עָצַר
a.tsarVerbH6113
to restrain
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
Full Lexicon Entry
- to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to restrain, halt, stop 1a2) to retain 1b) (Niphal) to be restrained, be stayed, be under restraint
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
40 timesAppears 40 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Chronicles
5
1 Kings
4
2 Kings
4
Jeremiah
4
1 Chronicles
3
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 12:1
- 1 Samuel 9:17
- 2 Kings 4:24
- Deuteronomy 32:36
- Jeremiah 36:5
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