BDB235 [H213]

Qal Perfect אָץ Josh 10:13; Josh 17:15 אַ֫צְתִּי Jer 17:16 Participle אָץ Prov 19:2 + 3 t. Proverbs; אָצִים Exod 5:13 —

1. press, hasten (transitive but object not expressed) Exod 5:13 (E).

2. (intransitive) be pressed, confined, narrow Josh 17:15 כִי אָץ לְךָ הַראֶֿפְרַיִם.

3. hasten, make haste, followed by ל + Infinitive Josh 10:13 לֹא אָץ לָבוֺא (J, of sun); Prov 28:20 לְהַעֲשִׂיר ׳א; followed by מִן Jer 17:16 מֵרֹעֶה ׳לֹא א; followed by ב (of particular in which one hastens) Prov 19:2 (בְּרגְלַיִם); Prov 29:20 (בִּדְבָרִים); compare also Prov 21:5 וְכָלאָֿץ אַח לְמַחְסוֺר. Hiph`il Imperfect וַיָּאִיצוּ Gen 19:15 תָּאִיצוּ Isa 22:4 — hasten (transitive) followed by ב Gen 19:15 (J); followed by ל + Infinitive ׳אַלתָּֿא לְנַחֲמֵנִי Isa 22:4. (May be Qal Imperfect, & verbי׳ע.)