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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Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord, this same King Ahaz.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
The sign given to Ahaz has a close parallel in a prophecy of Muhammad.
From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)
This is it: 'And the Lord said moreover unto Ahaz, saying: 'Ask for thyself a sign from the Lord thy God in the depth or in the height.
From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)
And Jotham died, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
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