Hebrew word study

חָשַׂךְchâsak — to restrain or (reflex.) refrain

Pronounced “khaw-sak'”

to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe

Translated in the King James as: assuage, darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.

Appears 28 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×
Genesis 20:6Genesis 22:12Genesis 22:16Genesis 39:9
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 25:39
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 18:16
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 5:20
Ezra — 1×
Ezra 9:13
Job — 7×
Job 7:11Job 16:5Job 16:6Job 21:30Job 30:10Job 33:18Job 38:23
Psalms — 2×
Psalms 19:13Psalms 78:50
Proverbs — 6×
Proverbs 10:19Proverbs 11:24Proverbs 13:24Proverbs 17:27Proverbs 21:26Proverbs 24:11
Isaiah — 3×
Isaiah 14:6Isaiah 54:2Isaiah 58:1
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 14:10
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 30:18

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