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Lexicon :: Strong's H271 - 'āḥāz

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אָחָז
Transliteration
'āḥāz
Pronunciation
aw-khawz'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אָחָז ʼÂchâz, aw-khawz'; from H270; possessor; Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite:—Ahaz.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H271 in the following manner: Ahaz (41x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H271 in the following manner: Ahaz (41x).

  1. Ahaz = "he has grasped"

    1. king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah

    2. a Benjamite, son of Micah, and great grandson of Jonathan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָחָז ʼÂchâz, aw-khawz'; from H270; possessor; Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite:—Ahaz.
STRONGS H271: Abbreviations
אָחָז proper name, masculine (he hath grasped, abbreviation for יהואחז (which see) compare Assyrian Ia-u-ḫa-zi (i.e. Ahaz) COT on 2 Kings 16:8)
1. king of Judah, son of Jotham, father of Hezekiah 2 Kings 15:38; 2 Kings 16:1, 2, 5, 7, 8; + 13 times 2 Kings; Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 7:1, 3, 10, 12; Isaiah 14:28; Isaiah 38:18; 1 Chronicles 3:13; 2 Chronicles 27:9 + 8 times 2 Chronicles; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1.
2. son of Micah, & great-grandson of Jonathan 1 Chronicles 8:35, 36; 1 Chronicles 9:42 (+ 1 Chronicles 9:41 compare LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Vulgate).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

15:38; 16:1; 16:2; 16:5; 16:7; 16:8; 16:8

1 Chronicles

3:13; 8:35; 8:36; 9:41; 9:42

2 Chronicles

27:9

Isaiah

1:1; 7:1; 7:3; 7:10; 7:12; 14:28; 38:18

Hosea

1:1

Micah

1:1

H271

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H271 matches the Hebrew אָחָז ('āḥāz),
which occurs 41 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:38 - When Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:1 - Ahaz son of Jotham began to rule over Judah in the seventeenth year of King Pekah’s reign in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:2 - Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the LORD his God, as his ancestor David had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:5 - Then King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel came up to attack Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:7 - King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria with this message: “I am your servant and your vassal.[fn] Come up and rescue me from the attacking armies of Aram and Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:8 - Then Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple of the LORD and the palace treasury and sent it as a payment to the Assyrian king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:10 - King Ahaz then went to Damascus to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. While he was there, he took special note of the altar. Then he sent a model of the altar to Uriah the priest, along with its design in full detail.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:11 - Uriah followed the king’s instructions and built an altar just like it, and it was ready before the king returned from Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:15 - He told Uriah the priest, “Use the new altar[fn] for the morning sacrifices of burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, and the burnt offerings of all the people, as well as their grain offerings and liquid offerings. Sprinkle the blood from all the burnt offerings and sacrifices on the new altar. The bronze altar will be for my personal use only.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:16 - Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:17 - Then the king removed the side panels and basins from the portable water carts. He also removed the great bronze basin called the Sea from the backs of the bronze oxen and placed it on the stone pavement.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:19 - The rest of the events in Ahaz’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:20 - When Ahaz died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:1 - Hoshea son of Elah began to rule over Israel in the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria nine years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:1 - Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11 - So Isaiah the prophet asked the LORD to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:12 - Josiah tore down the altars that the kings of Judah had built on the palace roof above the upper room of Ahaz. The king destroyed the altars that Manasseh had built in the two courtyards of the LORD’s Temple. He smashed them to bits[fn] and scattered the pieces in the Kidron Valley.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:13 - Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:35 - Micah was the father of Pithon, Melech, Tahrea,[fn] and Ahaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:36 - Ahaz was the father of Jadah.[fn]
Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.
Zimri was the father of Moza.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:42 - Ahaz was the father of Jadah.[fn]
Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.
Zimri was the father of Moza.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 27:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:9 - When Jotham died, he was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:1 - Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the LORD, as his ancestor David had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:16 - At that time King Ahaz of Judah asked the king of Assyria for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:19 - The LORD was humbling Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah,[fn] for he had encouraged his people to sin and had been utterly unfaithful to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:21 - Ahaz took valuable items from the LORD’s Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But this did not help him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:22 - Even during this time of trouble, King Ahaz continued to reject the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:24 - The king took the various articles from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the LORD’s Temple so that no one could worship there, and he set up altars to pagan gods in every corner of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:27 - When Ahaz died, he was buried in Jerusalem but not in the royal cemetery of the kings of Judah. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:19 - We have also recovered all the items discarded by King Ahaz when he was unfaithful and closed the Temple. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD, purified and ready for use.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:1 - These are the visions that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. He saw these visions during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:1 - When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria[fn] and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, set out to attack Jerusalem. However, they were unable to carry out their plan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:3 - Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub[fn] and go out to meet King Ahaz. You will find him at the end of the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:10 - Later, the LORD sent this message to King Ahaz:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:12 - But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the LORD like that.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:28 - This message came to me the year King Ahaz died:[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8 - I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:1 - The LORD gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash[fn] was king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:1 - The LORD gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem.
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