אחוז

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אחוז

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From the root א־ח־ז ('-ḥ-z). The form of the word is that of an adjective formed from the pa'al verb אָחַז and meaning "taken" or "held". The adjective is attested as far back as the book of Numbers. The noun presumably derives from it.

adjective אָחוּז · akhúz · אֲחוּזָה · אֲחוּזִים · אֲחוּזוֹת

held, grasped אָחוּז בְּיָדוֹ
held in place, fastened, fixed חוּר כַּרְפַּס וּתְכֵלֶת אָחוּז בְּחַבְלֵי בוּץ וְאַרְגָּמָן עַל גְּלִילֵי כֶסֶף וְעַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ
taken proportionally וּמִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּקַּח אֶחָד אָחֻז מִן הַחֲמִשִּׁים

noun אָחוּז · akhúz · אֲחוּזִים · אֲחוּז־

A hundredth, a percent: used to express percentages. ארבעה־עשר אחוזים וחצי
A percent, a percentage. איזה אחוז … ?

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percent a part or other object per hundred

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אחוז},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}