H2820Hebrewḥāśaḵ

חָשַׂךְ

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

27
Total Occurrences
10
Books
27
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châsak; Pronunciation: khaw-sak'