חָשַׂךְ
châsak(khaw-sak')
“to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe”
27 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)
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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