AHAZ

Meaning of AHAZ in English

/ay"haz/ , n.

a king of Judah, 735?-715? B.C. II Kings 16; II Chron. 28:9.

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AHAZ — flourished 8th century BC also spelled Achaz, Assyrian Jehoahaz king of Judah (c. 735720 BC) who became an Assyrian vassal …
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AHAZ — (possessor), eleventh king of Judah, son of Jotham, reigned 741-726, about sixteen years. At the time of his accession, Rezin …
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AHAZ — one that takes or possesses
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ACHAZ — /ay"kaz/ , n. Douay Bible. Ahaz.
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MOLOCH — also spelled Molech, a deity to whom child sacrifices were made throughout the ancient Middle East. The name derives from …
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MAPU, ABRAHAM — born Jan. 10, 1808, near Kovno, Lithuania, Russian Empire died Oct. 9, 1867, Knigsberg, East Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia] author …
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JUDAISM — the religion of the Jews. It is the complex expression of a religious and ethnic community, a way of life …
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JOSIAH — also spelled Josias, king of Judah (c. 640609 BC), who set in motion a reformation that bears his name and …
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ISAIAH, BOOK OF — also spelled Isaias, one of the major prophetical writings of the Old Testament. The superscription identifies Isaiah as the son …
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HEZEKIAH — flourished , late 8th and early 7th centuries BC Hebrew Hizqiyya, Greek Ezekias son of Ahaz, and the 13th successor …
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ZECHARIAH — â The eleventh in order of the twelve minor prophets. He is called in his prophecy the son of Berechiah …
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URIJAH — (light of Jehovah). â Urijah the priest in the reign of Ahaz, (2 Kings 16:10) probably the same as Uriah, …
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URIAH — (light of Jehovah). â One of the thirty commanders of the thirty bands into which the Israelite army of David …
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TIGLATHPILESER — (In (1 Chronicles 5:26) and again in 2Chr 28:20 The name of this king is given as TIGLATH-PILNESER.) Tiglath-pileser is …
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TABEAL — (God is good). The son of Tabeal was apparently an Ephraimite in the army of Pekah the son of Remaliah, …
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SEA, MOLTEN — In the place of the laver of the tabernacle Solomon caused a laver to be cast for a similar purpose, …
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REZIN — (firm). â King of Damascus. He attacked Jotham during the latter part of his reign, (2 Kings 15:37) but his …
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PSALMS, BOOK OF — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill'im, "Praises;" but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word …
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PEKAH — (open-eyed), son of Remaliah, originally a captain of Pekaiah king of Israel, murdered his master seized the throne, and became …
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MICAH — (who is like God?), the same name as Micaiah. See: Micaiah â An Israelite whose familiar story is preserved in …
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MEDEBA — (water of rest), a town on the eastern side of Jordan, first alluded to in (Numbers 21:30) Here it seems …
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MANASSEH — (forgetting). â The thirteenth king of Judah, son of Hezekiah, (2 Kings 21:1) ascended the throne at the age of …
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MAASEIAH — (work of the Lord), the name of four persons who had married foreign wives. In the time of Ezra, â …
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JUDAH, KINGDOM OF — Extent.-When the disruption of Solomon's kingdom took place at Shechem, B.C. 975, only the tribe of Judah followed David, but …
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JOHANAN — (gift or grace of God). â Son of Azariah and grandson of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, and father of …
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JEHIZKIAH — (Jehovah strengthens), son of Shallum, one of the heads of the tribe of Ephraim in the time of Ahaz. (2 …
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JEBERECHIAH — (whom Jehovah blesses), father of a certain Zechariah, in the reign of Ahaz, mentioned (Isaiah 8:2) (B.C. about 739.)
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ISAIAH — the prophet, son of Amoz. The Hebrew name signifies Salvation of Jahu (a shortened form of Jehovah), He prophesied concerning …
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DIAL — "An instrument for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc …
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AZARIAH — (whom the Lord helps) a common name in Hebrew, and especially in the families of the priests of the line …
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