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Ahaziah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲחַזְיָה

אֲחַזְיָה

ʼĂchazyâh · pronounced akh-az-yaw' · Strong's H274 · a man

Ahaziah means Jah has seized.

Built from

אָחַז ʼâchaz (from, H270) — to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (prolonged) אֲחַזְיָהוּ ; from H270 and H3050; Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king.

First appearance

1Kgs 22:40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ahaziah

30 occurrences in 30 verses — 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

1Kgs 22:401Kgs 22:501Kgs 22:522Kgs 1:22Kgs 1:182Kgs 8:242Kgs 8:252Kgs 8:262Kgs 8:292Kgs 9:162Kgs 9:212Kgs 9:232Kgs 9:272Kgs 9:292Kgs 10:132Kgs 11:12Kgs 11:22Kgs 12:192Kgs 13:12Kgs 14:131Chr 3:112Chr 20:352Chr 20:372Chr 22:12Chr 22:22Chr 22:72Chr 22:82Chr 22:92Chr 22:102Chr 22:11

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