אחז

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ח־ז (ʾ-kh-z)

From the root א־ח־ז ('-kh-z) in the pa'ál conjugation. From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḫað-. Cognate with Arabic أَخَذَ (ʔaḵaḏa), Aramaic אחד.

Pronunciation

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Verb

אָחַז ('akház) (pa'al construction, infinitive לאחוז / לֶאֱחֹז, future יֹאחַז, imperative אחוז / אֱחֹז, passive participle אָחוּז, passive counterpart נֶאֱחַז)

  1. to hold
    • Tanach, Exodus 4:4:
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      שְׁלַח יָדְךָ וֶאֱחֹז בִּזְנָבוֹsh'lách yad'chá veechóz biznavó ― Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail
  2. to grab, grasp
  3. to take, to adopt (measures, actions)

Usage notes

  • For the meaning "to hold", אחז is considered formal compared with החזיק.
  • For the meaning "to grab, grasp", אחז denotes grabbing normally, while לפת denotes grasping tightly or forcefully. חבק denotes grabbing and holding close to one's torso, as if hugging (see also: חיבק).
  • For the meaning "to take, adopt" the verb נקט is more commonly used today.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Proper noun

אָחָז (akházm

  1. Ahaz