עָצָר

Strong’s Definition

to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[idiom] be able, close up, detain, fast, keep (self close, still), prevail, recover, refrain, [idiom] reign, restrain, retain, shut (up), slack, stay, stop, withhold (self).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be restrained, be stayed, be under restraint

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâtsâr; Pronunciation: aw-tsar'