to pass, in the meantime, that the heavens have become black -- thick clouds and wind -- and the shower is great; and Ahab rideth, and goeth to Jezreel,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46 - and the hand of Jehovah hath been on Elijah, and he girdeth up his loins, and runneth before Ahab, till thine entering Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:1 - And Ahab declareth to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all the prophets by the sword,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:2 - and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:13 - And lo, a certain prophet hath come nigh unto Ahab king of Israel, and saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, 'Hast thou seen all this great multitude? lo, I am giving it into thy hand to-day, and thou hast known that I am Jehovah.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14 - And Ahab saith, 'By whom?' and he saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, By the young men of the heads of the provinces;' and he saith, 'Who doth direct the battle?' and he saith, 'Thou.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:1 - And it cometh to pass, after these things, a vineyard hath been to Naboth the Jezreelite, that is in Jezreel, near the palace of Ahab king of Samaria,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2 - and Ahab speaketh unto Naboth, saying, 'Give to me thy vineyard, and it is to me for a garden of green herbs, for it is near by my house, and I give to thee in its stead a better vineyard than it; if good in thine eyes, I give to thee silver -- its price.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:3 - And Naboth saith unto Ahab, 'Far be it from me, by Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to thee;'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:4 - and Ahab cometh in unto his house, sulky and wroth, because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite hath spoken unto him when he saith, 'I do not give to thee the inheritance of my fathers,' and he lieth down on his bed, and turneth round his face, and hath not eaten bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:8 - And she writeth letters in the name of Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth the letters unto the elders, and unto the freemen, who are in his city, those dwelling with Naboth,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:15 - And it cometh to pass, at Jezebel's hearing that Naboth hath been stoned, and is dead, that Jezebel saith unto Ahab, 'Rise, possess the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, that he refused to give to thee for money, for Naboth is not alive but dead.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:16 - And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing that Naboth is dead, that Ahab riseth to go down unto the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to possess it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:18 - 'Rise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria, -- lo, in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he hath gone down to possess it,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20 - And Ahab saith unto Elijah, 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, 'I have found -- because of thy selling thyself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:21 - lo, I am bringing in unto thee evil, and have taken away thy posterity, and cut off to Ahab those sitting on the wall, and restrained, and left, in Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:24 - him who dieth of Ahab in a city do the dogs eat, and him who dieth in a field do fowl of the heavens eat;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:25 - surely there hath none been like Ahab, who sold himself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife hath moved,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:27 - And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing these words, that he rendeth his garments, and putteth sackcloth on his flesh, and fasteth, and lieth in sackcloth, and goeth gently.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:29 - 'Hast thou seen that Ahab hath been humbled before Me? because that he hath been humbled before Me, I bring not in the evil in his days; in the days of his son I bring in the evil on his house.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20 - and Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? and this one saith thus, and that one is saying thus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:39 - And the rest of the matters of Ahab, and all that he did, and the house of ivory that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:40 - And Ahab lieth with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigneth in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:41 - And Jehoshaphat son of Asa hath reigned over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:49 - Then said Ahaziah son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, 'Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships;' and Jehoshaphat was not willing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:51 - Ahaziah son of Ahab hath reigned over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigneth over Israel two years,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:1 - And Moab transgresseth against Israel after the death of Ahab,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:1 - And Jehoram son of Ahab hath reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigneth twelve years,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:5 - and it cometh to pass at the death of Ahab, that the king of Moab transgresseth against the king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:16 - And in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel -- and Jehoshaphat is king of Judah -- hath Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah reigned;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:18 - And he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:25 - In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel reigned hath Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah;

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