H0276 H0276
Ahuzzath, personal name meaning 'possession' or 'holding' (a friend of Abimelech who visited Isaac)
Ahuzzath appears in Genesis 26:26 as one of Abimelech's companions when the Philistine king visited Isaac to make a covenant. He is identified as Abimelech's friend, accompanying the king and his army commander Phicol to Beer-sheba. The name means "possession" or "holding," possibly indicating his role or status. This diplomatic visit resulted in a peace treaty between Isaac and Abimelech, resolving tensions over wells and prosperity.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name identifying an advisor or friend of the Philistine king Abimelech. In Genesis 26:26, Ahuzzath accompanies his king on a diplomatic mission to Isaac, suggesting he held some position of trust or counsel. The threesome (Abimelech, Phicol, Ahuzzath) represents an official delegation, with Ahuzzath possibly serving as a civilian advisor alongside the military commander Phicol. 1×
AR["وَ-أحُزَّتُ"]·ben["আর-অহুস্সত"]·DE["und-Achussat"]·EN["and-Ahuzzath"]·FR["et-Ahuzzath"]·heb["ו-אחזת"]·HI["और-अहुज्ज़त"]·ID["dan-Ahuzat"]·IT["e-Ahuzzath"]·jav["lan-Ahuzat"]·KO["그리고-아후삿이"]·PT["e-Achuzzat"]·RU["и-Ахузат"]·ES["y-Achuzzat"]·SW["na-Ahuzathi"]·TR["ve-Ahuzzat"]·urd["اور-احزت"]
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
† אֲחֻזַּת n.pr.m. (possession) friend of Abimelech Gn 26:26.