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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Similar situations recur in the reigns of Ahaz and Jehoram.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
This may be coupled with another enormous fiction, the dial of Ahaz, upon which, by a bolder manoeuvre still, the sun is commanded to go backwards.
From Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures by Mitchell, Logan
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 Westbrook, Richard B.
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
Thus, in the reign of Ahaz, 2 Kings xvii.,
From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar
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