אָחַז (a.chaz) means “to grasp” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: aw-khaz' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אָחַז · a.chaz · to grasp
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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a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
KJV glosses: [phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and took hold | 2 |
| caught | 2 |
| seized him | 2 |
| and acquire your own property | 1 |
| and attached | 1 |
| and grab it | 1 |
| and he has taken hold | 1 |
| and hold | 1 |
| and securely fastened | 1 |
| and seize | 1 |
| and take possession | 1 |
| and then one | 1 |
| and to embrace | 1 |
| are skilled | 1 |
| bearing | 1 |
| being taken | 1 |
| catch | 1 |
| grabbed | 1 |
| grasping | 1 |
| grasps it | 1 |
| grip me | 1 |
| grip you | 1 |
| grips | 1 |
| grips me | 1 |
| has seized me | 1 |
| has taken hold of me | 1 |
| have followed | 1 |
| have seized her | 1 |
| he covers | 1 |
| he seized me | 1 |
| he who seizes | 1 |
| holds | 1 |
| i held him | 1 |
| i seized | 1 |
| i will take hold | 1 |
| seize | 1 |
| seized | 1 |
| seized them | 1 |
| seizes | 1 |
| so that the supports | 1 |
| supports | 1 |
| takes hold | 1 |
| that it might spread | 1 |
| then i took | 1 |
| then they must accept their possession | 1 |
| they acquired property | 1 |
| they had acquired | 1 |
| they seized | 1 |
| to grasp | 1 |
| took | 1 |
| took hold | 1 |
| trapped | 1 |
| was attached to it | 1 |
| were fastened | 1 |
| when she did so | 1 |
| will grip | 1 |
| will hold me fast | 1 |
| will seize | 1 |
| will seize them | 1 |
| would be inserted | 1 |
| you have kept | 1 |
| you hold | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| shall take hold | 3 |
| fastened | 2 |
| have taken hold | 2 |
| portion | 2 |
| take | 2 |
| took | 2 |
| took hold | 2 |
| also shall hold | 1 |
| and bar | 1 |
| and i took | 1 |
| and lay hold | 1 |
| and lay thee hold | 1 |
| and take | 1 |
| and take possession | 1 |
| and they had possessions | 1 |
| and they rested | 1 |
| and to lay hold | 1 |
| and took | 1 |
| and took hold | 1 |
| being taken | 1 |
| but they had not hold | 1 |
| caught | 1 |
| for lo he hath caught hold | 1 |
| hath held | 1 |
| hath surprised | 1 |
| hath taken hold | 1 |
| have taken | 1 |
| he hath also taken | 1 |
| he holdeth back | 1 |
| him and caught | 1 |
| i held | 1 |
| i took hold | 1 |
| i will take hold | 1 |
| is come | 1 |
| it and when she held | 1 |
| shall hold | 1 |
| shall take | 1 |
| should not be fastened | 1 |
| take hold | 1 |
| taken | 1 |
| taketh hold on | 1 |
| that are caught | 1 |
| that are taken | 1 |
| that could handle | 1 |
| that it might take hold | 1 |
| that taketh | 1 |
| that they might have hold | 1 |
| that thou shouldest take hold | 1 |
| then they took | 1 |
| they all hold | 1 |
| they shall have possessions | 1 |
| thou holdest | 1 |
| to hold | 1 |
| upon thee and hold | 1 |
| were affrighted | 1 |
| whereof they were possessed | 1 |
| with thee thou hast holden | 1 |
| ye therein and get you possessions | 1 |
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Then 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.
Read word by wordAfter 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.
Read word by wordYou may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”
Read word by wordNow 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.
Read word by word“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.
Read word by wordThe nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
Read word by wordThen the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
Read word by wordFrom 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.”
Read word by wordFrom 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.
Read word by wordBut if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”
Read word by wordwhen 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.
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordIf 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.
Read word by wordAs Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Read word by wordthey 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.
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordThen he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordwhen 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!
Read word by wordWhen they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
Read word by word“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
Read word by wordIt 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.’”
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordHe built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.
Read word by wordWhen they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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.”
Read word by wordHangings 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.
Read word by wordI was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;
Read word by wordYet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Read word by wordA trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
Read word by wordThose in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
Read word by wordWhen I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
Read word by wordMy feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
Read word by wordHe covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
Read word by wordAnd now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.
Read word by wordthat it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
Read word by wordTrembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 48.7
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Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 56.1
Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
Read word by wordYou have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 77.5
Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
Read word by wordBlessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
Read word by wordeven there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
Read word by wordI 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.
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