Strong H2562 sensesאַחְאָב

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H256

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H256 appears in 81 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. Wicked king of Israel; husband of JezebelH256G79 verses · 4 books
2. False prophet during the Babylonian exileH256H2 verses · Jeremiah

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• ahab76
• pass4
• s2
• begin1
• none1
• thou1

First verses

1. 1 Kings 16:28
   So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
2. 1 Kings 16:29
   And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
3. 1 Kings 16:30
   And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
4. 1 Kings 16:33
   And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
5. 1 Kings 17:1
   And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
6. 1 Kings 18:1
   And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
7. 1 Kings 18:2
   And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
8. 1 Kings 18:3
   And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:
9. 1 Kings 18:5
   And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
10. 1 Kings 18:6
    So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
11. 1 Kings 18:9
    And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
12. 1 Kings 18:12
    And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.
13. 1 Kings 18:16
    So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
14. 1 Kings 18:17
    And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
15. 1 Kings 18:20
    So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
16. 1 Kings 18:41
    And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
17. 1 Kings 18:42
    So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
18. 1 Kings 18:44
    And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
19. 1 Kings 18:45
    And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
20. 1 Kings 18:46
    And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.