אֲחֻזָּתֽ/וֹ
𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤕/𐤅
achuzato
his possession
feminine passive participle from אָחַז; something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land); possession.
H272
Leviticus 27:21 · Word #11
Lexicon H272
| Lemma | אֲחֻזָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼăchuzzâh |
| Strong's | H272 |
| In-context | his possession |
Morphology HNcfsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H272-05
his held-possession
| Root | אחז (ʾ-ḥ-z) |
| Core Meanings | to seize, grasp, take hold, hold fast, occupy |
| Semantic Range | landed property, hereditary estate, territorial holding, permanent possession, property right |
| Conceptual Significance | אֲחֻזָּה often refers to hereditary land allotted within Israel, emphasizing land as something firmly held by divine grant. It reflects the covenantal concept that the land is YHWH’s to apportion, and each family’s "held-possession" signifies both inheritance and stewardship under divine ownership. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in construct form (אֲחֻזַּת) with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (־וֹ), literally "possession of him." The noun is a passive participial formation from the root אחז. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אֲחֻזָּה derives from the root אחז, "to seize or grasp," and denotes something that has been seized and held. Rendering it as "held-possession" preserves the passive sense of something taken hold of, while the 3ms pronominal suffix is reflected in "his." The singular form is maintained to match the feminine singular construct form in the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אחז (to seize, grasp, take hold, hold fast, occupy)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H271-01 |
achaz | He-Grasps (masculine singular proper name) |
|
achazeta | you have seized hold |
H274-01 |
achazeyah | Yah Has Seized |
H274-02 |
achazeyahu | Yah Has Seized |
H270-01 |
achuz | one seized |
H272-01 |
achuzah | a seized holding |
H272-02 |
achuzat | held-possession of |
H272-03 |
achuzatam | their seized-holding |
H272-04 |
achuzatekhem | your held-possession |
H270-02 |
achuzim | held ones |
H272-06 |
laachuzah | for the seized-holding |
H272-07 |
laachuzat | for the seized-possession of |
H272-08 |
laachuzato | to his holding-possession |
H272-09 |
meachuzato | from his held-possession |
H274-03 |
vaachazeyahu | and Yah-has-seized |
H272-10 |
vaachuzat | and holding-possession of |
H271-02 |
veachaz | and He-Has-Grasped (Ahaz) |
H270-03 |
veechoz | and you seized hold |
H270-04 |
veheachazu | and you were seized |
H270-05 |
veyochez | and he will seize hold |
H3059-01 |
yehoachaz | YHWH-has-grasped |
H3099-01 |
yoachaz | Yah-has-grasped |
Word Usage (66 occurrences of H272)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 17:8 | לַ/אֲחֻזַּ֖ת | laachuzat | as a possession |
| Genesis 23:4 | אֲחֻזַּת | achuzat | possession |
| Genesis 23:9 | לַ/אֲחֻזַּת | laachuzat | as a possession |