# Ahab

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪˌhæb/ · frequency rank #41,986

## Definitions
1. A king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible.
2. A male given name from Hebrew, very rarely used.

## Etymology
From Middle English Achab, from Latin Achab, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαάβ (Akhaáb), from Hebrew אַחְאָב (ʼAḥʼāḇ, “uncle”); from אַח (ʼaḥ, “brother”) + אָב (ʼāḇ, “father”). Attested in Akkadian as 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍 (Aḫabbu).

## Easily confused with
- **AKA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-aka)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ana)
- **ahh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ahh)
- **ala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ala)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ava)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ama)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-asa)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-apa)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ara)
- **Ahl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ahl)
- **Ahn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ahn)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-ata)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-awa)
- **alb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-alb)
- **arb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-arb)
- **amb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-amb)
- **away** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-away)
- **Alan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-alan)
- **Arab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahab-vs-arab)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aahb`, `ahabb`, `ahba`, `ahhab`, `haab`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ahab