Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ey-hab]
- /ˈeɪ hæb/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ey-hab]
- /ˈeɪ hæb/
Definitions of ahab word
- noun ahab the king of Israel from approximately 869 to 850 bc and husband of Jezebel: rebuked by Elijah (I Kings 16:29–22:40) 3
- noun ahab a wicked king of Israel of the 9th cent. b.c.: husband of Jezebel: 1 Kings 16:29-22:40 3
- noun ahab a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22. 1
- noun ahab captain of the ship Pequod and tragic hero of Melville's Moby Dick, obsessed with the pursuit of the white whale. 1
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Parts of speech for Ahab
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ahab popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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