אָחַז ʼâchaz — to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
Translated in the KJV as be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold, come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess.
a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession).
ʼâchaz in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Perfect (qatal) 13Imperfect (yiqtol) 11Participle (passive) 10Wayyiqtol 10Imperative 5Infinitive construct 5Participle (active) 2Sequential perfect (weqatal) 2Cohortative 1
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Niph'al
Perfect (qatal) 2Imperative 2Wayyiqtol 1Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1Participle (passive) 1
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Hoph'al
Participle (passive) 1
And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:
Pi'el
Participle (active) 1
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›