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Definition of “Ahab”

Ahab (ˈeɪhæb Pronunciation for Ahab

Definitions

noun

  1. (Old Testament) the king of Israel from approximately 869 to 850 bc and husband of Jezebel: rebuked by Elijah (I Kings 16:29–22:40)

Example Sentences Including 'Ahab'

Ahab had Moby, the old man had his marlin but their struggles were nothing to my battle with the Bath Street prawn.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Ahab , Mrs Cromerty's cat, woke and stepped over Stan, stretched himself out and jumped onto my lap.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)
Ahab is sucked down, borne to horrible depths at a horrible speed.
Reeves, Robert Doubting Thomas
And does this make Ahab the villain of the piece, a demonic, malignant and damned soul, a fallen angel like Milton's Lucifer?
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2005)
He said I'd be like Capt. Ahab going after the whale in Moby Dick.
Ottawa Sun (2003)
The very mention of a few names -- Bligh, Cook, Ahab , Kidd, Morgan and Hornblower -- there's legend for you.
Admiral Sandy Woodward, With Patrick Robinson ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)
When he turned towards the door, Ahab made like a posse and disappeared in a cloud of dust.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)

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