אַחְאָ֔ב
𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁
ʼAchʼâb
of Ahab
A proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, most notably referring to Ahab, king of the northern kingdom of Israel (son of Omri), and to a later figure in Babylon. The name likely means 'the (divine/brotherly) kinship of the father' or 'my father is a brother,' though precise nuance is debated. The semantic range belongs to personal name usage, not a noun with lexical senses.
1 Kings 21:1 · Word #13
Lexicon H256
| Lemma | אַחְאָב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼAchʼâb |
| Strong's | H256 |
| Definition | A proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, most notably referring to Ahab, king of the northern kingdom of Israel (son of Omri), and to a later figure in Babylon. The name likely means 'the (divine/brotherly) kinship of the father' or 'my father is a brother,' though precise nuance is debated. The semantic range belongs to personal name usage, not a noun with lexical senses. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Ahab |
SIBI-P1 Translation H256-01
Brother-of-a-Father
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular personal name (HNp); no pronominal suffix; compound of two kinship nouns. |
| Rendering Rationale | This form is a masculine singular proper name built from the roots for "brother" (אח) and "father" (אב). Rendering it as "Brother-of-a-Father" preserves the compound kinship structure embedded in the name while reflecting its root-based meaning without adding contextual interpretation. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
ʼAchʼâb
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Brother-of-a-Father |
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