Strong's Number 2820

The Linked Word Project

Transliteration:

chasak {khaw-sak'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

765

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

spare 8, keep back 3, withhold 3, refrain 3, asswage 2, reserved 2, hold back 1, variant 1, forbear 1, hindereth 1, kept 1, punished 1, withholdeth 1

Total: 28

Definition:

to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain
1. (Qal)
  1. to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve
  2. to restrain, check
2. (Niphal) to assuage, be spared