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ʾāḥaz אָחַז ‘to grasp’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ʾāḥaz v
1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession
 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of
 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled
 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay
 1d) (Hophal) fastened

Mentioned in Genesis 22:13, 25:26, 34:10, 47:27 Exodus 15:15, 4:4, 15:14 Numbers 31:30, 31:47, 32:30 Deuteronomy 32:41 Joshua 22:9, 22:19 Judges 1:6, 12:6, 16:3, 16:21, 20:6 2 Samuel 2:21, 20:9, 1:9, 4:10, 6:6 1 Kings 1:51, 6:6, 6:10 Isaiah 5:29, 13:8, 21:3, 33:14 Jeremiah 13:21, 49:24 Ezekiel 41:6 Psalms 48:7, 56:1, 73:23, 77:5, 119:53, 137:9, 139:10 Job 16:12, 17:9, 18:9, 18:20, 21:6, 23:11, 26:9, 30:16, 38:13 Song of Songs 3:4, 2:15, 3:8, 7:9 Ruth 3:15 Ecclesiastes 2:3, 9:12, 7:18 Esther 1:6 Nehemiah 7:3 1 Chronicles 24:6, 13:9 2 Chronicles 25:5, 9:18

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