אחז

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ח־ז‎

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

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈχaz/
(Mizrahi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈħaz/

Verb

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

to hold
- Exodus 4:4, with translation of the King James Version:
  שְׁלַח יָדְךָ וֶאֱחֹז בִּזְנָבוֹ ― sh'lách yad'chá veechóz biznavó ― Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail
to grab, grasp
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

Conjugation of אָחַז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לאחוז \ לֶאֱחֹז‎ action noun: אֲחִיזָה‎ passive participle: אָחוּז‎
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	אָחַזְתִּי‎		אָחַזְנוּ‎
	second	אָחַזְתָּ‎	אָחַזְתְּ‎	אֲחַזְתֶּם‎¹	אֲחַזְתֶּן‎¹
	third	אָחַז	אָחֲזָה‎	אָחֲזוּ‎
present		אוֹחֵז‎	אוֹחֶזֶת‎	אוֹחֲזִים‎	אוֹחֲזוֹת‎
future	first	אוחז \ אֹחַז‎		נֹאחַז‎
	second	תֹּאחַז‎	תֹּאחֲזִי‎	תֹּאחֲזוּ‎	תֹּאחַזְנָה‎²
	third	יֹאחַז‎	תֹּאחַז‎	יֹאחֲזוּ‎	תֹּאחַזְנָה‎²
imperative		אחוז \ אֱחֹז‎	אֶחֱזִי‎	אֶחֱזוּ‎	אחוזנה \ אֱחֹזְנָה‎²
notes		Pronounced אָחַזְתֶּם‎ and אָחַזְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

(hold): החזיק‎
(grab, grasp): לפת‎, חבק‎
(take, adopt): נקט‎

Proper noun

אָחָז • (akház) m

Ahaz

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