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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“But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after…”