H0270–אָחַז–a.chaz

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

תֶּאֱחֹ֣ז te.'e.Choz “you will take hold”

Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ (נֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙) ne.'e.cha.Zim “[are] caught”הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת (אֲחֻז֖וֹת) 'a.chu.Zot “are caught”

Take for us the foxes, the little foxes, which do damage to the vines; our vines have young grapes.

אֶֽחֱזוּ־ 'e.che.zu- “seize”

I was but a little way from them, when I came face to face with him who is the love of my soul. I took him by the hands, and did not let him go, till I had taken him into my mother's house, and into the room of her who gave me birth.

אֲחַזְתִּיו֙ (אֲחַזְתִּי) 'a.chaz.Ti “I grasped”

All of them armed with swords, trained in war; every man has his sword at his side, because of fear in the night.

אֲחֻ֣זֵי 'a.Chu.zei “[are] grasped of”

I said, Let me go up the palm-tree, and let me take its branches in my hands: your breasts will be as the fruit of the vine, and the smell of your breath like apples;

אֹֽחֲזָ֖ה 'o.cha.Zah “I will take hold”

The sound of their armies will be like the voice of a lion, and their war-cry like the noise of young lions: with loud cries they will come down on their food and will take it away safely, and there will be no one to take it out of their hands.

וְיֹאחֵ֣ז (יֹאחֵ֣ז) yo.Chez “it may seize”

Their hearts will be full of fear; pains and sorrows will overcome them; they will be in pain like a woman in childbirth; they will be shocked at one another; their faces will be like flames.

יֹֽאחֵז֔וּן (יֹֽאחֵז֔וּ) yo.che.Zu “they will seize [them]”

For this cause I am full of bitter grief; pains like the pains of a woman in childbirth have come on me: I am bent down with sorrow at what comes to my ears; I am shocked by what I see.

אֲחָז֔וּנִי (אֲחָז֔וּ) 'a.cha.Zu. “they have seized”

The sinners in Zion are full of fear; the haters of God are shaking with wonder. Who among us may keep his place before the burning fire? who among us may see the eternal burnings?

אָחֲזָ֥ה 'a.cha.Zah “it has seized”

What will you say when he puts over you those whom you yourself have made your friends? will not pains take you like a woman in childbirth?

יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ (יֹאחֱז֔וּ) yo.che.Zu “will they seize”

Damascus has become feeble, she is turned to flight, fear has taken her in its grip: pain and sorrows have come on her, as on a woman in birth-pains.

אֲחָזַ֖תָּה (אֲחָזַ֖תָּ) 'a.cha.Za.ta “it will seize”

And the side-rooms, room over room, were three times thirty; there were inlets in the wall of the house for the side-rooms round about, for supports in the wall of the house.

אֲחוּזִ֑ים 'a.chu.Zim “supports”אֲחוּזִ֖ים 'a.chu.Zim “supports”