ʼĂchazyâh — H274

H274 · Hebrew — אחזיה

Pronunciation: akh-az-yaw'

Other spellings: ʼĂchazyâhûw אֲחַזְיָהוּ

Definition

masculine proper noun

Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king

  1. Ahaziah = "Jehovah (Yahu) holds (possesses)"
  2. ruler of Israel, son of Ahab
  3. ruler of Judah, son of Jehoram (Joram)

Usually translated as

Ahaziah

Origin

or (prolonged) ʼĂchazyâhûw ; from H270 and H3050; Jah has seized

Occurrences

ʼĂchazyâh occurs 37 times in 30 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (17), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (9)

Strong's Lexicon — A