ʔḫ / Semitic roots

1. Ahab, from Hebrew ʔaḥʔāb, father's brother, from ʔaḥ, irregular bound form of ʔāḥ, brother (ʔāb, father; see ʔb).

2. Sennacherib, from Akkadian Sîn-aḫḫī-erība, Sin has replaced the (lost) brothers for me, from aḫḫī, oblique plural of aḫu, brother (erība, he has replaced for me; see rʔb).

3. Esarhaddon, from Akkadian Aššur-aḫa-iddin, Ashur has given a brother, from aḫa, accusative of aḫu (see above; iddin, has given; see ntn).