חָשַׂךְ (châsak) — Assuage
Hebrew word study: חָשַׂךְ (châsak), Strong's H2820. to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
KJV translation words: assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
Strong's H2820 is tagged on 28 words in 28 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 20:6 and last appears in Ezekiel 30:18.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 28)
- Genesis 20:6 — וָאֶחְשֹׂךְ — and I have restrained
- Genesis 22:12 — חָשַׂכְתָּ — you have withheld
- Genesis 22:16 — חָשַׂכְתָּ — you have withheld
- Genesis 39:9 — חָשַׂךְ — he has withheld
- 1 Samuel 25:39 — חָשַׂךְ — he has restrained
- 2 Samuel 18:16 — חָשַׂךְ — he restrained
- 2 Kings 5:20 — חָשַׂךְ — he has restrained
- Ezra 9:13 — חָשַׂכְתָּ — you have withheld
- Job 7:11 — אֶחֱשָׂךְ — I will restrain
- Job 16:5 — יַחְשֹׂךְ — it will restrain
- Job 16:6 — יֵחָשֵׂךְ — it will be restrained
- Job 21:30 — יֵחָשֶׂךְ — he is spared
- Job 30:10 — חָשְׂכוּ — they have withheld
- Job 33:18 — יַחְשֹׂךְ — he will keep back
- Job 38:23 — חָשַׂכְתִּי — I have kept back
- Psalms 19:13 — חֲשֹׂךְ — keep back
- Psalms 78:50 — חָשַׂךְ — he kept back
- Proverbs 10:19 — וְחֹשֵׂךְ — and one who restrains
- Proverbs 11:24 — וְחוֹשֵׂךְ — and one who withholds
- Proverbs 13:24 — חוֹשֵׂךְ — one who restrains
- Proverbs 17:27 — חוֹשֵׂךְ — one who restrains
- Proverbs 21:26 — יַחְשֹׂךְ — he keeps back
- Proverbs 24:11 — תַּחְשׂוֹךְ — you will restrain
- Isaiah 14:6 — חָשָׂךְ — anyone restrained
- Isaiah 54:2 — תַּחְשֹׂכִי — you refrain
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2821 חָשַׁךְ (châshak).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2836 חָשַׁק (châshaq).
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What does châsak (H2820) mean?
To restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe.
How is H2820 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2820 as: assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold..
How often does חָשַׂךְ (châsak) appear?
Strong's H2820 is tagged on 28 words in 28 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 20:6 and last appears in Ezekiel 30:18.
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