אָחַז

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.grasp, take hold, seize, take possession
• 2.(qal) to grasp, take hold of
• 3.(niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled
• 4.(piel) to enclose, overlay
• 5.(hophal) fastened

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâchaz; Pronunciation: aw-khaz'