אחז

Hebrew

Root
א־ח־ז (ʾ-kh-z)
5 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic أَخَذَ (ʔaḵaḏa).

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔaːˈχaz/ → /ʔaːˈħaz/
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɔːˈħaz/ [ʔɔːˈħaːz]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɔˈħaz/ [ʔɔːˈħæːz]
  • (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈχaz/ (West), /ʔaˈħaz/ (East)
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɔˈχaz/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈχaz/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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

  1. to hold [with בְּ־]
    • Tanach, Exodus 4:4, with translation of the King James Version:
      שְׁלַח יָדְךָ וֶאֱחֹז בִּזְנָבוֹ
      shlákh yadkhá ve'echóz biznavó
      Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail.
  2. to grab, grasp
  3. 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)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לאחוז / לֶאֱחֹז
action noun אֲחִיזָה
passive participle אָחוּז
finite forms singular plural
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

1 Pronounced אָחַזְתֶּם and אָחַזְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

Proper noun

אָחָז • (akház) m

  1. a male given name, Ahaz
  2. (biblical) Ahaz (a king of Judah mentioned in the book of Kings)

References

Further reading

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