Meanings
proper nounAhab (countable and uncountable, plural Ahabs)
plural Ahabs · alternative Achab
- countableuncountableA king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible.
- countableuncountableA male given name from Hebrew, very rarely used.
Origin
- Hebrewאַחְאָב“uncle”
- Ancient GreekἈχαάβ
- LatinAchab
- Middle EnglishAchab
- EnglishAhab
From Middle English Achab, from Latin Achab, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαάβ (Akhaáb), from Hebrew אַחְאָב (ʼAḥʼāḇ, “uncle”); from אַח (ʼaḥ, “brother”) + אָב (ʼāḇ, “father”). Attested in Akkadian as 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍 (Aḫabbu).
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Ancient Greek Ἀχαάβ
- Ἀχαάβ (Akhaáb)biblical king of Israel
Arabic آخَاب
- آخَاب (ʔāḵāb)biblical king of Israel
Chinese Mandarin 亞哈 /亚哈
- 亞哈 /亚哈 (Yàhā)biblical king of Israel
Dutch Achab
- Achabbiblical king of Israel
Esperanto Aĥabo
- Aĥabobiblical king of Israel
French Achab
- Achabbiblical king of Israel
German Ahab
- Ahabbiblical king of Israel
Hebrew אַחְאָב
- אַחְאָב (Ach'av)biblical king of Israel
Hindi अहाब
- अहाब (ahāb)biblical king of Israel
Irish Acháb
- Achábbiblical king of Israel
Japanese アハブ
- アハブ (ahabu)biblical king of Israel
Latin Achābus
- Achābusbiblical king of Israel
Portuguese Acabe, Acab
- Acabebiblical king of Israel
- Acabbiblical king of Israel
Russian Аха́в
- Аха́в (Axáv)biblical king of Israel
Swedish Ahab
- Ahabbiblical king of Israel
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Cite this entry
APA
Ahab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ahab
MLA
“Ahab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ahab. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ahab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ahab.
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