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”
Example Sentences
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Among the subject-princes who attended it was Ahaz of Judah.
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
II.—The fall of Arpad.—Menahem pays tribute.—Alliance of Ahaz with Assyria.—Capture of Samaria and of Damascus.—Destruction of Samaria.—Sargon,
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
The passage is taken from the prophet Micah, who was a cotemporary with Jeremiah, and prophesied under the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George
All this too within the time promised Ahaz, according to Isaiah.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George
Hezekiah, the successor of Ahaz, continued to pay the tribute his father had consented to give to the Assyrians, and Sargon accordingly occupied himself in wars elsewhere.
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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