Ahaz
a.chaz is a personal name, chiefly identifying the king of Judah whose reign and actions are narrated in Kings, Chronicles, and Isaiah.
The name chiefly identifies the king of Judah: the narratives name him as Jotham’s son, recount his reign, actions, distress, and succession, and later refer to structures or events associated with him. It also identifies an ancestor in genealogical notices, where he fathers Jehoaddah or Jarah.
Senses in use
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Ahaz, king of Judah · dominant
As a proper noun, the form identifies the king named as Jotham’s son and king of Judah in 2 Kings 16:1. In 2 Kings 16:10 the APB renders the narrative of the king going to Damascus, seeing an altar, and sending its pattern to Uriah; Isaiah 7:10 presents the LORD speaking to Ahaz.
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Ahaz in ancestral succession · occasional
The proper name occurs in genealogy rather than royal narrative: in 1 Chronicles 8:36 the APB renders Ahaz as becoming the father of Jehoaddah, while 1 Chronicles 9:42 names Ahaz as fathering Jarah. In 1 Chronicles 8:35 it is listed among Micah’s sons.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB normally presents the name as “Ahaz,” often adding “King” where the verse’s clause identifies him as ruler, as in 2 Kings 16:10. In genealogical clauses it presents the same name without that title; These English presentations reflect the verse context rather than separate meanings of the name.