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 · נֶאֱחַ֥זThen Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.Genesis 25:26 · אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.Genesis 34:10 · וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּYou may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”Genesis 47:27 · וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּNow the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.Exodus 4:4 · וֶאֱחֹ֖ז“Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand.Exodus 15:14 · אָחַ֔זThe nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.Exodus 15:15 · יֹֽאחֲזֵ֖מוֹThen the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,Numbers 31:30 · אָחֻ֣זFrom the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”Numbers 31:47 · הָֽאָחֻז֙From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.Numbers 32:30 · וְנֹֽאחֲז֥וּBut if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”Deuteronomy 32:41 · וְתֹאחֵ֥זwhen I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.Joshua 22:9 · נֹֽאחֲזוּ־So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.Joshua 22:19 · וְהֵאָחֲז֖וּIf indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.Judges 1:6 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּAs Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.Judges 12:6 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּthey told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.Judges 16:3 · וַיֶּאֱחֹ֞זBut Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.Judges 16:21 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּThen the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.Judges 20:6 · וָֽאֹחֵ֤זThen I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.Ruth 3:15 · וְאֶֽחֳזִי־ · וַתֹּ֣אחֶזAnd he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured in six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then he went into the city.2 Samuel 1:9 · אֲחָזַ֖נִיThen he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’2 Samuel 2:21 · וֶאֱחֹ֣זSo Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.2 Samuel 4:10 · וָאֹחֲזָ֣הwhen someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!2 Samuel 6:6 · וַיֹּ֣אחֶזWhen they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.2 Samuel 20:9 · וַתֹּ֜חֶז“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.1 Kings 1:51 · אָחַ֞זIt was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”1 Kings 6:6 · אֲחֹ֥זThe bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.1 Kings 6:10 · וַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זHe built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.1 Chronicles 13:9 · לֶאֱחֹז֙When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.1 Chronicles 24:6 · אָחֻז֙ · וְאָחֻ֥ז׀ · אָחֻ֖זThe scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.2 Chronicles 9:18 · מָאֳחָזִ֔יםThe throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.2 Chronicles 25:5 · אֹחֵ֖זThen Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.Nehemiah 7:3 · וֶאֱחֹ֑זוּAnd I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”Esther 1:6 · אָחוּז֙Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.Job 16:12 · וְאָחַ֣זI was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;Job 17:9 · וְיֹאחֵ֣זYet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.Job 18:9 · יֹאחֵ֣זA trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.Job 18:20 · אָ֣חֲזוּThose in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.Job 21:6 · וְאָחַ֥זWhen I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.Job 23:11 · אָחֲזָ֣הMy feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.Job 26:9 · מְאַחֵ֥זHe covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.Job 30:16 · יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִיAnd now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.Job 38:13 · לֶ֭אֱחֹזthat it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?Psalm 48:6 · אֲחָזָ֣תַםTrembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.Psalm 73:23 · אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּYet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.Psalm 77:4 · אָ֭חַזְתָּYou have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.Psalm 119:53 · אֲ֭חָזַתְנִיRage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.Psalm 137:9 · שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓זBlessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.Psalm 139:10 · וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִיeven there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.Ecclesiastes 2:3 · וְלֶאֱחֹ֣זI sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.Ecclesiastes 7:18 · תֶּאֱחֹ֣זIt is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.Ecclesiastes 9:12 · שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ · הָאֲחֻז֖וֹתFor surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.Song of Solomon 2:15 · אֶֽחֱזוּ־Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom.Song of Solomon 3:4 · אֲחַזְתִּיו֙I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.Song of Solomon 3:8 · אֲחֻ֣זֵיAll are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.Song of Solomon 7:8 · אֹֽחֲזָ֖הI said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,Isaiah 5:29 · וְיֹאחֵ֣זTheir roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it.Isaiah 13:8 · יֹֽאחֵז֔וּןTerror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.Isaiah 21:3 · אֲחָז֔וּנִיTherefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.Isaiah 33:14 · אָחֲזָ֥הThe sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”Jeremiah 13:21 · יֹאחֱז֔וּךְWhat will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?Jeremiah 49:24 · אֲחָזַ֖תָּהDamascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.