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H256

אַחְאָב

ʼAchʼâb [akh-awb'] Noun
Core meaningAchab

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H256

Achab , the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon

KJV usage: Ahab.
Etymology: once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22); from 251 and 1 ; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

Achab. Usage: Ahab. Ahab.

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