Ahab

[ey-hab]

noun

1. Bible.,  a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. null Achab

2. Literature.,  the captain of the ship Pequod and tragic hero of Melville's Moby Dick, obsessed with the pursuit of the white whale.

Ahab

/ ˈeɪhæb /

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ahab¹

From Hebrew Aḥʾābh, probably “father's brother”

Example Sentences

He was a favorite punching bag of the mainstream media, a slovenly suburban Ahab doomed to fail.

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Stevens has had a successful music career, cutting his first top 10 pop hit, “Ahab the Arab,” in 1962.

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Plagued with leaks and buffeted by scandals, this "infidel" Ahab has become anxious, ornery and isolated as President Donald Trump's second term enters its third month.

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Okay, he’s going to make Melville’s Captain Ahab look like Barry Allen?

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To my relief, the directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, working with the screenwriter Julia Cox, trace Diana’s mythic roots not just to the naiads, but to zealots like Captain Ahab.

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