אָחָז (a.chaz) means “Ahaz” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: aw-khawz' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אָחָז · a.chaz · Ahaz
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.38; son of: Jotham (H3147H); married to Abi (H0021); father of: Hezekiah (H2396) and Maaseiah (H4641J) Also named: Achaz (Ἀχάζ "Ahaz" G0881) § Ahaz = "he has grasped" 1) king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah 2) a Benjamite, son of Micah, and great grandson of Jonathan
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אָחָז · a.chaz · Ahaz
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.35; son of: Micah (H4318H); brother of: Pithon (H6377), Melech (H4429) and Tarea (H8390); father of: Jehoaddah (H3085) § Ahaz = "he has grasped" 1) king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah 2) a Benjamite, son of Micah, and great grandson of Jonathan
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from H270 (אָחַז); possessor; Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
KJV glosses: Ahaz.
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| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| ahaz | 28 |
| of ahaz | 6 |
| and ahaz | 3 |
| ahaz also | 1 |
| but ahaz | 1 |
| so ahaz | 1 |
| then ahaz | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| ahaz | 20 |
| and ahaz | 9 |
| of ahaz | 7 |
| because of ahaz | 1 |
| but ahaz | 1 |
| for ahaz | 1 |
| so ahaz | 1 |
| unto ahaz | 1 |
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And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
Read word by wordAhaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
Read word by wordThen Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
Read word by wordSo Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
Read word by wordAhaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
Read word by wordThen King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.
Read word by wordAnd Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.
Read word by wordThen King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”
Read word by wordSo Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.
Read word by wordKing Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.
Read word by wordAs for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Read word by wordAnd Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
Read word by wordIn the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
Read word by wordSo Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD, and He brought the shadow back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz.
Read word by wordHe pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.
Read word by wordAhaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
Read word by wordThe sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
Read word by wordAhaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
Read word by wordAhaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.
Read word by wordAnd Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
Read word by wordAhaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
Read word by wordAt that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.
Read word by wordFor the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.
Read word by wordAlthough Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
Read word by wordIn the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
Read word by wordThen Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordAnd Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordMoreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”
Read word by wordThis is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Read word by wordNow in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
Read word by wordThen the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
Read word by wordAgain the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying,
Read word by wordBut Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”
Read word by wordIn the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received:
Read word by wordI will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended.
Read word by wordThis is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
Read word by wordThis is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
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