חָשַׂךְ

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)

KJV Usage

assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to assuage, be spared

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châsak; Pronunciation: khaw-sak'