Strong H4513מָנַע

to withhold

Transliteration: mâna‛
Pronunciation: maw-nah'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury: - {deny} keep ({back}) {refrain} {restrain} withhold.

Detailed definition

1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder
1a) (Qal) to withhold
1b) (Niphal) to be withheld

In the Bible

Strong H4513 appears in 29 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

withholden7
withhold6
keep4
deny2
withheld2
refrain2
back1
keepeth1
pray1
restrain1
thou1
withheldest1

First verses

Genesis 30:2
And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Numbers 22:16
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
Numbers 24:11
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.
1 Samuel 25:26
Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
1 Samuel 25:34
For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
2 Samuel 13:13
And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
1 Kings 20:7
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
Nehemiah 9:20
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Job 20:13
Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
Job 22:7
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Job 38:15
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Psalms 21:2
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
Psalms 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 1:15
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
Proverbs 3:27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Proverbs 11:26
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 30:7
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
Ecclesiastes 2:10
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

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