אָחַז (ʾāḥaz) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning grasp. It appears
68 times
in 20 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H270).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 64)
Range of meaning (TWOT 64)grasp, take hold of, take possession; be caught; enclose, overlay; fastened; seize; be affrighted, bar, hold, come upon, handle, portion, possess, possession
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אָחַזverb: grasp, take hold of, take possession
Qalgrasp, take hold of
Niphalbe caught
Pielenclose, overlay
Hophalfastened
Strong's H270אָחַז: to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) KJV:be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.