Ahab

English Alternative forms en Achab perhaps dated Etymology From en enm Achab, from en la Achab, from en grc Ἀχαάβ, from en he אַחְאָב ʼAḥʼāḇ uncle; from he אַח ʼaḥ brother + he אָב ʼāḇ father. Attested in Akkadian as akk 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍 Aḫabbu. Pronunciation en /ˈeɪˌhæb/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ahab.wav Southern England Proper noun ~ A king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible. en male Hebrew, very rarely used. Quotations Oh! he ain’t Captain Bildad; no, and he ain’t Captain Peleg; he’s Ahab, boy; and Ahab of old, thou knowest, was a crowned king!""And a very vile one. When that wicked king was slain, the dogs, did they not lick his blood?""Come hither to me—hither, hither," said Peleg, with a significance in his eye that almost startled me. "Look ye, lad; never say that on board the Pequod. Never say it anywhere. Captain Ahab did not name himself .'Twas a foolish, ignorant whim of his crazy, widowed mother, who died when he was only a twelvemonth old. And yet the old squaw Tistig, at Gayhead, said that the name would somehow prove prophetic. Derived terms en Ahabian Captain Ahab Translations biblical king of Israel Akkadian: akk 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍 Aḫâbbu Arabic: ar آخَاب m Cherokee: chr ᎡᎮᏈ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 亞哈 Yàhā Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Ahaɓu Dutch: nl Achab Esperanto: eo Aĥabo French: fr Achab German: de Ahab Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ἀχαάβ m Hebrew: he אַחְאָב Ach'av Hindi: hi अहाब m Irish: ga Acháb m Japanese: ja アハブ ahabu Latin: la Achābus m Middle English: enm Achab Portuguese: pt Acabe m, pt Acab m Russian: ru Аха́в Swedish: sv Ahab Anagrams en aabh AABH Abha Baha Baha' Bahá' en Biblical characters Moby-Dick