עָצָר
ʻâtsâr(aw-tsar')
“to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble”
46 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
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;
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“For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.”