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Job 17:9

“The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אָחַזʼâchaz · aw-khaz'
H270 · Hebrew

Definition: to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: [phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
יֹאחֵ֣ז — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqi3ms
Usage: Occurs 68 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 22:13 Genesis 25:26 Genesis 34:10 Genesis 47:27 Exodus 4:4

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָחַז here.

Verse 8 Verse 10

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.