Ἄχαζ G0881
Ahaz, king of Judah, son of Jotham, father of Hezekiah
This proper name, transliterated from Hebrew אָחָז ('he has grasped'), identifies the twelfth king of Judah who reigned during the late eighth century BC. Ahaz is remembered in Scripture primarily for his idolatry and his appeal to Assyria for military aid rather than trusting in the Lord. In Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, Ahaz appears twice in verse 1:9, following the pattern where the genealogy mentions both 'Jotham begat Ahaz' and 'Ahaz begat Hezekiah.' The name appears identical across English, Spanish, French, and German translations, reflecting standard transliteration practices for biblical proper names.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Both occurrences in Matthew 1:9 serve the genealogical function of connecting Jotham to Hezekiah through Ahaz. Despite Ahaz's notorious unfaithfulness recorded in 2 Kings 16 and 2 Chronicles 28, Matthew includes him in the Messianic line, demonstrating that God's purposes transcend human failure. The multilingual evidence shows minimal variation (Spanish 'Ácház', French 'Achaz', German 'Ahas'), with most languages preserving the guttural opening and two-syllable structure of the Hebrew original. 2×
AR["آحَازَ", "وَ-آحَازُ"]·ben["আহস", "আহস;"]·DE["Ahas"]·EN["Achaz"]·FR["Achaz"]·heb["אָחָז"]·HI["आहाज़-को", "आहाज़-ने"]·ID["Ahas", "Ahas;"]·IT["achaz"]·jav["Ahas", "Ahas;"]·KO["아하스-는", "아하스-를"]·PT["Acaz"]·RU["Ахаз", "Ахаза"]·ES["Ácház"]·SW["Ácház"]·TR["Ahaz"]·urd["آخز", "آخز-نے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἄχαζ (WH, Ἄχας), ὁ (Heb. אָחָז), Ahaz: Mat.1:9.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)