Strong's Number H2820

חָשַׂךְ

chasak · khaw-sak'

Transliteration:

chasak{khaw-sak'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

765

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe

Usage in the KJV:

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

Total: 28
Occurs 28 times in the Hebrew text.

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