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Ἀχάζ
Achaz
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N:N-M-P Greek

Ahaz

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Achaz identifies the person placed between Jotham and Hezekiah in Matthew’s genealogy.

Achaz is attested as the name of the person whom Jotham begot and who then begot Hezekiah in Matthew 1:9.

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  1. Name within a genealogical succession · dominant

    In Matthew 1:9, the accusative singular masculine forms occur in successive begetting clauses: Jotham begot Achaz, and Achaz begot Hezekiah. The APB renders the sequence, “Jotham then begot Ahaz. Ahaz then begot Hezekiah.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 1:9, the APB presents the name as “Ahaz” in the genealogical sequence. It confirms the verse’s succession without establishing finer lexical nuance.

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