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Strong's H270 אָחַז (achaz)

Achaz means “bar” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G270 — amao (“reap down”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H270
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 62
Books 20

Strong's H270 Quick Answer

Strong's H270 אָחַז (achaz) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. achaz (aw-khaz') v. 1. to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) [a primitive root] It has 62 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include hold, take, possessions, possession, and bar. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
achaz (aw-khaz') v. 1. to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) [a primitive root]
Usage
62 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hold, take, possessions, possession, and bar

Meaning and Definition

achaz (aw-khaz') v. 1. to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) [a primitive root] KJV: + be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).

Original Word
אָחַז
Transliteration
achaz
Derivation
Root: אחז
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H270. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to grasp

Usage: 1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened

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How Strong's H270 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render achaz, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

hold Genesis 25:26 25× take Exodus 4:4 bar Judges 16:3 possession Joshua 22:9 possessions Genesis 34:10 affrighted Job 18:20 caught Genesis 22:13 holdest Psalms 77:4 holdeth Job 26:9 they Genesis 47:27

How Strong's H270 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 62 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H270 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H270 in the Old Testament

62 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 22:13 KJV

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

Genesis 25:26 KJV

And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Genesis 34:10 KJV

And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

Usage Excerpts

First 62 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H270.

Genesis 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
Genesis 25:26 Old Testament, KJV
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
Genesis 34:10 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
Genesis 47:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Exodus 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
Exodus 15:14 Old Testament, KJV
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Exodus 15:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
Numbers 31:30 Old Testament, KJV
And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
Numbers 31:47 Old Testament, KJV
Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 32:30 Old Testament, KJV
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
Deuteronomy 32:41 Old Testament, KJV
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
Joshua 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Joshua 22:19 Old Testament, KJV
Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.
Judges 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
Judges 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
Judges 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
Judges 16:21 Old Testament, KJV
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Judges 20:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
Ruth 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
2 Samuel 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
2 Samuel 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
2 Samuel 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
2 Samuel 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
2 Samuel 20:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
1 Kings 1:51 Old Testament, KJV
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
1 Kings 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
1 Kings 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
1 Chronicles 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
1 Chronicles 24:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
2 Chronicles 9:18 Old Testament, KJV
And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:
2 Chronicles 25:5 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
Nehemiah 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
Esther 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Job 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
Job 17:9 Old Testament, KJV
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Job 18:9 Old Testament, KJV
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
Job 18:20 Old Testament, KJV
They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
Job 21:6 Old Testament, KJV
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
Job 23:11 Old Testament, KJV
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Job 26:9 Old Testament, KJV
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Job 30:16 Old Testament, KJV
And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
Job 38:13 Old Testament, KJV
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Psalms 48:6 Old Testament, KJV
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Psalms 73:23 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
Psalms 77:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
Psalms 119:53 Old Testament, KJV
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Psalms 137:9 Old Testament, KJV
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Psalms 139:10 Old Testament, KJV
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Ecclesiastes 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes 7:18 Old Testament, KJV
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Song of Solomon 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
Song of Solomon 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Song of Solomon 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
Song of Solomon 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
Isaiah 5:29 Old Testament, KJV
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Isaiah 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
Isaiah 21:3 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
Isaiah 33:14 Old Testament, KJV
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
Jeremiah 13:21 Old Testament, KJV
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
Jeremiah 49:24 Old Testament, KJV
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
Ezekiel 41:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H270, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 5 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 9 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H270 FAQ

What does achaz (אָחַז) mean?

Achaz (Strong's H270) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "bar". achaz (aw-khaz') v. 1. to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) [a primitive root]

How many times is achaz (אָחַז) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 62 linked usages for Strong's H270 across 20 books.

Where can I study achaz (אָחַז) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H270 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate achaz (אָחַז)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hold, take, possessions, possession, bar, and caught. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.