עָצָר
ʻâtsâr(aw-tsar')
“to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble”
46 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)
Strong’s Definition
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
Translated in KJV as
[idiom] be ableclose updetainfastkeep (self close, still)prevailrecoverrefrain[idiom] reignrestrainretainshut (up)slackstaystopwithhold (self).
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
Walk this word's occurrences one verse at a time. Use ← / → or j / k to jump to adjacent occurrences.