אחוז

Etymology
From the root. The form of the word is that of an adjective formed from the pa'al verb and meaning "taken" or "held". The adjective is attested as far back as the book of Numbers. The noun presumably derives from it.

Adjective

 * 1) held, grasped
 * 2) held in place, fastened, fixed
 * 3) * Esther 1:6, with translation from the King James Version:
 * "he"
 * "he"

- חוּר כַּרְפַּס וּתְכֵלֶת אָחוּז בְּחַבְלֵי בוּץ וְאַרְגָּמָן עַל גְּלִילֵי כֶסֶף וְעַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ


 * 1) taken proportionally
 * 2) * Numbers 31:30, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
 * "he"

- וּמִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּקַּח אֶחָד אָחֻז מִן הַחֲמִשִּׁים

Noun

 * 1) A hundredth, a percent:.
 * 14.5%:
 * 20%:
 * 1) A percent, a percentage.

Usage notes

 * As shown in the examples above, the singular form is often used even for the semantic plural.