What does akh mean?
Akh means In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.
Akh
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɑːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Akh is a noun meaning In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.
Meaning
In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.
More Meanings
- (Islam, MLE, MTE, slang) Brother; a close male friend or associate.
Example Sentences
The akh would later become the state achieved when the ba and ka are rejoined.
If a person’s ka and ba were not reunited and akh failed to develop, then everlasting life would not occur.
After spending the night asleep in their tombs, the akhs would wake each morning at sunrise and “come forth from the necropolis” to enjoy an ideal life, free from the cares of physical existence.
Their abode is heaven; and the Akh, by contrast with the Ba, does not retain any relation to the body.… It is a deceased, a transcendent being, without earthly or material ties; and, as such, it is the most spiritualized of the various concepts of the dead.
Word Forms
- akhs
- akhi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ankh, apal, asshur, assur, cam, chu.
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How do you use akh in a sentence?
The akh would later become the state achieved when the ba and ka are rejoined.
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