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 lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns; and Abraham goeth, and taketh the ram, and causeth it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;Genesis 25:26 · אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau’s heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac is a son of sixty years in her bearing them.Genesis 34:10 · וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּand with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade in it, and have possessions in it.’Genesis 47:27 · וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּAnd Israel dwelleth in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they have possession in it, and are fruitful, and multiply exceedingly;Exodus 4:4 · וֶאֱחֹ֖זAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tail of it;’ and he putteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in his hand—Exodus 15:14 · אָחַ֔זPeoples have heard, they are troubled; Pain hath seized inhabitants of Philistia.Exodus 15:15 · יֹֽאחֲזֵ֖מוֹThen have chiefs of Edom been troubled: Mighty ones of Moab—Trembling doth seize them! Melted have all inhabitants of Canaan!Numbers 31:30 · אָחֻ֣ז‘And from the sons of Israel’s half thou dost take one possession out of fifty, of man, of the herd, of the asses, and of the flock, of all the cattle, and thou hast given them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.’Numbers 31:47 · הָֽאָחֻז֙Moses taketh from the sons of Israel’s half the one possession from the fifty, of man and of beast, and giveth them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.Numbers 32:30 · וְנֹֽאחֲז֥וּand if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.’Deuteronomy 32:41 · וְתֹאחֵ֥זIf I have sharpened the brightness of My sword, And My hand doth lay hold on judgment, I turn back vengeance to Mine adversaries, And to those hating Me—I repay!Joshua 22:9 · נֹֽאחֲזוּ־And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, turn back and go from the sons of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, unto the land of their possession, in which they have possession, according to the command of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses;Joshua 22:19 · וְהֵאָחֲז֖וּ‘And surely, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over for you unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, where the tabernacle of Jehovah hath tabernacled, and have possession in our midst; and against Jehovah rebel not, and against us rebel not, by your building for you an altar, besides the altar of Jehovah our God.Judges 1:6 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּAnd Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,Judges 12:6 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּthat they say to him, ‘Say, I pray thee, Shibboleth;’ and he saith, ‘Sibboleth,’ and is not prepared to speak right—and they seize him, and slaughter him at the passages of the Jordan, and there fall at that time, of Ephraim, forty and two chiefs.Judges 16:3 · וַיֶּאֱחֹ֞זAnd Samson lieth down till the middle of the night, and riseth in the middle of the night, and layeth hold on the doors of the gate of the city, and on the two side posts, and removeth them with the bar, and putteth on his shoulders, and taketh them up unto the top of the hill, which is on the front of Hebron.Judges 16:21 · וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּAnd the Philistines seize him, and pick out his eyes, and bring him down to Gaza, and bind him with two brazen fetters; and he is grinding in the prison-house.Judges 20:6 · וָֽאֹחֵ֤זand I lay hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and send her into all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have done wickedness and folly in Israel;Ruth 3:15 · וְאֶֽחֳזִי־ · וַתֹּ֣אחֶזAnd he saith, ‘Give the covering which is on thee, and keep hold on it;’ and she keepeth hold on it, and he measureth six measures of barley, and layeth it on her; and he goeth into the city.2 Samuel 1:9 · אֲחָזַ֖נִיAnd he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul is still in me.2 Samuel 2:21 · וֶאֱחֹ֣זAnd Abner saith to him, ‘Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and seize for thee one of the youths, and take to thee his armour;’ and Asahel hath not been willing to turn aside from after him.2 Samuel 4:10 · וָאֹחֲזָ֣הwhen one is declaring to me, saying, Lo, Saul is dead, and he was as a bearer of tidings in his own eyes, then I take hold on him, and slay him in Ziklag, instead of my giving to him for the tidings.2 Samuel 6:6 · וַיֹּ֣אחֶזAnd they come unto the threshing-floor of Nachon, and Uzzah putteth forth his hand unto the ark of God, and layeth hold on it, for they released the oxen;2 Samuel 20:9 · וַתֹּ֜חֶזAnd Joab saith to Amasa, ‘Art thou in peace, my brother?’ and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;1 Kings 1:51 · אָחַ֞זAnd it is declared to Solomon, saying, ‘Lo, Adonijah feareth king Solomon, and lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me as to-day—he doth not put to death his servant by the sword.’1 Kings 6:6 · אֲחֹ֥זThe lowest couch, five by the cubit is its breadth; and the middle, six by the cubit is its breadth; and the third, seven by the cubit is its breadth, for withdrawings he hath put to the house round about, without—not to lay hold on the walls of the house.1 Kings 6:10 · וַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זAnd he buildeth the couch against all the house, five cubits is its height, and it taketh hold of the house by cedar-wood.1 Chronicles 13:9 · לֶאֱחֹז֙And they come in unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, and Uzza putteth forth his hand to seize the ark, for the oxen were released,1 Chronicles 24:6 · אָחֻז֙ · וְאָחֻ֥ז׀ · אָחֻ֖זAnd Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth them before the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites: one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.2 Chronicles 9:18 · מָאֳחָזִ֔יםand six steps are to the throne, and a footstool of gold, to the throne they are fastened, and hands are on this side and on that on the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands,2 Chronicles 25:5 · אֹחֵ֖זAnd Amaziah gathereth Judah, and appointeth them, according to the house of the fathers, for heads of the thousands, and for heads of the hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin; and he inspecteth them from a son of twenty years and upward, and findeth them three hundred thousand chosen ones, going forth to the host, holding spear and target.Nehemiah 7:3 · וֶאֱחֹ֑זוּand I say to them, ‘Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened till the heat of the sun, and while they are standing by let them shut the doors, and fasten, and appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each in his guard, and each over-against his house.’Esther 1:6 · אָחוּז֙white linen, white cotton, and blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on rings of silver, and pillars of marble, couches of gold, and of silver, on a pavement of smaragdus, and white marble, and mother-of-pearl, and black marble—Job 16:12 · וְאָחַ֣זAt ease I have been, and he breaketh me, And he hath laid hold on my neck, And he breaketh me in pieces, And he raiseth me to him for a mark.Job 17:9 · וְיֹאחֵ֣זAnd the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And—dumb are they all.Job 18:9 · יֹאחֵ֣זSeize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.Job 18:20 · אָ֣חֲזוּAt this day westerns have been astonished And easterns have taken fright.Job 21:6 · וְאָחַ֥זYea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.Job 23:11 · אָחֲזָ֣הOn His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,Job 26:9 · מְאַחֵ֥זTaking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.Job 30:16 · יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִיAnd now, in me my soul poureth itself out, Seize me do days of affliction.Job 38:13 · לֶ֭אֱחֹזTo take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,Psalm 48:6 · אֲחָזָ֣תַםTrembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.Psalm 73:23 · אָ֝חַ֗זְתָּAnd I am continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand.Psalm 77:4 · אָ֭חַזְתָּThou hast taken hold of the watches of mine eyes, I have been moved, and I speak not.Psalm 119:53 · אֲ֭חָזַתְנִיHorror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.Psalm 137:9 · שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓זO the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!Psalm 139:10 · וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִיAlso there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.Ecclesiastes 2:3 · וְלֶאֱחֹ֣זI have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where is this—the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.Ecclesiastes 7:18 · תֶּאֱחֹ֣זIt is good that thou dost lay hold on this, and also, from that withdrawest not thy hand, for whoso is fearing God goeth out with them all.Ecclesiastes 9:12 · שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ · הָאֲחֻז֖וֹתFor even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.Song of Solomon 2:15 · אֶֽחֱזוּ־Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes—destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.Song of Solomon 3:4 · אֲחַזְתִּיו֙But a little I passed on from them, Till I found him whom my soul hath loved! I seized him, and let him not go, Till I brought him in unto the house of my mother—And the chamber of her that conceived me.Song of Solomon 3:8 · אֲחֻ֣זֵיAll of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.Song of Solomon 7:8 · אֹֽחֲזָ֖הI said, ‘Let me go up on the palm, Let me lay hold on its boughs, Yea, let thy breasts be, I pray thee, as clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,Isaiah 5:29 · וְיֹאחֵ֣זIts roaring is like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And carrieth away safely, and there is none delivering.Isaiah 13:8 · יֹֽאחֵז֔וּןAnd they have been troubled, Pains and pangs they take, As a travailing woman they are pained, A man at his friend they marvel, The appearance of flames—their faces!Isaiah 21:3 · אֲחָז֔וּנִיTherefore filled have been my loins with great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing.Isaiah 33:14 · אָחֲזָ֥הAfraid in Zion have been sinners, Seized hath trembling the profane: Who doth dwell for us—consuming fire, Who doth dwell for us—burnings of the age?Jeremiah 13:21 · יֹאחֱז֔וּךְWhat dost thou say, when He looketh after thee? And thou—thou hast taught them to be over thee—leaders for head? Do not pangs seize thee as a travailing woman?Jeremiah 49:24 · אֲחָזַ֖תָּהFeeble hath been Damascus, She turned to flee, and fear strengthened her, Distress and pangs have seized her, as a travailing woman.