חָשַׂךְ
cha.sakh
“to withhold”
Definition
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)
- to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve 1a2) to restrain, check 1b) (Niphal) to assuage, be spared
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
חָשַׂךְ appears 27 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.”Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
“Enlarge the site of your tent,stretch out the curtains of your dwellings,do not hold back.Lengthen your ropesand drive your stakes in deep.
Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity,delivered from the day of wrath.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable,but he who restrains his lips is wise.
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