Hebrew word study
חָשַׂךְ H2820
- Transliteration
- châsak
- Pronunciation
- khaw-sak'
- KJV glosses
- assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
Lexical summary
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain
by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve
to observe
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain
by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve
to observe
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information