Strong H2820חָשַׂךְ

to withhold

Transliteration: châώak
Pronunciation: khaw-sak'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A prim root; to restrain or (reflexively) refrain; by implication to {refuse} spare 6
preserve; also (by interchange with H2821) to observe: - {assuage} X {darken} {forbear} {hinder} hold {back} keep ({back}) {punish} {refrain} {reserve} {spare} withhold.

Detailed definition

1) to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve
1a2) to restrain, check
1b) (Niphal) to assuage, be spared

In the Bible

Strong H2820 appears in 28 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

keep3
spare3
spareth3
refrain2
spar2
withheld2
asswaged1
darken1
forbear1
hindereth1
hold1
keepeth1

First verses

Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Genesis 22:12
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Genesis 22:16
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
Genesis 39:9
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
1 Samuel 25:39
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 returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
2 Samuel 18:16
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
2 Kings 5:20
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 him, and take somewhat of him.
Ezra 9:13
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
Job 7:11
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 16:5
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
Job 16:6
Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
Job 21:30
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Job 30:10
They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
Job 33:18
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Job 38:23
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
Psalms 19:13
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Psalms 78:50
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Proverbs 11:24
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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