Bíblico · Masculino
AHAB
“uncle, from Hebreo אָח (ach) brother and אֲב (av) father. This was the name of a king of Israel, the husband of Jezebel, as told in the Old Testament. He was admonished by Elijah for his sinful behaviour. This name was later used by Herman Melville i...”
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Significado
uncle, from Hebreo אָח (ach) brother and אֲב (av) father. This was the name of a king of Israel, the husband of Jezebel, as told in the Old Testament. He was admonished by Elijah for his sinful behaviour. This name was later used by Herman Melville in his novel Moby-Dick (1851), where it belongs to a sea captain obsessively hunting for a white whale.
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Origen cultural
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Pronunciación
“AY-hab (English)”
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Variantes en otros idiomas
4 idiomasGriego BíblicoAchaab
Hebreo Bíblico'Ach'av
Latín BíblicoAchab, Ahab
BíblicoAhab
Fuente: Behind the Name · Datos etimológicos verificados