Hebrew · H270

אָחַז

To seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)

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אָחַזH270

What does אָחַז mean in the Bible?

אָחַז is a Hebrew word meaning "to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אָחַז mean in the Bible?

אָחַז is a Hebrew word meaning "to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)".

How does the BSB render H270?

The BSB source-word alignment has 68 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), and took hold (2), caught (2), seized him (2), and acquire your own property (1).

Where does אָחַז appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 22:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (9), Psalms (7), 2 Samuel (5), Judges (5).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

. . .3×Numbers 31:30, 1 Chronicles 24:6, Job 18:20

and took hold2×2 Samuel 6:6, 1 Chronicles 13:9

caught2×Genesis 22:13, Ecclesiastes 9:12

seized him2×Judges 1:6, Judges 16:21

and acquire your own property1×Genesis 34:10

and attached1×1 Kings 6:10

and grab it1×Exodus 4:4

and he has taken hold1×1 Kings 1:51

and hold1×Ruth 3:15

and securely fastened1×Nehemiah 7:3

and seize1×Isaiah 5:29

and take possession1×Joshua 22:19

and then one1×1 Chronicles 24:6

and to embrace1×Ecclesiastes 2:3

are skilled1×Song Of Solomon 3:8

bearing1×2 Chronicles 25:5

being taken1×1 Chronicles 24:6

Catch1×Song Of Solomon 2:15

grabbed1×2 Samuel 20:9

grasping1×Genesis 25:26

grasps it1×Deuteronomy 32:41

grip me1×Job 30:16

grip you1×Jeremiah 13:21

grips1×Isaiah 33:14

grips me1×Isaiah 21:3

has seized me1×2 Samuel 1:9

has taken hold of me1×Psalms 119:53

have followed1×Job 23:11

have seized her1×Jeremiah 49:24

He covers1×Job 26:9

He seized me1×Job 16:12

he who seizes1×Psalms 137:9

holds1×Job 17:9

I held him1×Song Of Solomon 3:4

I seized1×2 Samuel 4:10

I will take hold1×Song Of Solomon 7:8

seize1×2 Samuel 2:21

seized1×Psalms 56:1

seized them1×Psalms 48:6

seizes1×Job 18:9

so that the supports1×Ezekiel 41:6

supports1×Ezekiel 41:6

takes hold1×Job 21:6

that it might spread1×Job 38:13

Then I took1×Judges 20:6

then they must accept their possession1×Numbers 32:30

They acquired property1×Genesis 47:27

they had acquired1×Joshua 22:9

they seized1×Judges 12:6

to grasp1×Ecclesiastes 7:18

took1×Numbers 31:47

took hold1×Judges 16:3

trapped1×Ecclesiastes 9:12

was attached to it1×2 Chronicles 9:18

were fastened1×Esther 1:6

When she [did so]1×Ruth 3:15

will grip1×Exodus 15:14

will hold me fast1×Psalms 139:10

will seize1×Exodus 15:15

will seize them1×Isaiah 13:8

would be inserted1×1 Kings 6:6

You have kept1×Psalms 77:4

You hold1×Psalms 73:23

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 22:13נֶאֱחַ֥זtocaughtVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 25:26אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙tograspingVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Genesis 34:10וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּtoand acquire your own propertyConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural Genesis 47:27וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּtoThey acquired propertyConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 4:4וֶאֱחֹ֖זtoand grab itConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Exodus 15:14אָחַ֔זtowill gripVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 15:15יֹֽאחֲזֵ֖מוֹtowill seizeVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Numbers 31:30אָחֻ֣זto. . .Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Numbers 31:47הָֽאָחֻז֙totookArticle | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Numbers 32:30וְנֹֽאחֲז֥וּtothen they must accept their possessionConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 22:13

Aligned rows68

Books represented20

Genesis4Exodus3Numbers3Deuteronomy1Joshua2Judges5Ruth22 Samuel51 Kings31 Chronicles42 Chronicles2Nehemiah1Esther1Job9Psalms7Ecclesiastes4Song Of Solomon4Isaiah4Jeremiah2Ezekiel2

Source forms

וְיֹאחֵ֣ז2xwə·yō·ḥêzJob 17:9, Isaiah 5:29

וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ2xway·yō·ḥă·zūJudges 1:6, Judges 12:6

אָחוּז֙1x’ā·ḥūzEsther 1:6

אֲחוּזִ֑ים1x’ă·ḥū·zîmEzekiel 41:6

אֲחוּזִ֖ים1x’ă·ḥū·zîmEzekiel 41:6

אֲחֹ֥ז1x’ă·ḥōz1 Kings 6:6

אָחַ֔ז1x’ā·ḥazExodus 15:14

אָחַ֞ז1x’ā·ḥaz1 Kings 1:51

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular4xNumbers 31:30, 1 Chronicles 24:6, Esther 1:6

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular3xJudges 16:3, 2 Samuel 6:6, 1 Kings 6:10

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural2xGenesis 34:10, Joshua 22:19

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular2xJob 17:9, Isaiah 5:29

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular2xJob 16:12, Job 21:6

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular2xRuth 3:15, 2 Samuel 20:9

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2xJudges 1:6, Judges 12:6

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular2xExodus 4:4, 2 Samuel 2:21

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אָחַז

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