1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened
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H270 — אָחַז
a.chaz · to grasp · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 22:13 · נֶאֱחַ֥זAnd Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.Genesis 25:26 · אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.Genesis 34:10 · וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּAnd ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.Genesis 47:27 · וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּAnd Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.Exodus 4:4 · וֶאֱחֹ֖זAnd Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand);Exodus 15:14 · אָחַ֔זThe peoples have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.Exodus 15:15 · יֹֽאחֲזֵ֖מוֹThen were the chiefs of Edom dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them: All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.Numbers 31:30 · אָחֻ֣זAnd of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.Numbers 31:47 · הָֽאָחֻז֙even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.Numbers 32:30 · וְנֹֽאחֲז֥וּbut if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.Deuteronomy 32:41 · וְתֹאחֵ֥זIf I whet my glittering sword, And my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.Joshua 22:9 · נֹֽאחֲזוּ־And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.Joshua 22:19 · וְהֵאָחֲז֖וּHowbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, wherein Jehovah’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against Jehovah, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.Judges 1:6 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּBut Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.Judges 12:6 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּthen said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.Judges 16:3 · וַיֶּאֱחֹ֞זAnd Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.Judges 16:21 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּAnd the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.Judges 20:6 · וָֽאֹחֵ֤זAnd I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.Ruth 3:15 · וְאֶֽחֳזִי־ · וַתֹּ֣אחֶזAnd he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it; and she held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; and he went into the city.2 Samuel 1:9 · אֲחָזַ֖נִיAnd he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.2 Samuel 2:21 · וֶאֱחֹ֣זAnd Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.2 Samuel 4:10 · וָאֹחֲזָ֣הwhen one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings.2 Samuel 6:6 · וַיֹּ֣אחֶזAnd when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled.2 Samuel 20:9 · וַתֹּ֜חֶזAnd Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.1 Kings 1:51 · אָחַ֞זAnd it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon; for, lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me first that he will not slay his servant with the sword.1 Kings 6:6 · אֲחֹ֥זThe nethermost story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house round about, that the beams should not have hold in the walls of the house.1 Kings 6:10 · וַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זAnd he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.1 Chronicles 13:9 · לֶאֱחֹז֙And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.1 Chronicles 24:6 · אָחֻז֙ · וְאָחֻ֥ז׀ · אָחֻ֖זAnd Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.2 Chronicles 9:18 · מָאֳחָזִ֔יםAnd there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.2 Chronicles 25:5 · אֹחֵ֖זMoreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers’ houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.Nehemiah 7:3 · וֶאֱחֹ֑זוּAnd I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand on guard, let them shut the doors, and bar ye them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.Esther 1:6 · אָחוּז֙There were hangings of white cloth, of green, and of blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.Job 16:12 · וְאָחַ֣זI was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.Job 17:9 · וְיֹאחֵ֣זYet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.Job 18:9 · יֹאחֵ֣זA gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.Job 18:20 · אָ֣חֲזוּThey that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before were affrighted.Job 21:6 · וְאָחַ֥זEven when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.Job 23:11 · אָחֲזָ֣הMy foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.Job 26:9 · מְאַחֵ֥זHe incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.Job 30:16 · יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִיAnd now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.Job 38:13 · לֶ֭אֱחֹזThat it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?Psalm 48:6 · אֲחָזָ֣תַםTrembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.Psalm 73:23 · אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּNevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.Psalm 77:4 · אָ֭חַזְתָּThou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.Psalm 119:53 · אֲ֭חָזַתְנִיHot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.Psalm 137:9 · שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓זHappy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.Psalm 139:10 · וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִיEven there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.Ecclesiastes 2:3 · וְלֶאֱחֹ֣זI searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.Ecclesiastes 7:18 · תֶּאֱחֹ֣זIt is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.Ecclesiastes 9:12 · שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ · הָאֲחֻז֖וֹתFor man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.Song of Solomon 2:15 · אֶֽחֱזוּ־Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.Song of Solomon 3:4 · אֲחַזְתִּיו֙It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.Song of Solomon 3:8 · אֲחֻ֣זֵיThey all handle the sword, and are expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night.Song of Solomon 7:8 · אֹֽחֲזָ֖הI said, I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy breath like apples,Isaiah 5:29 · וְיֹאחֵ֣זtheir roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.Isaiah 13:8 · יֹֽאחֵז֔וּןand they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame.Isaiah 21:3 · אֲחָז֔וּנִיTherefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.Isaiah 33:14 · אָחֲזָ֥הThe sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?Jeremiah 13:21 · יֹאחֱז֔וּךְWhat wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail?Jeremiah 49:24 · אֲחָזַ֖תָּהDamascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail.