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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1 Samuel — 1×
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Kings — 1×
Ezra — 1×
Psalms — 2×
Isaiah — 3×
Jeremiah — 1×
Ezekiel — 1×
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