Ahaz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Ahaz
From Late Latin Achaz, from Greek Áchaz, from Hebrew Āḥāz, probably a shortening of Yəhōʾāḥāz “God grasps the hand”
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This latter prince could not have been the son of Ahaz, whom he is said to have succeeded, having been born when that king was but ten or eleven years old.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook
Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
And Urijah the priest built an altar: according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Urijah the priest make it against King Ahaz came from Damascus.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
Ahaz became alarmed at the combination, and feared the capture of the holy city and the destruction of his kingdom.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by George Reber
The Lord did not tell him the precise day, but furnished Ahaz the data by which he might make his own calculations.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by George Reber
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