Given name
Ahaz
“he has grasped”·“possessor”
Ahaz is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאחז
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ahaz means “he has grasped” or “possessor.”
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Where it comes from
Ahaz is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ahaz (אחז), “to seize or grasp.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ahaz appears in 2 Kings 15:38, Matthew 1:9, Matthew 1:23 and 1 other passage.
- 2 Kings 15:38
- Matthew 1:9
- Matthew 1:23
- 1 Chronicles 9:41
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Ahaz’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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