חָשַׂךְ
châsak(khaw-sak')
“to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe”
27 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
Translated in KJV as
assuage[idiom] darkenforbearhinderhold backkeep (back)punishrefrainreservesparewithhold.
Etymology
a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)
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“And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath return…”