Ahaziah

American  

[ey-uh-zahy-uh, ey-ha-] / ˌeɪ əˈzaɪ ə, ˌeɪ hæ- /

noun

Bible.

1. a son of Ahab and his successor as king of Israel, reigned 853?–852? b.c.

2. a king of Judah, 846? b.c.

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Etymology

Origin of Ahaziah

From Hebrew Aḥazyāh, Aḥazyāhū “God grasps (the hand)”

Example Sentences

Here we may discover the falsity of the statement; for if any punishment was to follow in sending for the prophet, ought not Ahaziah to have been the victim?

From Project Gutenberg

We are not told by what sacrifices Ahaziah, the son of Ahab and Jezebel, had to purchase peace; we only know that the Moabites revolted from Israel on the news of the death of Ahab, and that Mesha no longer paid the tribute which he and his father had paid to Omri and Ahab.

From Project Gutenberg

Jehoram's son Ahaziah, the nephew of Joram of Israel, who came to the throne in the year 844 B.C., was soon after his accession in a position to aid his uncle against the men of Damascus.

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In the conflict Joram was wounded; he returned to Jezreel to be healed, and soon after Ahaziah left the camp at Ramoth in order to visit his uncle in his sickness.

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In terror Joram cried out, "There is treachery, O Ahaziah," and turned his horses to escape by flight.

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