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H270

אָחַז

ʼâchaz [aw-khaz'] Verb
Core meaningto seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H270

to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)

KJV usage: be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

seize. Usage: be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion). be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).

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