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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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 Reber, George
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 further result of the visit of Ahaz is detailed in the succeeding verses of the passage in 2 Kings referred to.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
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)
The Lord told Ahaz not to fear or be fainthearted, and he undertook to tell him how long it would be before Rezin and Pekah would be defeated and driven away.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George
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