273. Achzay
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Achzay: Achzai

Original Word: אַחְזַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Achzay
Pronunciation: ahk-ZAI
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-zah'ee)
Definition: Achzai
Meaning: Achzai

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אָחַז (achaz), meaning "to seize" or "to grasp."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Achzai in the Strong's Greek Dictionary. However, the concept of seizing or grasping can be related to Greek words such as κρατέω (krateo - Strong's Greek 2902), which means "to hold" or "to seize."

Usage: Achzai is a personal name found in the Hebrew Bible. The name is understood to mean "my seizing" or "my grasping," reflecting a sense of possession or holding onto something. It is a name that may imply strength or tenacity.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names were often given with significant meanings, reflecting the character, destiny, or circumstances surrounding a person's birth. The root word אָחַז (achaz) is commonly used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical holding or grasping, as well as metaphorical possession or control. Names like Achzai would have been understood within this cultural context, possibly indicating a desired trait or a divine attribute.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from achaz and Yah
Definition
"Yah has grasped," an Isr. name
NASB Translation
Ahzai (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲחַזְיָ֫הוּ, אֲחַזְיָה, אַחְזַי

proper name, masculine (Yah(u) hath grasped; ᵐ5 Ὀχοζ(ε)ιας 1 Kings 22:52 etc., compare LagBN 53) **compare Arabic VIII, + = adopt, hence perhaps ׳י hath adopted.

1 king of Israel, son of Ahab 1 Kings 22:40,50,52; 2 Kings 1:18; 2Chronicles 20:37 (אֲחַזְיָהוּ); + 2 Kings 1:2; 2Chronicles 20:35 (אֲחַזְיָה).

2 king of Judah, son of Joram 2 Kings 8:24,25; 2 Kings 9:21; 2 Kings 10:13; 2 Kings 11:1; 2 Kings 12:19; 2 Kings 13:1; 2 Kings 14:13; 1 Chronicles 3:11; 1 Chronicles 22:1 15t. 2Kings, 1Chronicles (all אֲחַזְיָהוּ); 2 Kings 9:16,23,27,29; 2 Kings 11:2 (אֲחַזְיָה).

3 אַחְזַי a priest Nehemiah 11:13 (for which יַחְזֵרָה 1 Chronicles 9:12 see SmListen, Tafel).



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ahasai

From 'achaz; seizer; Achzai, an Israelite -- Ahasai.

see HEBREW 'achaz

Forms and Transliterations
אַחְזַ֥י אחזי ’aḥ·zay ’aḥzay achZai
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 11:13
HEB: עֲזַרְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־ אַחְזַ֥י בֶּן־ מְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹת
NAS: the son of Ahzai, the son
KJV: the son of Ahasai, the son
INT: of Azarel the son of Ahzai the son of Meshillemoth

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 273
1 Occurrence


’aḥ·zay — 1 Occ.
















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