אָחַזʼâchaz
grasp, take hold, take possession
Pronunciation: aw-khaz' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H270
Meanings
Qal: grasp, take hold of (Exodus 15:14; Job 23:11; Isaiah 33:14)
Niph`al: be caught, have possessions (Joshua 22:9; Numbers 32:30; Genesis 47:27)
Pi`el: enclose, overlay (Job 26:9)
Hoph`al: fastened to (2 Chronicles 9:18)
Same root
- אָחָזʼÂchâz · H271Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
- אֲחֻזָּהʼăchuzzâh · H272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
- אַחְזַיʼAchzay · H273Achzai, an Israelite
- אֲחַזְיָהʼĂchazyâh · H274Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king
- אֲחֻזָּםʼĂchuzzâm · H275Achuzzam, an Israelite
- יְהוֹאָחָזYᵉhôwʼâchâz · H3059Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites
Where it appears
Appears 68 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 22:13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
- Genesis 25:26 Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
- Genesis 34:10 And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to buy property in the area.”
- Genesis 47:27 Meanwhile, the people of Israel settled in the region of Goshen in Egypt. There they acquired property, and they were fruitful, and their population grew rapidly.
- Exodus 4:4 Then the Lord told him, “Reach out and grab its tail.” So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a shepherd’s staff in his hand.
- Exodus 15:14 The peoples hear and tremble; anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
See every passage
- Genesis 22:13, 25:26, 34:10, 47:27
- Exodus 4:4, 15:14, 15:15
- Numbers 31:30, 31:47, 32:30
- Deuteronomy 32:41
- Joshua 22:9, 22:19
- Judges 1:6, 12:6, 16:3, 16:21, 20:6
- Ruth 3:15
- 2 Samuel 1:9, 2:21, 4:10, 6:6, 20:9
- 1 Kings 1:51, 6:6, 6:10
- 1 Chronicles 13:9, 24:6
- 2 Chronicles 9:18, 25:5
- Nehemiah 7:3
- Esther 1:6
- Job 16:12, 17:9, 18:9, 18:20, 21:6, 23:11, 26:9, 30:16, 38:13
- Psalms 48:6, 56:0, 73:23, 77:4, 119:53, 137:9, 139:10
- Ecclesiastes 2:3, 7:18, 9:12
- Song of Solomon 2:15, 3:4, 3:8, 7:8
- Isaiah 5:29, 13:8, 21:3, 33:14
- Jeremiah 13:21, 49:24
- Ezekiel 41:6
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).