Strong’s definition
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
KJV gloss list in the source
[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
Source pronunciation notation: aw-khaz'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root;
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