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View Name: Ahab


AHAB
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: אַחְאָב (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: AY-hab (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "uncle", from Hebrew אָח ('ach) "brother" and אֲב ('av) "father". This was the name of a king of Israel in the Old Testament, the husband of Jezebel. This name was later used by Herman Melville in his novel 'Moby-Dick' (1851).
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