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 |
Page 2 of 2. 63 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
Read word by wordFor 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.
Read word by wordCatch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom.
Read word by wordI 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.
Read word by wordAll are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
Read word by wordI 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,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.9
Their 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.
Read word by wordTerror, 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.
Read word by wordTherefore 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.
Read word by wordThe 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?”
Read word by wordWhat 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?
Read word by wordDamascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.
Read word by wordThe side rooms were arranged one above another in three levels of thirty rooms each. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports would not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself.
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