Ahaz

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אָחָז (acház, “owns”), a contraction of יְהוֹאָחָז (yeho'acház, “Jah has held”). Attested to in Akkadian as 𒅀𒌑𒄩𒍣 (Iaúḥazi).

Proper noun

Ahaz

1. A king of Judah mentioned in the book of Kings.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:
     , 2 Kings 16:2:

     Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of LORD his God, like David his father.

Related terms

• Achaz

Translations

biblical king of Judah

• Arabic: آحَاز m (ʔāḥāz)
• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: Ախազ (Axaz)

• Dutch: Achaz
• German: Ahas
• Irish: Ácház m
• Italian: Acaz m
• Latin: Achaz m
• Portuguese: Acaz m

See also

• Achatius

Anagrams

• Zaha