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Where does “Ahab” come from?

Ahab comes from Middle English Achab, from Latin Achab, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαάβ, from Hebrew אַחְאָב.

Ancestry of “Ahab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAchabAhab
2LatinAchab—
3Ancient GreekἈχαάβ—
4Hebrewאַחְאָבuncle

Words derived from “Ahab”

  • Ahabian
Every word from Hebrew אַחְאָב →