How do you use Ahaz in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Ahaz meaning
A king of Judah mentioned in the book of Kings.
Using Ahaz
- The main meaning on this page is: A king of Judah mentioned in the book of Kings.
Context around Ahaz
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ahaz
- In this selection, "ahaz" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, instead, humbled, father, asked, 740s and sided stand out and add context to how "ahaz" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include his father ahaz for about and humbled ahaz sided with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ahaz" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ahaz
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Background According to some, Nahum prophesied in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (740s BC). (16 words)
Humbled, Ahaz sided with Assyria and sought the aid of Tiglath-Pileser against Israel and Syria. (16 words)
Instead, Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help against his neighbors (1 Kings 16:5-9). (17 words)
It is more probable that Ahaz was twenty-one or twenty-five when Hezekiah was born (and suggesting an error in the text), and that the latter was thirty-two at the birth of his son and successor, Manasseh. (39 words)
Thus declaring that the burnt offering of both animals and humans (which may have been practiced in Judah under Kings Ahaz and Manasseh ) is not necessary for God. (28 words)
Instead, Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help against his neighbors (1 Kings 16:5-9). (17 words)
Example sentences (6)
Instead, Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help against his neighbors (1 Kings 16:5-9).
Background According to some, Nahum prophesied in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (740s BC).
Humbled, Ahaz sided with Assyria and sought the aid of Tiglath-Pileser against Israel and Syria.
It is more probable that Ahaz was twenty-one or twenty-five when Hezekiah was born (and suggesting an error in the text), and that the latter was thirty-two at the birth of his son and successor, Manasseh.
Some writers have proposed that Hezekiah served as coregent with his father Ahaz for about 14 years.
Thus declaring that the burnt offering of both animals and humans (which may have been practiced in Judah under Kings Ahaz and Manasseh ) is not necessary for God.