/ Dictionary / Index A Ahab: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: A•hab Pronunciation: (ā'hab), [key] — n. a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22. captain of the ship Pequod and tragic hero of Melville's Moby Dick, obsessed with the pursuit of the white whale. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ahab (Thesaurus) aha Ahad Haam Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lunar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language