אַחְאָב
ach.av
Ahab
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredAhab (חַאב) is a proper name in the Hebrew language, occurring only twice in the Bible. As a personal name, Ahab refers to an individual or a specific person. Its significance lies in its identification as a unique entity, rather than a concept or a characteristic. The limited occurrences in the Bible suggest that Ahab was likely an important figure, possibly a prominent individual or leader. However, without more information, it is difficult to infer Ahab's specific role or significance beyond being a specific person named. The lack of further contextual clues means that Ahab remains a distinct individual within the narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in my name: “Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he will kill them before your eyes.
Jeremiah 29:22A curse will be taken up about them by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, ‘Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;’