ʼÂchâz — H271

H271 · Hebrew — אחז

Pronunciation: aw-khawz'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite

  1. Ahaz = "he has grasped"
  2. king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah
  3. a Benjamite, son of Micah, and great grandson of Jonathan

Usually translated as

Ahaz

Origin

from H270; possessor

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼÂchâz occurs 41 times in 39 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (17), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (9), Isaiah (7), Hosea (1), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A