Ahaz

American  

[ey-haz] / ˈeɪ hæz /

Douay Bible, Achaz

noun

1. (in the Bible) a king of Judah, 735?–715? b.c.

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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

The prophecy in Isaiah refers to a sign to be given to Ahaz, King of Judea, to encourage him under the invasion, or threatened invasion, of his country by the kings of Syria and Israel.

From The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules by Lisle, Lionel

They were again subdued about half a century later by Amaziah, and again, in the reign of Ahaz, recovered their independence, which they maintained till the time of the invasion of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

While Ahaz, the father of Hezekiah, was still reigning, Isaiah uttered a prophecy in which he made allusion to “the waters of Shiloah that go softly.”

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

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

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